Do you think of trust as something that is absolute? Do you either completely trust someone or completely distrust someone with no range of values in between?

Or do you think of trust as something that varies from low to high with values anywhere in between? Do you have some friends/family you trust more than others. with a very few at the highest level? Does your trust vary based on the situation?

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2024 was a rough year, and likely for many/most of us, 2025 will be worse.

Try to have hope as without hope, it's near impossible to strive for a better future. If you can't do that, then at least refrain from extinguishing the hope in others. Convincing people it's hopeless accomplishes nothing good.

As it is with airplane masks, take care of your own essential needs first, and then, if possible, help others.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS!

#HappyNewYear2025 #HappyNewYear #ScottPhilosophy

"What's the most common element in the human body?"

I saw this question, took a guess, then searched the web. Only thing is, the first answer I found answered the question by listing elements by weight.

To me, the word "common" implies frequency and not any other measure, such as weight or volume.

For example, if someone asked, "what is the most common eye color amongst this group of people?", would you expect you'd do anything other than counting?

#ScottPhilosophy #ScottLinguistics

I just learned about the “gray rock” method for dealing with toxic people. Whoa. I wished I’d known about this sooner.

The gist is that you can minimize harm by becoming uninteresting to the person who is trying to trigger some kind of response.

#GrayRock #ScottPhilosophy #ScottMentalHealth

I was having a conversation today and an idea came up, something I first said to an ex-girlfriend nearly 20 years ago.

“It’s easy to make a promise knowing you’ll never have to keep it.”

This could be interpreted a lot of ways. Let’s say that some people make promises they know they either have no capability or intention of keeping, and thus the promise bears them no burden.

#ScottPhilosophy

One of the most valuable things I learned in college was completely unrelated to the official curriculum. One prof said “if you aren’t failing sometimes, you aren’t challenging yourself enough. If you always succeed, try something harder.” 🤯

This idea has both allowed me to try things I didn’t think I could do (and succeed), and to not get stuck on my failures.

#ScottPhilosophy #ScottLifeLessons #LifeLessons