Nudge theory exposes how corporations hijack Aristotle’s insight: they’ve turned habit formation into a weapon. Every screen, aisle, and algorithm is engineered to train submission. Real wisdom now means reclaiming the levers of habit from those who profit off your impulses.
interesting, Kindness not one of Aristotle's virtues....no doubt will get better with repetition of reading you. Faith Hope and Charity are the theological virtues, if you had mentioned them, I think I would not have irresistably made fun of you.
Believe me, tongue in check, a superb intro to the Calendar New Year, the solar and liturgical another matter.
made a vow to play the piano at least 15 mins a day. you made your mark...no way am I exercizing to a sweat. How aobut just making my bed...!!!!
I like the rewording of "You are what you do" to the more accurate "You are what you, repeatedly, do" -- because "repeatedly" is required in order for there to be a habit (habit = repeated action). Taking a drag of a cigarette does not make you "a smoker" -- but taking at least a drag of a cigarette every single day for a decade certainly does.
On the bad side, causing some harm in the world does not make you evil, but adopting -- and then sticking to -- a policy of action which institutionalizes harm in the world certainly does.
M. Scott Peck wrote that a young child chopping the tail off of a cat doesn't make him evil, but if that same tail got chopped off "inch-by-inch" -- sticking to the questionable action plan despite the obvious pain that it caused -- then that changes everything.
Nudge theory exposes how corporations hijack Aristotle’s insight: they’ve turned habit formation into a weapon. Every screen, aisle, and algorithm is engineered to train submission. Real wisdom now means reclaiming the levers of habit from those who profit off your impulses.
At least I got one thing correct.
I married the prettiest girl in the world !!!
Love this, thank you!
Happy New Year! 🥳
Wisdom. ❤️
In addressing a high school graduation, Cary Grant advised the students to, 'Act like the person you want to be, and you'll become that person.'
A succinct expression of the whole philosophy of self-improvement.
There is no good life, there is no bad life, there is just life. From am old vaquero, I think.
start samll.: read John Leake every day!
Very kind!
If you DO want to read or listen to Aristotle's Nicomechean Ethics, however, you can find both free through a search on Google.
interesting, Kindness not one of Aristotle's virtues....no doubt will get better with repetition of reading you. Faith Hope and Charity are the theological virtues, if you had mentioned them, I think I would not have irresistably made fun of you.
Believe me, tongue in check, a superb intro to the Calendar New Year, the solar and liturgical another matter.
made a vow to play the piano at least 15 mins a day. you made your mark...no way am I exercizing to a sweat. How aobut just making my bed...!!!!
Nice
We are what we say, what we do, what we think and what we believe. Women tend to sort males out by focusing only on what we do.
Yes, whether a man does what he said is VERY important to us (women.)
Really good stuff here, John.
I like the rewording of "You are what you do" to the more accurate "You are what you, repeatedly, do" -- because "repeatedly" is required in order for there to be a habit (habit = repeated action). Taking a drag of a cigarette does not make you "a smoker" -- but taking at least a drag of a cigarette every single day for a decade certainly does.
On the bad side, causing some harm in the world does not make you evil, but adopting -- and then sticking to -- a policy of action which institutionalizes harm in the world certainly does.
M. Scott Peck wrote that a young child chopping the tail off of a cat doesn't make him evil, but if that same tail got chopped off "inch-by-inch" -- sticking to the questionable action plan despite the obvious pain that it caused -- then that changes everything.
I like the via negativa concept, both from a theological perspective and practical perspective.