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About Ben Harack
My name is Ben Harack, and I am the founder of the blogs Vision of Earth and Condensed Matters. I love to read and write, as well as listen and argue. I pursue knowledge voraciously but I also constantly look for ways to apply it meaningfully to the real world. I play badminton competitively and pursue many other physical activities avidly. My current plans for the future as far as education and employment are broad at this point. What is certain is that I will continue to try my best to learn and teach about those things that I feel are important to me and my society. I enjoy living, thinking and doing. The what, when, where, why and how of those are not as important to me as doing them. I try to better myself and the world around me. I am a firm believer in the power and value of knowledge, and also the responsibility that comes with power. I am humbly grateful to be alive, and hope to make good of the opportunity.Nurturing insight
Nurturing insight by using what we know about human attention and our own experiences. Continue reading →
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Forgetting who we are
Our identity exists at the core of everything that we do in life. Our sense of self, as hard as it is to discuss in language and science, is fundamental to everything we experience. How is it possible then, to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Balance, Belief Systems, Dementia, Dreams, Habits, Health, Hobbies, Sense of Self, Stress, Television
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Excellence relies on opportunity and hard work
I recently read the book “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell. The book focuses on people whose abilities and successes are so far outside the scope of normal experience that our society tends to consider them lifeforms that are fundamentally different than … Continue reading →
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Reading on the Internet – Good, Bad?
Reading on the Internet has its ups and downs. In this piece I will first go through some of my favourite aspects before I dig into the things that bother me. Positive Qualities Searching Power It is easy to find … Continue reading →
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Reading Books – The Good AND The Bad
Despite the growing power and spread of the Internet, there are still some reasons that I often prefer to read books. Unfortunately, I have slowly begun to comprehend the scope of the problems with books as they are today. In … Continue reading →
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The Misleading Nature Of All Media Forms
How media misleads us I love to read and watch TV shows and movies, but I have lately come to believe that everyone should be made aware of how misleading all media forms can be. Here I will talk about … Continue reading →
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Tagged Habits, Media, Public Discourse, Reading, Television
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Getting Into Graduate School
Interested in getting into graduate school? So was I. My problem was that I was rejected from three graduate schools the first time I applied. I have since been accepted into one of the schools that originally rejected me. During … Continue reading →
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Life Changing Book on Time and Life
I recently finished a fascinating read. The Time Paradox is a book by Philip Zimbardo and John Boyd about how our personal perspectives of time have a tremendous effect on how we live our lives. You have have heard of Zimbardo … Continue reading →
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Tips for Reading More
I like to read. This post is about how I have integrated more reading into my life. These tips vary in their applicability depending on your lifestyle and preferences. This piece is written from my experience alone. It is intended … Continue reading →
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