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Raw Gemstones, Vol. 1

Food for Thought Raw Gems
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Challenging the Reader

A raw gemstone can be turned into a dumb rock if it isn’t properly cut.

Rock, Paper, and Skills

In a society focused on diplomas and certificates we tend to forget that the foundation of our skills is our ability to learn — not the paper with our names and achievements printed on.

Oh! The Perfect Language

Them grammar mistakes is nothing but a dysphemism for creative approach to prescribed language.

Ac-knowledge-ment

Truly knowledgeable people don’t have time for their ego to be massaged by others because knowledge isn’t only acquired — it also has to be properly cared for.

(Developing) Original Ideas

Version A

Through plagiarism you might become someone in the public eye for sometime, but you will forever remain in the original author’s creative shadow.

Version B

Someone plagiarizing someone else’s output ain’t that unheard of — plagiarizing the skills required to create that output from scratch on the other hand…

Some Things Take Time

If you have more than a handful of friends, you might want to be suspicious either of your friends or of your definition of friendship.

To Each His Own

For some, knowledge is power — for others, it is independence from those with power.

A Matter of Perspective

If you keep worshiping the greatest minds of the past, you’ll be missing out on a conversation with the ones of the present.

Priorities

Insulting a problem is a slap in the face of the solution(s).

The Shades of Wit

When it comes to defending our own stupidity, our dumbest self will stand its ground with true wit.

Exploring the Depths

I would like to be able to take my time so that you can take yours — instead of you drowning in a stranger’s shallow stream of thoughts and I in a pool filled with stale ideas…

Nuances, Puns, and Rhymes

Ever wondered what the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist is? The former has a license to chill, the latter a license to pill. And what do they have in common? They both have a hard time figuring out if their patients are actually ill — which is why being creative is their most precious skill.

Yours Truly, Pt. 1

I am someone who does not meet your expectations — but over time I have learned how to set attainable ones for myself.