Humans have existed roughly 300,000 years, and we’ve had language for approximately 135,000 years. And we generally say that writing as langauge started with cuneiform script in Mesopotamia in 3200 CBE, which means humans have had language for roughly 45% of our existence, and only 1.7% of our existence has included written language. And over […]
A simple truth of life is that we all influence and shape it, through our actions and choices. This is what karma means, not a ledger of good and bad deeds, with rewards and punishments dolled out, rather, the collective effect of every choice we all make. And by all, I mean all, not just […]
Some people will waste your time without hesitation. The two words that will let you know, without fail, that someone is going to waste your time, are, “convince me.” That idea is about you doing work for someone else, so that they feel empowered. It’s rooted in narcissism, ultimately. If you convince them, they won’t […]
Math is strange in the U.S. We use Arabic symbols, Latin-root words for counting, and a base ten number system coupled with a base twelve language for the numbers up to 100.