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Introducing Two New OSI Fellows
I’m excited to announce two new fellows at Objective Standard Institute: Kiyah Willis and Ely Lassman. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kiyah worked for a year as a data analyst but soon realized that she was more passionate about...
Explore ‘Uniquely Human Moments of Triumph’ with Audiomachine
Many of us listen to music as we work, study, exercise, or read, and this can enhance our enjoyment of these activities. However, when I want to truly enjoy a song, especially an instrumental piece, I sit back and listen to it...
Ryan Holiday and the Timeless Lessons of Stoicism
The Stoic philosophers, including the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, lived some 2,000 years ago and didn’t have the benefit of more recent schools of philosophy, such as Ayn Rand’s...
I Can Reach Any Star: The Beautiful Philosophy of Star Trek: Enterprise
We're going to stumble, make mistakes, I'm sure more than a few before we find our footing, but we're going to learn from those mistakes. That's what being human is all about. —Captain Jonathan Archer, “Star Trek: Enterprise—Shockwave: Part 2” (2002) Star Trek has...
Freak Out with Tom Papa
Are you ready for intelligent, benevolent comedy? Let me introduce you to Freaked Out with Tom Papa. So much comedy is cynical or mean spirited or just not funny. This one-hour routine from 2013 is a beautiful exception. Tom Papa: Freaked Out appeals to the...
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I Can Reach Any Star: The Beautiful Philosophy of Star Trek: Enterprise
We're going to stumble, make mistakes, I'm sure more than a few before we find our footing, but we're going to learn from those mistakes. That's what being...
Helen Keller’s Five Keys to Being Happy
Once I knew only darkness and stillness. Now I know hope and joy. —Helen Keller. In 1882, when Helen Keller was nineteen months old, an illness left...
Why We Created OSI
Many people live unhappy lives because they accept philosophic ideas that undermine personal happiness, such as “Being moral consists in selflessly serving...
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