Fooled by movies and unserious content

I used to unthinkingly draw lessons from movies and unserious contents. This post talks about one experience and my reflection. In 2018, a Chinese entrepreneur recommended a movie to me and hoped that I could join him in his effort to create an international Chinese business while I was pursuing my studies and life overseas. […]

Transcendental meaning – on the meaning of what we do

1. Introduction This post discusses whether transcendental meaning exists and if it exists, what we should do about it. Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) had a series of Transcendental Arguments. In these arguments, he posited that there is something a priori, that doesn’t depend on your culture, religion, race and whatsoever. For example, the concept of time […]

What are intrinsically meaningful and important?

In my previous post, I said we should do intrinsically meaningful and important things for individuals and humanity. I call these things IMIT (intrinsically meaningful and important things). In this post, I want to discuss what could be these IMIT, in the context of getting more personal fulfilment and acquiring more wealth. (Yes, you can […]