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The principle problem of Americans: our inability to deal with “free time”. Our fear of free time, an open schedule, and a calendar without appointments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Horror Vaccuum <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ancients had a notion of “horror vaccui”: fear of the vacuum. The basic notion in natural philosophy (physics) was that atoms hated being in a vacuum, and would always move to fill the vacuum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beauty of empty space<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In Taoism the philosophy is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An empty space is more useful than a full space. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Also in terms of aesthetics, empty and minimal spaces are more beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why this fear of emptiness? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"selfie\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve been trained our entire lives to be useful instruments to society. Thus when we are “idle” we are no longer of use to society. As a consequence, we are “useless” and feel existential angst. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is existential angst? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Existential angst: the nagging feeling that your life has no purpose or point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But who decrees what a “purposeful” life is? Generally society, religion, and our parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what if we dictated our own life purposes? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fill your life with what you care for; remove what you don’t care for. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is simple: fill your life with creative work and labor you consider worthy of yourself, and don’t do what you consider “bullshit work”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Never stop iterating, changing, and evolving <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Life: to constantly become stronger, more intelligent, more impactful, and more influential!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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