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Continue reading →: No single solution or actor can deal with the complex and interrelated challenges to electoral integrity arising from manipulated data, hate speech, and fake news. These phenomena are not new; they have been part of electoral cycles since the advent of democracy.No single solution or actor can deal with the complex and interrelated challenges to electoral integrity arising from manipulated data, hate speech, and fake news. These phenomena are not new; they have been part of electoral cycles since the advent of democracy. KOFI ANNAN Have you hit a saturation point…
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Continue reading →: I don’t follow the footsteps of others; I listen to my heart.I don’t follow the footsteps of others; I listen to my heart. Are you more likely to follow your heart, or are you more likely to proceed down the path that others have traveled prior? When you are self-determined, you are continuously traversing your path into new territory in which…
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Continue reading →: No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot.No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot. MARK TWAIN When was the last time that you tried to convince someone who would not listen to fact or reason? What was that experience like? Did you find a way to clearly communicate the facts, without prejudice, regardless of their…
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Continue reading →: When setting out on a journey, do not seek advice from those who have never left home.When setting out on a journey, do not seek advice from those who have never left home. How far from home have you ever ventured? In the course of your journey, do you feel as if your world has expanded? Our ability to acquire information during our travels is exponential,…
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Continue reading →: The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Do you sometimes have trouble communicating what you are thinking or engaging with, to others who are not operating on the same level as you? When you find yourself in such a predicament, are you…
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Continue reading →: I can and I will.I can and I will. How many times have you said these words (or something similar) to yourself? They are perhaps the most powerful words in the world if you understand the principal behind them. There are thousands of ways to be defeated in life, but none of them are…
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Continue reading →: If you don’t do stupid things while you’re young, you’ll have nothing to laugh about when you’re old.If you don’t do stupid things while you’re young, you’ll have nothing to laugh about when you’re old. How many stupid things did you do when you were younger, that you are laughing about now? Was there a good reason in your mind to have done them at the time? …
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Continue reading →: Yesterday, I was so clever; I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise; I will change myself.Yesterday, I was so clever; I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise; I will change myself. RUMI What does it truly take to change ourselves? At first glance this would appear to be such an obvious answer that desire and the will to change are the only…
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Continue reading →: For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen.For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen. STEPHEN HAWKING Did imagination exist prior to language? If we were non-communicative through anything other than gestures and other basic sounds…
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Continue reading →: The unexamined life is not worth living.The unexamined life is not worth living. Are you introspective? Do you take the time to explore things about yourself and the world around you so that you might have a better understanding of how these respective forces collaborate and conflict with one another? Are you continuously working to evolve…
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I’m Brian
I believe it is truly possible to change the world, one thought at a time. If anything I have written connects with you, please share it with others. My goal in creating this is to help others with ideas that are thought-provoking, stimulating and cathartic.
Brian Weiner 