Is the Body smart or stupid?
Intelligence vs. Innate Knowledge The body is probably the most sophisticated, marvelous, best-designed organism - or, in popular parlance, machine - in existence on this planet today. It is hard to think of anything else that is thought out so cleverly, that can...
Burn the Boats!
No turning back In 1519, spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes arrived on the shores of Mexico with 11 ships, around 600 men and 16 horses. His mission? To destroy the mighty Aztec Empire and secure Mexico for the Spanish crown. Cortes, despite forging alliances...
Amor Fati
The Way of no resistance Great 19th century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche coined a term that has begun floating around the internet more and more in recent years - "Amor Fati", the love of fate. He didn't actually invent the concept; it has been around since...
