CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"><head prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns# fb: http://ogp.me/ns/fb# medium-com: http://ogp.me/ns/fb/medium-com#"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, viewport-fit=contain"><title>Philosophy – ILLUMINATION – Medium</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/philosophy"><link id="feedLink" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS" href="https://medium.com/feed/illumination/tagged/philosophy"><meta name="robots" content="index,follow"><meta name="title" content="Philosophy – ILLUMINATION – Medium"><meta name="referrer" content="unsafe-url"><meta name="description" content="Read writing about Philosophy in ILLUMINATION. We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse domains and disciplines to create fusion and synergy."><meta name="theme-color" content="#000000"><meta property="og:title" content="Philosophy – ILLUMINATION – Medium"><meta property="twitter:title" content="Philosophy – ILLUMINATION – Medium"><meta property="og:url" content="https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/philosophy"><meta property="fb:app_id" content="542599432471018"><meta property="og:description" content="Read writing about Philosophy in ILLUMINATION. We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse domains and disciplines to create fusion and synergy."><meta name="twitter:description" content="Read writing about Philosophy in ILLUMINATION. We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse domains and disciplines to create fusion and synergy."><meta name="twitter:image:src" content=""><meta property="og:type" content="medium-com:collection"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"><meta name="twitter:site" content="@Medium"><meta property="og:site_name" content="Medium"><meta name="twitter:app:name:iphone" content="Medium"><meta name="twitter:app:id:iphone" content="828256236"><meta name="twitter:app:url:iphone" content="medium://illumination/tagged/philosophy"><meta property="al:ios:app_name" content="Medium"><meta property="al:ios:app_store_id" content="828256236"><meta property="al:android:package" content="com.medium.reader"><meta property="al:android:app_name" content="Medium"><meta property="al:ios:url" content="medium://illumination/tagged/philosophy"><meta property="al:android:url" content="medium://illumination/tagged/philosophy"><meta property="al:web:url" content="https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/philosophy"><link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="Medium" href="/osd.xml" /><link rel="alternate" href="android-app://com.medium.reader/https/medium.com/illumination/tagged/philosophy" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/css/main-branding-base.W9J-2zkF03j8TkriAGn1Tg.12.css"><script>!function(n,e){var t,o,i,c=[],f={passive:!0,capture:!0},r=new Date,a="pointerup",u="pointercancel";function p(n,c){t||(t=c,o=n,i=new Date,w(e),s())}function s(){o>=0&&o<i-r&&(c.forEach(function(n){n(o,t)}),c=[])}function l(t){if(t.cancelable){var o=(t.timeStamp>1e12?new Date:performance.now())-t.timeStamp;"pointerdown"==t.type?function(t,o){function i(){p(t,o),r()}function c(){r()}function r(){e(a,i,f),e(u,c,f)}n(a,i,f),n(u,c,f)}(o,t):p(o,t)}}function w(n){["click","mousedown","keydown","touchstart","pointerdown"].forEach(function(e){n(e,l,f)})}w(n),self.perfMetrics=self.perfMetrics||{},self.perfMetrics.onFirstInputDelay=function(n){c.push(n),s()}}(addEventListener,removeEventListener);</script><script>document.domain = document.domain;</script><script>if (window.top !== window.self) window.location = 'about:blank';var OB_startTime = new Date().getTime(); var OB_loadErrors = []; function _onerror(e) { OB_loadErrors.push(e) }; if (document.addEventListener) document.addEventListener("error", _onerror, true); else if (document.attachEvent) document.attachEvent("onerror", _onerror); function _asyncScript(u) {var d = document, f = d.getElementsByTagName("script")[0], s = d.createElement("script"); s.type = "text/javascript"; s.async = true; s.src = u; f.parentNode.insertBefore(s, f);}function _asyncStyles(u) {var d = document, f = d.getElementsByTagName("script")[0], s = d.createElement("link"); s.rel = "stylesheet"; s.href = u; f.parentNode.insertBefore(s, f); return s}(new Image()).src = "/_/stat?event=pixel.load&origin=" + encodeURIComponent(location.origin);</script><script>window.ga=window.ga||function(){(ga.q=ga.q||[]).push(arguments)};ga.l=+new Date; ga("create", "G-7JY7T788PK", "auto", {"allowLinker": true, "legacyCookieDomain": window.location.hostname});ga("send", "pageview");</script><script async src="https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js"></script><script>(function () {var height = window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight; var width = window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth; document.write("<style>section.section-image--fullBleed.is-backgrounded {padding-top: " + Math.round(1.1 * height) + "px;}section.section-image--fullScreen.is-backgrounded, section.section-image--coverFade.is-backgrounded {min-height: " + height + "px; padding-top: " + Math.round(0.5 * height) + "px;}.u-height100vh {height: " + height + "px !important;}.u-height110vh {height: " + Math.round(1.1 * height) + "px !important;}.u-minHeight100vh {min-height: " + height + "px !important;}.u-maxHeight100vh {max-height: " + height + "px !important;}section.section-image--coverFade {height: " + height + "px;}.section-aspectRatioViewportPlaceholder, .section-aspectRatioViewportCropPlaceholder {max-height: " + height + "px;}.section-aspectRatioViewportBottomSpacer, .section-aspectRatioViewportBottomPlaceholder {max-height: " + Math.round(0.5 * height) + "px;}.zoomable:before {top: " + (-1 * height) + "px; left: " + (-1 * width) + "px; padding: " + height + "px " + width + "px;}</style>");})()</script><link rel="icon" href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/5d8de952517e8160e40ef9841c781cdc14a5db313057fa3c3de41c6f5b494b19" class="js-favicon"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/304/304/1*AZxiin1Cvws3J0TwNUP2sQ.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/240/240/1*AZxiin1Cvws3J0TwNUP2sQ.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/152/152/1*AZxiin1Cvws3J0TwNUP2sQ.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="60x60" href="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/120/120/1*AZxiin1Cvws3J0TwNUP2sQ.png"><link rel="mask-icon" href="https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/icons/monogram-mask.KPLCSFEZviQN0jQ7veN2RQ.12.svg" color="#171717"></head><body itemscope class=" browser-ie os-windows v-unbound v-glyph v-glyph--m2-unbound-source-serif-pro is-noJs"><script>document.body.className = document.body.className.replace(/(^|\s)is-noJs(\s|$)/, "$1is-js$2")</script><div class="site-main" id="container"><div class="butterBar butterBar--error"></div><div class="surface"><div id="prerendered" class="screenContent"><div class="metabar u-clearfix u-boxShadow4px12pxBlackLighter u-textColorDarker js-metabar"><div class="branch-journeys-top"></div><div class="js-metabarMiddle metabar-inner u-marginAuto u-maxWidth1032 u-flexCenter u-justifyContentSpaceBetween u-height65 u-xs-height56 u-paddingHorizontal20"><div class="metabar-block u-flex1 u-flexCenter"><div class="js-metabarLogoLeft"><a href="https://medium.com/" data-log-event="home" class="siteNav-logo u-fillBlack u-flex0 u-flexCenter u-paddingTop0"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--wordmarkMedium svgIcon--120x26px u-flex"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="120" height="26" ><path d="M29.57 1.404l.036-.008V1.12h-7.27l-6.75 15.979-6.75-15.98H1.003v.278l.035.008c1.327.302 2 .752 2 2.374v18.993c0 1.623-.676 2.073-2.003 2.374L1 25.153v.279h5.315v-.278l-.035-.008c-1.327-.302-2-.751-2-2.374V4.88l8.67 20.552h.492l8.924-21.125V23.24c-.114 1.282-.782 1.677-1.983 1.95l-.036.009v.275h9.259V25.2l-.036-.008c-1.203-.274-1.886-.67-2-1.95l-.006-19.464h.006c0-1.622.674-2.072 2-2.374zm4.23 12.582c.15-3.412 1.367-5.875 3.41-5.918.629.01 1.157.219 1.568.62.872.852 1.282 2.634 1.219 5.298h-6.198zm-.092.962h10.85v-.046c-.03-2.61-.78-4.64-2.228-6.033-1.25-1.204-3.103-1.867-5.048-1.867h-.043c-1.01 0-2.248.246-3.13.693a7.316 7.316 0 00-2.623 2.086c-1.185 1.479-1.903 3.477-2.078 5.724a13.717 13.717 0 00-.04.755c-.004.195-.005.39-.001.587.117 5.087 2.846 9.153 7.692 9.153 4.254 0 6.73-3.132 7.348-7.336l-.312-.11c-1.085 2.259-3.034 3.628-5.252 3.461-3.028-.228-5.347-3.32-5.137-7.066m23.122 6.893c-.356.85-1.099 1.319-2.094 1.319-.995 0-1.905-.689-2.552-1.939-.694-1.342-1.06-3.24-1.06-5.487 0-4.678 1.445-7.704 3.68-7.704.937 0 1.674.468 2.026 1.284v12.527zm7.198 3.335c-1.327-.316-2-.787-2-2.492V0l-8.062 2.392v.293l.05-.004c1.111-.09 1.866.064 2.304.472.343.32.51.809.51 1.498v3.11C56.033 7.25 55.088 7 53.94 7c-2.326 0-4.453.987-5.986 2.779-1.599 1.867-2.444 4.42-2.444 7.38 0 5.287 2.584 8.84 6.43 8.84 2.25 0 4.06-1.242 4.888-3.336v2.811h7.233v-.29l-.035-.008zM70.94 3.085c0-1.65-1.236-2.896-2.875-2.896-1.632 0-2.908 1.272-2.908 2.896 0 1.624 1.278 2.896 2.908 2.896 1.64 0 2.875-1.245 2.875-2.896zm1.903 22.092c-1.327-.316-2-.787-2-2.492h-.006V7.055l-7.234 2.092v.284l.043.004c1.566.14 1.994.683 1.994 2.525v13.515h7.24v-.29l-.037-.008zm18.536 0c-1.327-.316-2-.787-2-2.492V7.055L82.49 9.078v.285l.04.004c1.28.136 1.65.71 1.65 2.56v9.88c-.426.85-1.227 1.356-2.196 1.39-1.573 0-2.439-1.07-2.439-3.012V7.055l-7.234 2.092v.284l.044.004c1.565.14 1.994.683 1.994 2.525v8.362a9.443 9.443 0 00.15 1.741l.13.57C75.243 24.845 76.848 26 79.362 26c2.129 0 3.996-1.328 4.818-3.405v2.885h7.233v-.291l-.034-.012zm28.102.298v-.291l-.035-.009c-1.44-.334-2.001-.964-2.001-2.248V12.295C117.445 8.98 115.597 7 112.5 7c-2.257 0-4.16 1.314-4.893 3.36-.582-2.168-2.257-3.36-4.734-3.36-2.175 0-3.88 1.156-4.612 3.11V7.056l-7.233 2.006v.286l.043.004c1.547.138 1.994.697 1.994 2.492v13.631h6.75v-.29l-.037-.01c-1.148-.271-1.519-.767-1.519-2.04V10.95c.304-.715.917-1.562 2.127-1.562 1.504 0 2.266 1.05 2.266 3.116v12.972h6.751v-.29l-.035-.01c-1.149-.271-1.52-.767-1.52-2.04V12.294a7.107 7.107 0 00-.095-1.21c.322-.777.97-1.696 2.23-1.696 1.524 0 2.265 1.02 2.265 3.116v12.972h7.233z"/></svg></span><span class="u-textScreenReader">Homepage</span></a></div><div class="u-paddingLeft10 u-sm-show r-paddingRight10"><a href="https://rsci.app.link/?%24canonical_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com/illumination%3F~feature=LoMobileNavBar&~channel=ShowCollectionHome&~stage=m2">Open in app</a></div></div><div class="metabar-block u-flex0 u-flexCenter"><div class="u-flexCenter u-height65 u-xs-height56"><div class="buttonSet buttonSet--wide u-lineHeightInherit"><a class="button button--primary button--chromeless u-accentColor--buttonNormal is-inSiteNavBar u-xs-hide js-signInButton" href="https://medium.com/m/signin?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fillumination%2Ftagged%2Fphilosophy&source=--------------------------nav_reg&operation=login" data-action="sign-in-prompt" data-redirect="https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/philosophy" data-action-source="--------------------------nav_reg">Sign in</a><a class="button button--primary button--withChrome u-accentColor--buttonNormal is-inSiteNavBar js-signUpButton" href="https://medium.com/m/signin?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fillumination%2Ftagged%2Fphilosophy&source=--------------------------nav_reg&operation=register" data-action="sign-up-prompt" data-redirect="https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/philosophy" data-action-source="--------------------------nav_reg">Get started</a></div></div></div></div><div class="u-tintBgColor u-tintSpectrum " ><div class="metabar-inner u-marginAuto u-maxWidth1032 u-paddingHorizontal20 js-metabarBottom"><nav role="navigation" class="metabar-block metabar-block--below u-flexCenter u-overflowHidden u-height54"><div class="u-flexCenter u-overflowHidden"><div class="u-marginRight40"><a href="https://medium.com/illumination?source=logo-lo_f3bed21978ea---eca1ba5ae1ca" class="u-flexCenter js-collectionLogoOrName"><img height="36" width="36" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/letterbox/72/72/50/50/1*AZxiin1Cvws3J0TwNUP2sQ.png?source=logoAvatar-lo_f3bed21978ea---eca1ba5ae1ca" alt="ILLUMINATION" /></a></div><div class="u-overflowHidden u-xs-hide"><ul class="u-textAlignLeft u-noWrap u-overflowX u-height80 u-marginTop40 js-collectionNavItems"><li class="metabar-navItem js-collectionNavItem u-inlineBlock u-fontSize13 u-textUppercase u-letterSpacing1px u-textColorNormal u-xs-paddingRight12 u-xs-marginRight0 u-xs-paddingTop10"><a class="link link--darken u-accentColor--textDarken link--noUnderline u-baseColor--link js-navItemLink" href="https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/business">Business</a></li><li class="metabar-navItem js-collectionNavItem u-inlineBlock u-fontSize13 u-textUppercase u-letterSpacing1px u-textColorNormal u-xs-paddingRight12 u-xs-marginRight0 u-xs-paddingTop10"><a class="link link--darken u-accentColor--textDarken link--noUnderline u-baseColor--link js-navItemLink" href="https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/fiction">Poetry/Fiction</a></li><li class="metabar-navItem js-collectionNavItem u-inlineBlock u-fontSize13 u-textUppercase u-letterSpacing1px u-textColorNormal u-xs-paddingRight12 u-xs-marginRight0 u-xs-paddingTop10"><a class="link link--darken u-accentColor--textDarken link--noUnderline u-baseColor--link js-navItemLink" href="https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/philosophy">Self</a></li><li class="metabar-navItem js-collectionNavItem u-inlineBlock u-fontSize13 u-textUppercase u-letterSpacing1px u-textColorNormal u-xs-paddingRight12 u-xs-marginRight0 u-xs-paddingTop10"><a class="link link--darken u-accentColor--textDarken link--noUnderline u-baseColor--link js-navItemLink" href="https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/technology">Science & Tech</a></li><li class="metabar-navItem js-collectionNavItem u-inlineBlock u-fontSize13 u-textUppercase u-letterSpacing1px u-textColorNormal u-xs-paddingRight12 u-xs-marginRight0 u-xs-paddingTop10"><a class="link link--darken u-accentColor--textDarken link--noUnderline u-baseColor--link js-navItemLink" href="https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/relationships">Relations</a></li><li class="metabar-navItem js-collectionNavItem u-inlineBlock u-fontSize13 u-textUppercase u-letterSpacing1px u-textColorNormal u-xs-paddingRight12 u-xs-marginRight0 u-xs-paddingTop10"><a class="link link--darken u-accentColor--textDarken link--noUnderline u-baseColor--link js-navItemLink" href="https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/politics">Society</a></li><li class="metabar-navItem js-collectionNavItem u-inlineBlock u-fontSize13 u-textUppercase u-letterSpacing1px u-textColorNormal u-xs-paddingRight12 u-xs-marginRight0 u-xs-paddingTop10"><a class="link link--darken u-accentColor--textDarken link--noUnderline u-baseColor--link js-navItemLink" href="https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/spirituality">Spirituality</a></li><span class="u-borderLeft1 u-baseColor--borderLight"></span><li class="metabar-navItem js-collectionNavItem is-external u-inlineBlock u-fontSize13 u-textUppercase u-letterSpacing1px u-textColorNormal u-xs-paddingRight12 u-xs-marginRight0 u-xs-paddingTop10"><a class="link link--darkenOnHover u-accentColor--textDarken link--noUnderline u-baseColor--link js-navItemLink" href="https://digitalmehmet.com/news-break-inquiries/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Inquiries</a></li></ul></div></div></nav></div></div></div><div class="metabar metabar--spacer js-metabarSpacer u-tintBgColor u-height119 u-xs-height110"></div><div class="container u-foreground u-maxWidth1032 u-paddingTop40"><div class="row u-relative"><div class="col u-size12of12"><div class="row"><div class="col u-size4of12 js-aboutCollectionBox"><header class="heading heading--page u-marginTop0 u-xs-marginTop20 u-sm-marginBottom5" ><div class="u-clearfix"><div class="heading-content u-floatLeft"><div class="heading-prefix">Tagged in</div><h1 class="heading-title heading-title--bold u-marginTop0 u-xs-marginTop20 u-sm-marginBottom5">Philosophy</h1></div></div></header><div class="u-sm-hide"><div class="u-tableCell"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar avatar--roundedRectangle" href="https://medium.com/illumination" title="Go to ILLUMINATION" aria-label="Go to ILLUMINATION"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*AZxiin1Cvws3J0TwNUP2sQ.png" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="ILLUMINATION"></a></div><div class="u-tableCell u-verticalAlignMiddle u-textColorNormal u-fontSize16 u-breakWord u-paddingLeft10">ILLUMINATION</div><div class="u-fontSize14 u-lineHeightBaseSans u-textColorDark u-paddingTop15 u-paddingBottom15"><div class="u-marginBottom15 u-breakWord">We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse domains and disciplines to create fusion and synergy.</div><a class=" link--darken u-accentColor--textDarken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/about">More information</a></div><div class="u-fontSize14 u-lineHeightBaseSans u-textColorDark u-paddingBottom15"><header class="heading heading--allCaps heading--light" ><div class="u-clearfix"><div class="heading-content u-floatLeft"><span class="heading-title">Followers</span></div></div></header>159K </div><div class="u-fontSize14 u-lineHeightBaseSans u-marginBottom4 u-paddingBottom15"><header class="heading heading--allCaps heading--light" ><div class="u-clearfix"><div class="heading-content u-floatLeft"><span class="heading-title">Elsewhere</span></div></div></header><div class="linkSet"><a class="button button--dark button--chromeless is-touchIconBlackPulse u-baseColor--buttonDark button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon button--dark button--chromeless" href="mailto:myildizmel@gmail.com" title="Email" aria-label="Email"><span class="button-defaultState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--email svgIcon--21px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="21" height="21" ><path d="M4.508 4A2.504 2.504 0 002 6.508v.277l8.054 4.1c.225.115.667.115.892 0L19 6.785v-.277A2.503 2.503 0 0016.492 4H4.508zm4.995 8.133L2 8.313v6.323a2.502 2.502 0 002.508 2.507h11.984A2.505 2.505 0 0019 14.636V8.313l-7.503 3.82c-.285.145-.64.217-.997.217-.356 0-.712-.072-.997-.217z"/></svg></span></span></a><a class="button button--dark button--chromeless is-touchIconBlackPulse u-baseColor--buttonDark button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon button--dark button--chromeless" href="https://twitter.com/digitalmehmet" title="X profile" aria-label="X profile" target="_blank"><span class="button-defaultState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--twitter svgIcon--21px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="21" height="21" fill="none" ><path d="M11.74 9.478l4.842-5.628h-1.147l-4.204 4.887L7.873 3.85H4l5.078 7.39L4 17.142h1.147l4.44-5.16 3.546 5.16h3.873L11.74 9.478zm-1.571 1.827l-.514-.736L5.56 4.714h1.762l3.304 4.725.514.736 4.295 6.143h-1.763l-3.504-5.013z" fill="#242424"/></svg></span></span></a><a class="button button--dark button--chromeless is-touchIconBlackPulse u-baseColor--buttonDark button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon button--dark button--chromeless" href="//facebook.com/mehmet.yildiz.9275439" title="Facebook page" aria-label="Facebook page" target="_blank"><span class="button-defaultState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--facebookFilled svgIcon--21px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="21" height="21" ><path d="M18.26 10.55c0-4.302-3.47-7.79-7.75-7.79-4.28 0-7.75 3.488-7.75 7.79a7.773 7.773 0 006.535 7.684v-5.49h-1.89v-2.2h1.89v-1.62c0-1.882 1.144-2.907 2.814-2.907.8 0 1.48.06 1.68.087V8.07h-1.15c-.91 0-1.09.435-1.09 1.07v1.405h2.16l-.28 2.2h-1.88v5.515c3.78-.514 6.7-3.766 6.7-7.71"/></svg></span></span></a></div></div><div class="u-fontSize14 u-lineHeightBaseSans u-textColorDark u-paddingBottom15"><header class="heading heading--allCaps heading--light u-marginBottom10" ><div class="u-clearfix"><div class="heading-content u-floatLeft"><span class="heading-title u-marginBottom10">More, on Medium</span></div></div></header><ul class="tags tags--postTags tags--light"><li><a class="link u-baseColor--link" href="https://medium.com/tag/philosophy">Philosophy</a></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="col u-size8of12 u-sm-size12of12"><div class="u-marginBottom40 u-sm-marginBottom20"><div class="u-height65 u-sm-hide"></div></div><div class="js-tagStream"><div class="streamItem streamItem--postPreview js-streamItem"><div class="cardChromeless u-marginTop20 u-paddingTop10 u-paddingBottom15 u-paddingLeft20 u-paddingRight20"><div class="postArticle postArticle--short js-postArticle js-trackPostPresentation js-trackPostScrolls" data-post-id="2ff468680f14" data-source="---------0-----------------------"><div class="u-clearfix u-marginBottom15 u-paddingTop5"><div class="postMetaInline u-floatLeft u-sm-maxWidthFullWidth"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@jasminminnie58" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9e24a4773c7f" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9e24a4773c7f" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*HvSYLVemgoi0MRuGh5KaWg@2x.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Jasmine"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@jasminminnie58?source=---------0-----------------------" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-source="---------0-----------------------" data-action-value="9e24a4773c7f" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9e24a4773c7f" dir="auto">Jasmine</a> in <a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination?source=---------0-----------------------" data-action="show-collection-card" data-action-source="---------0-----------------------" data-action-value="illumination" data-action-type="hover">ILLUMINATION</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><a class="link link--darken" href="https://medium.com/illumination/dont-forget-to-live-in-the-moment-2ff468680f14?source=---------0-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/dont-forget-to-live-in-the-moment-2ff468680f14?source=---------0-----------------------" data-action-source="preview-listing" ><time datetime="2024-11-23T16:46:08.755Z">Nov 23</time></a><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="2 min read"></span><span class="u-paddingLeft4"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--star svgIcon--15px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="15" height="15" ><path d="M7.438 2.324c.034-.099.09-.099.123 0l1.2 3.53a.29.29 0 00.26.19h3.884c.11 0 .127.049.038.111L9.8 8.327a.271.271 0 00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><a class="" href="https://medium.com/illumination/dont-forget-to-live-in-the-moment-2ff468680f14?source=---------0-----------------------" data-action-source="---------0-----------------------"><div class="postArticle-content js-postField"><section class="section section--body section--first section--last"><div class="section-divider"><hr class="section-divider"></div><div class="section-content"><div class="section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn"><figure name="previewImage" id="previewImage" class="graf graf--figure graf--layoutCroppedHeightPreview graf--leading"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill" style="padding-bottom: 30%;"></div><img class="graf-image" data-image-id="0*ZI0hzZV0zkZodWvy" data-width="5184" data-height="3456" data-unsplash-photo-id="ueBIGLmiI5A" data-is-featured="true" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/t/1600/480/0*ZI0hzZV0zkZodWvy"></div></figure><h3 name="8ffb" id="8ffb" class="graf graf--h3 graf-after--figure graf--title">Don’t Forget To Live In The Moment</h3><p name="abbc" id="abbc" class="graf graf--p graf-after--h3 graf--trailing">Life often feels like a race toward the next milestone.</p></div></div></section></div></a></div><div class="postArticle-readMore"><a class="button button--smaller button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/dont-forget-to-live-in-the-moment-2ff468680f14?source=---------0-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-source="---------0-----------------------" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/dont-forget-to-live-in-the-moment-2ff468680f14?source=---------0-----------------------" data-post-id="2ff468680f14">Read more…</a></div><div class="u-clearfix u-paddingTop10"><div class="u-floatLeft"><div class="multirecommend js-actionMultirecommend u-flexCenter" data-post-id="2ff468680f14" data-is-flush-left="true" data-source="listing-----2ff468680f14---------------------clap_preview"><div class="u-relative u-foreground"><button class="button button--primary button--chromeless u-accentColor--buttonNormal button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon clapButton js-actionMultirecommendButton clapButton--darker" data-action="sign-up-prompt" data-sign-in-action="multivote" data-requires-token="true" data-redirect="https://medium.com/_/vote/p/2ff468680f14" data-action-source="listing-----2ff468680f14---------------------clap_preview" aria-label="Clap"><span class="button-defaultState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clap svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.739 0l.761 2.966L13.261 0z"/><path d="M14.815 3.776l1.84-2.551-1.43-.471z"/><path d="M8.378 1.224l1.84 2.551L9.81.753z"/><path d="M20.382 21.622c-1.04 1.04-2.115 1.507-3.166 1.608.168-.14.332-.29.492-.45 2.885-2.886 3.456-5.982 1.69-9.211l-1.101-1.937-.955-2.02c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.245-1.556a.836.836 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.66.28.879.605l2.856 5.023c1.179 1.962 1.379 5.119-1.6 8.098m-13.29-.528l-5.02-5.02a1 1 0 01.707-1.701c.255 0 .512.098.707.292l2.607 2.607a.442.442 0 00.624-.624L4.11 14.04l-1.75-1.75a.998.998 0 111.41-1.413l4.154 4.156a.44.44 0 00.624 0 .44.44 0 000-.624l-4.152-4.153-1.172-1.171a.998.998 0 010-1.41 1.018 1.018 0 011.41 0l1.172 1.17 4.153 4.152a.437.437 0 00.624 0 .442.442 0 000-.624L6.43 8.222a.988.988 0 01-.291-.705.99.99 0 01.29-.706 1 1 0 011.412 0l6.992 6.993a.443.443 0 00.71-.501l-1.35-2.856c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.246-1.557a.85.85 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.659.28.879.606L18.628 14c1.573 2.876 1.067 5.545-1.544 8.156-1.396 1.397-3.144 1.966-5.063 1.652-1.713-.286-3.463-1.248-4.928-2.714zM10.99 5.976l2.562 2.562c-.497.607-.563 1.414-.155 2.284l.265.562-4.257-4.257a.98.98 0 01-.117-.445c0-.267.104-.517.292-.706a1.023 1.023 0 011.41 0zm8.887 2.06c-.375-.557-.902-.916-1.486-1.011a1.738 1.738 0 00-1.342.332c-.376.29-.61.656-.712 1.065a2.1 2.1 0 00-1.095-.562 1.776 1.776 0 00-.992.128l-2.636-2.636a1.883 1.883 0 00-2.658 0 1.862 1.862 0 00-.478.847 1.886 1.886 0 00-2.671-.012 1.867 1.867 0 00-.503.909c-.754-.754-1.992-.754-2.703-.044a1.881 1.881 0 000 2.658c-.288.12-.605.288-.864.547a1.884 1.884 0 000 2.659l.624.622a1.879 1.879 0 00-.91 3.16l5.019 5.02c1.595 1.594 3.515 2.645 5.408 2.959a7.16 7.16 0 001.173.098c1.026 0 1.997-.24 2.892-.7.279.04.555.065.828.065 1.53 0 2.969-.628 4.236-1.894 3.338-3.338 3.083-6.928 1.738-9.166l-2.868-5.043z"/></g></svg></span></span><span class="button-activeState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clapFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.738 0l.762 2.966L13.262 0z"/><path d="M16.634 1.224l-1.432-.47-.408 3.022z"/><path d="M9.79.754l-1.431.47 1.84 2.552z"/><path d="M22.472 13.307l-3.023-5.32c-.287-.426-.689-.705-1.123-.776a1.16 1.16 0 00-.911.221c-.297.231-.474.515-.535.84.017.022.036.04.053.063l2.843 5.001c1.95 3.564 1.328 6.973-1.843 10.144a8.46 8.46 0 01-.549.501c1.205-.156 2.328-.737 3.351-1.76 3.268-3.268 3.041-6.749 1.737-8.914"/><path d="M12.58 9.887c-.156-.83.096-1.569.692-2.142L10.78 5.252c-.5-.504-1.378-.504-1.879 0-.178.18-.273.4-.329.63l4.008 4.005z"/><path d="M15.812 9.04c-.218-.323-.539-.55-.88-.606a.814.814 0 00-.644.153c-.176.137-.713.553-.24 1.566l1.43 3.025a.539.539 0 11-.868.612L7.2 6.378a.986.986 0 10-1.395 1.395l4.401 4.403a.538.538 0 11-.762.762L5.046 8.54 3.802 7.295a.99.99 0 00-1.396 0 .981.981 0 000 1.394L3.647 9.93l4.402 4.403a.537.537 0 010 .761.535.535 0 01-.762 0L2.89 10.696a.992.992 0 00-1.399-.003.983.983 0 000 1.395l1.855 1.854 2.763 2.765a.538.538 0 01-.76.761l-2.765-2.764a.982.982 0 00-1.395 0 .989.989 0 000 1.395l5.32 5.32c3.371 3.372 6.64 4.977 10.49 1.126C19.74 19.8 20.271 17 18.62 13.982L15.812 9.04z"/></g></svg></span></span></button></div><span class="u-relative u-background js-actionMultirecommendCount u-marginLeft5"><button class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal js-multirecommendCountButton u-disablePointerEvents" data-action="show-recommends" data-action-value="2ff468680f14">107</button></span></div></div><div class="buttonSet u-floatRight"><button class="button button--dark button--chromeless is-touchIconFadeInPulse u-baseColor--buttonDark button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon button--bookmark js-bookmarkButton" data-action="add-to-bookmarks" data-action-value="2ff468680f14"><span class="js-remove-from-bookmarks u-hide"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><path d="M19 6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H8c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14.66h.012c.01.103.045.204.12.285a.5.5 0 00.706.03L12.5 16.85l5.662 4.126c.205.183.52.17.708-.03a.5.5 0 00.118-.285H19V6z"/></svg></span></span><span class="js-add-to-bookmarks"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkAdd svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" fill="none" ><path d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 011 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 010 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 11-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 010-1H18V2.5z" fill="#292929"/><path d="M7 7a1 1 0 011-1h3.5a.5.5 0 000-1H8a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a.5.5 0 00.805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0019 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 00-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 00-.61 0L7 19.985V7z" fill="#292929"/></svg></span></span></button></div></div></div></div></div><div class="streamItem streamItem--postPreview js-streamItem"><div class="cardChromeless u-marginTop20 u-paddingTop10 u-paddingBottom15 u-paddingLeft20 u-paddingRight20"><div class="postArticle postArticle--short js-postArticle js-trackPostPresentation js-trackPostScrolls" data-post-id="57247e62947c" data-source="---------1-----------------------"><div class="u-clearfix u-marginBottom15 u-paddingTop5"><div class="postMetaInline u-floatLeft u-sm-maxWidthFullWidth"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@firzanahisfendi" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="364cb8b5de32" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="364cb8b5de32" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*kmlgYwTdrbD9z-4KCkvO9Q.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Firzanah I."></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@firzanahisfendi?source=---------1-----------------------" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-source="---------1-----------------------" data-action-value="364cb8b5de32" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="364cb8b5de32" dir="auto">Firzanah I.</a> in <a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination?source=---------1-----------------------" data-action="show-collection-card" data-action-source="---------1-----------------------" data-action-value="illumination" data-action-type="hover">ILLUMINATION</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><a class="link link--darken" href="https://medium.com/illumination/live-like-travellers-in-a-guests-home-57247e62947c?source=---------1-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/live-like-travellers-in-a-guests-home-57247e62947c?source=---------1-----------------------" data-action-source="preview-listing" ><time datetime="2024-11-23T14:19:47.680Z">Nov 23</time></a><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="2 min read"></span><span class="u-paddingLeft4"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--star svgIcon--15px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="15" height="15" ><path d="M7.438 2.324c.034-.099.09-.099.123 0l1.2 3.53a.29.29 0 00.26.19h3.884c.11 0 .127.049.038.111L9.8 8.327a.271.271 0 00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><a class="" href="https://medium.com/illumination/live-like-travellers-in-a-guests-home-57247e62947c?source=---------1-----------------------" data-action-source="---------1-----------------------"><div class="postArticle-content js-postField"><section class="section section--body section--first section--last"><div class="section-divider"><hr class="section-divider"></div><div class="section-content"><div class="section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn"><h3 name="9a7e" id="9a7e" class="graf graf--h3 graf--leading graf--title">Live like travellers in a guest’s home.</h3><h4 name="aeea" id="aeea" class="graf graf--h4 graf-after--h3 graf--subtitle">Living by our nature.</h4><p name="b413" id="b413" class="graf graf--p graf-after--h4">What does it mean to live by our nature?</p><p name="2df2" id="2df2" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p graf--trailing">A pressing question that I find myself returning to in every discourse, story, and reflection.</p></div></div></section></div></a></div><div class="postArticle-readMore"><a class="button button--smaller button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/live-like-travellers-in-a-guests-home-57247e62947c?source=---------1-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-source="---------1-----------------------" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/live-like-travellers-in-a-guests-home-57247e62947c?source=---------1-----------------------" data-post-id="57247e62947c">Read more…</a></div><div class="u-clearfix u-paddingTop10"><div class="u-floatLeft"><div class="multirecommend js-actionMultirecommend u-flexCenter" data-post-id="57247e62947c" data-is-flush-left="true" data-source="listing-----57247e62947c---------------------clap_preview"><div class="u-relative u-foreground"><button class="button button--primary button--chromeless u-accentColor--buttonNormal button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon clapButton js-actionMultirecommendButton clapButton--darker" data-action="sign-up-prompt" data-sign-in-action="multivote" data-requires-token="true" data-redirect="https://medium.com/_/vote/p/57247e62947c" data-action-source="listing-----57247e62947c---------------------clap_preview" aria-label="Clap"><span class="button-defaultState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clap svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.739 0l.761 2.966L13.261 0z"/><path d="M14.815 3.776l1.84-2.551-1.43-.471z"/><path d="M8.378 1.224l1.84 2.551L9.81.753z"/><path d="M20.382 21.622c-1.04 1.04-2.115 1.507-3.166 1.608.168-.14.332-.29.492-.45 2.885-2.886 3.456-5.982 1.69-9.211l-1.101-1.937-.955-2.02c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.245-1.556a.836.836 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.66.28.879.605l2.856 5.023c1.179 1.962 1.379 5.119-1.6 8.098m-13.29-.528l-5.02-5.02a1 1 0 01.707-1.701c.255 0 .512.098.707.292l2.607 2.607a.442.442 0 00.624-.624L4.11 14.04l-1.75-1.75a.998.998 0 111.41-1.413l4.154 4.156a.44.44 0 00.624 0 .44.44 0 000-.624l-4.152-4.153-1.172-1.171a.998.998 0 010-1.41 1.018 1.018 0 011.41 0l1.172 1.17 4.153 4.152a.437.437 0 00.624 0 .442.442 0 000-.624L6.43 8.222a.988.988 0 01-.291-.705.99.99 0 01.29-.706 1 1 0 011.412 0l6.992 6.993a.443.443 0 00.71-.501l-1.35-2.856c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.246-1.557a.85.85 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.659.28.879.606L18.628 14c1.573 2.876 1.067 5.545-1.544 8.156-1.396 1.397-3.144 1.966-5.063 1.652-1.713-.286-3.463-1.248-4.928-2.714zM10.99 5.976l2.562 2.562c-.497.607-.563 1.414-.155 2.284l.265.562-4.257-4.257a.98.98 0 01-.117-.445c0-.267.104-.517.292-.706a1.023 1.023 0 011.41 0zm8.887 2.06c-.375-.557-.902-.916-1.486-1.011a1.738 1.738 0 00-1.342.332c-.376.29-.61.656-.712 1.065a2.1 2.1 0 00-1.095-.562 1.776 1.776 0 00-.992.128l-2.636-2.636a1.883 1.883 0 00-2.658 0 1.862 1.862 0 00-.478.847 1.886 1.886 0 00-2.671-.012 1.867 1.867 0 00-.503.909c-.754-.754-1.992-.754-2.703-.044a1.881 1.881 0 000 2.658c-.288.12-.605.288-.864.547a1.884 1.884 0 000 2.659l.624.622a1.879 1.879 0 00-.91 3.16l5.019 5.02c1.595 1.594 3.515 2.645 5.408 2.959a7.16 7.16 0 001.173.098c1.026 0 1.997-.24 2.892-.7.279.04.555.065.828.065 1.53 0 2.969-.628 4.236-1.894 3.338-3.338 3.083-6.928 1.738-9.166l-2.868-5.043z"/></g></svg></span></span><span class="button-activeState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clapFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.738 0l.762 2.966L13.262 0z"/><path d="M16.634 1.224l-1.432-.47-.408 3.022z"/><path d="M9.79.754l-1.431.47 1.84 2.552z"/><path d="M22.472 13.307l-3.023-5.32c-.287-.426-.689-.705-1.123-.776a1.16 1.16 0 00-.911.221c-.297.231-.474.515-.535.84.017.022.036.04.053.063l2.843 5.001c1.95 3.564 1.328 6.973-1.843 10.144a8.46 8.46 0 01-.549.501c1.205-.156 2.328-.737 3.351-1.76 3.268-3.268 3.041-6.749 1.737-8.914"/><path d="M12.58 9.887c-.156-.83.096-1.569.692-2.142L10.78 5.252c-.5-.504-1.378-.504-1.879 0-.178.18-.273.4-.329.63l4.008 4.005z"/><path d="M15.812 9.04c-.218-.323-.539-.55-.88-.606a.814.814 0 00-.644.153c-.176.137-.713.553-.24 1.566l1.43 3.025a.539.539 0 11-.868.612L7.2 6.378a.986.986 0 10-1.395 1.395l4.401 4.403a.538.538 0 11-.762.762L5.046 8.54 3.802 7.295a.99.99 0 00-1.396 0 .981.981 0 000 1.394L3.647 9.93l4.402 4.403a.537.537 0 010 .761.535.535 0 01-.762 0L2.89 10.696a.992.992 0 00-1.399-.003.983.983 0 000 1.395l1.855 1.854 2.763 2.765a.538.538 0 01-.76.761l-2.765-2.764a.982.982 0 00-1.395 0 .989.989 0 000 1.395l5.32 5.32c3.371 3.372 6.64 4.977 10.49 1.126C19.74 19.8 20.271 17 18.62 13.982L15.812 9.04z"/></g></svg></span></span></button></div><span class="u-relative u-background js-actionMultirecommendCount u-marginLeft5"><button class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal js-multirecommendCountButton u-disablePointerEvents" data-action="show-recommends" data-action-value="57247e62947c">103</button></span></div></div><div class="buttonSet u-floatRight"><a class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/live-like-travellers-in-a-guests-home-57247e62947c?source=---------1-----------------------#--responses" data-action-source="---------1-----------------------">1 response</a><button class="button button--dark button--chromeless is-touchIconFadeInPulse u-baseColor--buttonDark button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon button--bookmark js-bookmarkButton" data-action="add-to-bookmarks" data-action-value="57247e62947c"><span class="js-remove-from-bookmarks u-hide"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><path d="M19 6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H8c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14.66h.012c.01.103.045.204.12.285a.5.5 0 00.706.03L12.5 16.85l5.662 4.126c.205.183.52.17.708-.03a.5.5 0 00.118-.285H19V6z"/></svg></span></span><span class="js-add-to-bookmarks"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkAdd svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" fill="none" ><path d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 011 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 010 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 11-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 010-1H18V2.5z" fill="#292929"/><path d="M7 7a1 1 0 011-1h3.5a.5.5 0 000-1H8a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a.5.5 0 00.805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0019 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 00-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 00-.61 0L7 19.985V7z" fill="#292929"/></svg></span></span></button></div></div></div></div></div><div class="streamItem streamItem--postPreview js-streamItem"><div class="cardChromeless u-marginTop20 u-paddingTop10 u-paddingBottom15 u-paddingLeft20 u-paddingRight20"><div class="postArticle postArticle--short js-postArticle js-trackPostPresentation js-trackPostScrolls" data-post-id="e650906e57f5" data-source="---------2-----------------------"><div class="u-clearfix u-marginBottom15 u-paddingTop5"><div class="postMetaInline u-floatLeft u-sm-maxWidthFullWidth"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@johnwhye1967" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="ad61cb5011ea" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="ad61cb5011ea" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gcTzgdjG54FuodHTjJvNqg.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of John Whye"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@johnwhye1967?source=---------2-----------------------" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-source="---------2-----------------------" data-action-value="ad61cb5011ea" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="ad61cb5011ea" dir="auto">John Whye</a> in <a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination?source=---------2-----------------------" data-action="show-collection-card" data-action-source="---------2-----------------------" data-action-value="illumination" data-action-type="hover">ILLUMINATION</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><a class="link link--darken" href="https://medium.com/illumination/thanksgiving-is-on-the-way-spend-it-with-the-ones-you-love-e650906e57f5?source=---------2-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/thanksgiving-is-on-the-way-spend-it-with-the-ones-you-love-e650906e57f5?source=---------2-----------------------" data-action-source="preview-listing" ><time datetime="2024-11-23T07:10:33.827Z">Nov 22</time></a><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="3 min read"></span><span class="u-paddingLeft4"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--star svgIcon--15px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="15" height="15" ><path d="M7.438 2.324c.034-.099.09-.099.123 0l1.2 3.53a.29.29 0 00.26.19h3.884c.11 0 .127.049.038.111L9.8 8.327a.271.271 0 00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><a class="" href="https://medium.com/illumination/thanksgiving-is-on-the-way-spend-it-with-the-ones-you-love-e650906e57f5?source=---------2-----------------------" data-action-source="---------2-----------------------"><div class="postArticle-content js-postField"><section class="section section--body section--first section--last"><div class="section-divider"><hr class="section-divider"></div><div class="section-content"><div class="section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn"><figure name="previewImage" id="previewImage" class="graf graf--figure graf--layoutCroppedHeightPreview graf--leading"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill" style="padding-bottom: 30%;"></div><img class="graf-image" data-image-id="0*TVopdLg_iTB2Kk2i" data-width="7204" data-height="4762" data-unsplash-photo-id="Rz8S_P7POfM" data-is-featured="true" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/t/1600/480/0*TVopdLg_iTB2Kk2i"></div></figure><h3 name="7c1f" id="7c1f" class="graf graf--h3 graf-after--figure graf--title">Thanksgiving Is On The Way! Spend It With The Ones You Love</h3><h4 name="b7f1" id="b7f1" class="graf graf--h4 graf-after--h3 graf--trailing graf--subtitle">Non-traditional holidays are becoming the…</h4></div></div></section></div></a></div><div class="postArticle-readMore"><a class="button button--smaller button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/thanksgiving-is-on-the-way-spend-it-with-the-ones-you-love-e650906e57f5?source=---------2-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-source="---------2-----------------------" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/thanksgiving-is-on-the-way-spend-it-with-the-ones-you-love-e650906e57f5?source=---------2-----------------------" data-post-id="e650906e57f5">Read more…</a></div><div class="u-clearfix u-paddingTop10"><div class="u-floatLeft"><div class="multirecommend js-actionMultirecommend u-flexCenter" data-post-id="e650906e57f5" data-is-flush-left="true" data-source="listing-----e650906e57f5---------------------clap_preview"><div class="u-relative u-foreground"><button class="button button--primary button--chromeless u-accentColor--buttonNormal button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon clapButton js-actionMultirecommendButton clapButton--darker" data-action="sign-up-prompt" data-sign-in-action="multivote" data-requires-token="true" data-redirect="https://medium.com/_/vote/p/e650906e57f5" data-action-source="listing-----e650906e57f5---------------------clap_preview" aria-label="Clap"><span class="button-defaultState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clap svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.739 0l.761 2.966L13.261 0z"/><path d="M14.815 3.776l1.84-2.551-1.43-.471z"/><path d="M8.378 1.224l1.84 2.551L9.81.753z"/><path d="M20.382 21.622c-1.04 1.04-2.115 1.507-3.166 1.608.168-.14.332-.29.492-.45 2.885-2.886 3.456-5.982 1.69-9.211l-1.101-1.937-.955-2.02c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.245-1.556a.836.836 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.66.28.879.605l2.856 5.023c1.179 1.962 1.379 5.119-1.6 8.098m-13.29-.528l-5.02-5.02a1 1 0 01.707-1.701c.255 0 .512.098.707.292l2.607 2.607a.442.442 0 00.624-.624L4.11 14.04l-1.75-1.75a.998.998 0 111.41-1.413l4.154 4.156a.44.44 0 00.624 0 .44.44 0 000-.624l-4.152-4.153-1.172-1.171a.998.998 0 010-1.41 1.018 1.018 0 011.41 0l1.172 1.17 4.153 4.152a.437.437 0 00.624 0 .442.442 0 000-.624L6.43 8.222a.988.988 0 01-.291-.705.99.99 0 01.29-.706 1 1 0 011.412 0l6.992 6.993a.443.443 0 00.71-.501l-1.35-2.856c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.246-1.557a.85.85 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.659.28.879.606L18.628 14c1.573 2.876 1.067 5.545-1.544 8.156-1.396 1.397-3.144 1.966-5.063 1.652-1.713-.286-3.463-1.248-4.928-2.714zM10.99 5.976l2.562 2.562c-.497.607-.563 1.414-.155 2.284l.265.562-4.257-4.257a.98.98 0 01-.117-.445c0-.267.104-.517.292-.706a1.023 1.023 0 011.41 0zm8.887 2.06c-.375-.557-.902-.916-1.486-1.011a1.738 1.738 0 00-1.342.332c-.376.29-.61.656-.712 1.065a2.1 2.1 0 00-1.095-.562 1.776 1.776 0 00-.992.128l-2.636-2.636a1.883 1.883 0 00-2.658 0 1.862 1.862 0 00-.478.847 1.886 1.886 0 00-2.671-.012 1.867 1.867 0 00-.503.909c-.754-.754-1.992-.754-2.703-.044a1.881 1.881 0 000 2.658c-.288.12-.605.288-.864.547a1.884 1.884 0 000 2.659l.624.622a1.879 1.879 0 00-.91 3.16l5.019 5.02c1.595 1.594 3.515 2.645 5.408 2.959a7.16 7.16 0 001.173.098c1.026 0 1.997-.24 2.892-.7.279.04.555.065.828.065 1.53 0 2.969-.628 4.236-1.894 3.338-3.338 3.083-6.928 1.738-9.166l-2.868-5.043z"/></g></svg></span></span><span class="button-activeState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clapFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.738 0l.762 2.966L13.262 0z"/><path d="M16.634 1.224l-1.432-.47-.408 3.022z"/><path d="M9.79.754l-1.431.47 1.84 2.552z"/><path d="M22.472 13.307l-3.023-5.32c-.287-.426-.689-.705-1.123-.776a1.16 1.16 0 00-.911.221c-.297.231-.474.515-.535.84.017.022.036.04.053.063l2.843 5.001c1.95 3.564 1.328 6.973-1.843 10.144a8.46 8.46 0 01-.549.501c1.205-.156 2.328-.737 3.351-1.76 3.268-3.268 3.041-6.749 1.737-8.914"/><path d="M12.58 9.887c-.156-.83.096-1.569.692-2.142L10.78 5.252c-.5-.504-1.378-.504-1.879 0-.178.18-.273.4-.329.63l4.008 4.005z"/><path d="M15.812 9.04c-.218-.323-.539-.55-.88-.606a.814.814 0 00-.644.153c-.176.137-.713.553-.24 1.566l1.43 3.025a.539.539 0 11-.868.612L7.2 6.378a.986.986 0 10-1.395 1.395l4.401 4.403a.538.538 0 11-.762.762L5.046 8.54 3.802 7.295a.99.99 0 00-1.396 0 .981.981 0 000 1.394L3.647 9.93l4.402 4.403a.537.537 0 010 .761.535.535 0 01-.762 0L2.89 10.696a.992.992 0 00-1.399-.003.983.983 0 000 1.395l1.855 1.854 2.763 2.765a.538.538 0 01-.76.761l-2.765-2.764a.982.982 0 00-1.395 0 .989.989 0 000 1.395l5.32 5.32c3.371 3.372 6.64 4.977 10.49 1.126C19.74 19.8 20.271 17 18.62 13.982L15.812 9.04z"/></g></svg></span></span></button></div><span class="u-relative u-background js-actionMultirecommendCount u-marginLeft5"><button class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal js-multirecommendCountButton u-disablePointerEvents" data-action="show-recommends" data-action-value="e650906e57f5">137</button></span></div></div><div class="buttonSet u-floatRight"><a class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/thanksgiving-is-on-the-way-spend-it-with-the-ones-you-love-e650906e57f5?source=---------2-----------------------#--responses" data-action-source="---------2-----------------------">2 responses</a><button class="button button--dark button--chromeless is-touchIconFadeInPulse u-baseColor--buttonDark button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon button--bookmark js-bookmarkButton" data-action="add-to-bookmarks" data-action-value="e650906e57f5"><span class="js-remove-from-bookmarks u-hide"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><path d="M19 6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H8c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14.66h.012c.01.103.045.204.12.285a.5.5 0 00.706.03L12.5 16.85l5.662 4.126c.205.183.52.17.708-.03a.5.5 0 00.118-.285H19V6z"/></svg></span></span><span class="js-add-to-bookmarks"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkAdd svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" fill="none" ><path d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 011 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 010 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 11-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 010-1H18V2.5z" fill="#292929"/><path d="M7 7a1 1 0 011-1h3.5a.5.5 0 000-1H8a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a.5.5 0 00.805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0019 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 00-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 00-.61 0L7 19.985V7z" fill="#292929"/></svg></span></span></button></div></div></div></div></div><div class="streamItem streamItem--postPreview js-streamItem"><div class="cardChromeless u-marginTop20 u-paddingTop10 u-paddingBottom15 u-paddingLeft20 u-paddingRight20"><div class="postArticle postArticle--short js-postArticle js-trackPostPresentation js-trackPostScrolls" data-post-id="da915e50359d" data-source="---------3-----------------------"><div class="u-clearfix u-marginBottom15 u-paddingTop5"><div class="postMetaInline u-floatLeft u-sm-maxWidthFullWidth"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@billybpoon" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="47dfc6eeb97e" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="47dfc6eeb97e" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*WhRbAvBvhmrchoFPnVua1w.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Billy Poon"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@billybpoon?source=---------3-----------------------" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-source="---------3-----------------------" data-action-value="47dfc6eeb97e" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="47dfc6eeb97e" dir="auto">Billy Poon</a> in <a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination?source=---------3-----------------------" data-action="show-collection-card" data-action-source="---------3-----------------------" data-action-value="illumination" data-action-type="hover">ILLUMINATION</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><a class="link link--darken" href="https://medium.com/illumination/the-game-that-changed-my-whole-perspective-on-being-selfish-and-it-is-not-what-you-think-da915e50359d?source=---------3-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/the-game-that-changed-my-whole-perspective-on-being-selfish-and-it-is-not-what-you-think-da915e50359d?source=---------3-----------------------" data-action-source="preview-listing" ><time datetime="2024-11-23T07:05:20.682Z">Nov 22</time></a><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="8 min read"></span><span class="u-paddingLeft4"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--star svgIcon--15px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="15" height="15" ><path d="M7.438 2.324c.034-.099.09-.099.123 0l1.2 3.53a.29.29 0 00.26.19h3.884c.11 0 .127.049.038.111L9.8 8.327a.271.271 0 00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><a class="" href="https://medium.com/illumination/the-game-that-changed-my-whole-perspective-on-being-selfish-and-it-is-not-what-you-think-da915e50359d?source=---------3-----------------------" data-action-source="---------3-----------------------"><div class="postArticle-content js-postField"><section class="section section--body section--first section--last"><div class="section-divider"><hr class="section-divider"></div><div class="section-content"><div class="section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn"><figure name="previewImage" id="previewImage" class="graf graf--figure graf--layoutCroppedHeightPreview graf--leading"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill" style="padding-bottom: 30%;"></div><img class="graf-image" data-image-id="1*Qy49160rNdcmlsOj_YHe7g.jpeg" data-width="3840" data-height="2160" data-is-featured="true" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/t/1600/480/1*Qy49160rNdcmlsOj_YHe7g.jpeg"></div></figure><h3 name="63c4" id="63c4" class="graf graf--h3 graf-after--figure graf--trailing graf--title">The Game That Changed My Whole Perspective On Being Selfish — And It Is Not What You Think</h3></div></div></section></div></a></div><div class="postArticle-readMore"><a class="button button--smaller button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/the-game-that-changed-my-whole-perspective-on-being-selfish-and-it-is-not-what-you-think-da915e50359d?source=---------3-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-source="---------3-----------------------" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/the-game-that-changed-my-whole-perspective-on-being-selfish-and-it-is-not-what-you-think-da915e50359d?source=---------3-----------------------" data-post-id="da915e50359d">Read more…</a></div><div class="u-clearfix u-paddingTop10"><div class="u-floatLeft"><div class="multirecommend js-actionMultirecommend u-flexCenter" data-post-id="da915e50359d" data-is-flush-left="true" data-source="listing-----da915e50359d---------------------clap_preview"><div class="u-relative u-foreground"><button class="button button--primary button--chromeless u-accentColor--buttonNormal button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon clapButton js-actionMultirecommendButton clapButton--darker" data-action="sign-up-prompt" data-sign-in-action="multivote" data-requires-token="true" data-redirect="https://medium.com/_/vote/p/da915e50359d" data-action-source="listing-----da915e50359d---------------------clap_preview" aria-label="Clap"><span class="button-defaultState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clap svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.739 0l.761 2.966L13.261 0z"/><path d="M14.815 3.776l1.84-2.551-1.43-.471z"/><path d="M8.378 1.224l1.84 2.551L9.81.753z"/><path d="M20.382 21.622c-1.04 1.04-2.115 1.507-3.166 1.608.168-.14.332-.29.492-.45 2.885-2.886 3.456-5.982 1.69-9.211l-1.101-1.937-.955-2.02c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.245-1.556a.836.836 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.66.28.879.605l2.856 5.023c1.179 1.962 1.379 5.119-1.6 8.098m-13.29-.528l-5.02-5.02a1 1 0 01.707-1.701c.255 0 .512.098.707.292l2.607 2.607a.442.442 0 00.624-.624L4.11 14.04l-1.75-1.75a.998.998 0 111.41-1.413l4.154 4.156a.44.44 0 00.624 0 .44.44 0 000-.624l-4.152-4.153-1.172-1.171a.998.998 0 010-1.41 1.018 1.018 0 011.41 0l1.172 1.17 4.153 4.152a.437.437 0 00.624 0 .442.442 0 000-.624L6.43 8.222a.988.988 0 01-.291-.705.99.99 0 01.29-.706 1 1 0 011.412 0l6.992 6.993a.443.443 0 00.71-.501l-1.35-2.856c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.246-1.557a.85.85 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.659.28.879.606L18.628 14c1.573 2.876 1.067 5.545-1.544 8.156-1.396 1.397-3.144 1.966-5.063 1.652-1.713-.286-3.463-1.248-4.928-2.714zM10.99 5.976l2.562 2.562c-.497.607-.563 1.414-.155 2.284l.265.562-4.257-4.257a.98.98 0 01-.117-.445c0-.267.104-.517.292-.706a1.023 1.023 0 011.41 0zm8.887 2.06c-.375-.557-.902-.916-1.486-1.011a1.738 1.738 0 00-1.342.332c-.376.29-.61.656-.712 1.065a2.1 2.1 0 00-1.095-.562 1.776 1.776 0 00-.992.128l-2.636-2.636a1.883 1.883 0 00-2.658 0 1.862 1.862 0 00-.478.847 1.886 1.886 0 00-2.671-.012 1.867 1.867 0 00-.503.909c-.754-.754-1.992-.754-2.703-.044a1.881 1.881 0 000 2.658c-.288.12-.605.288-.864.547a1.884 1.884 0 000 2.659l.624.622a1.879 1.879 0 00-.91 3.16l5.019 5.02c1.595 1.594 3.515 2.645 5.408 2.959a7.16 7.16 0 001.173.098c1.026 0 1.997-.24 2.892-.7.279.04.555.065.828.065 1.53 0 2.969-.628 4.236-1.894 3.338-3.338 3.083-6.928 1.738-9.166l-2.868-5.043z"/></g></svg></span></span><span class="button-activeState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clapFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.738 0l.762 2.966L13.262 0z"/><path d="M16.634 1.224l-1.432-.47-.408 3.022z"/><path d="M9.79.754l-1.431.47 1.84 2.552z"/><path d="M22.472 13.307l-3.023-5.32c-.287-.426-.689-.705-1.123-.776a1.16 1.16 0 00-.911.221c-.297.231-.474.515-.535.84.017.022.036.04.053.063l2.843 5.001c1.95 3.564 1.328 6.973-1.843 10.144a8.46 8.46 0 01-.549.501c1.205-.156 2.328-.737 3.351-1.76 3.268-3.268 3.041-6.749 1.737-8.914"/><path d="M12.58 9.887c-.156-.83.096-1.569.692-2.142L10.78 5.252c-.5-.504-1.378-.504-1.879 0-.178.18-.273.4-.329.63l4.008 4.005z"/><path d="M15.812 9.04c-.218-.323-.539-.55-.88-.606a.814.814 0 00-.644.153c-.176.137-.713.553-.24 1.566l1.43 3.025a.539.539 0 11-.868.612L7.2 6.378a.986.986 0 10-1.395 1.395l4.401 4.403a.538.538 0 11-.762.762L5.046 8.54 3.802 7.295a.99.99 0 00-1.396 0 .981.981 0 000 1.394L3.647 9.93l4.402 4.403a.537.537 0 010 .761.535.535 0 01-.762 0L2.89 10.696a.992.992 0 00-1.399-.003.983.983 0 000 1.395l1.855 1.854 2.763 2.765a.538.538 0 01-.76.761l-2.765-2.764a.982.982 0 00-1.395 0 .989.989 0 000 1.395l5.32 5.32c3.371 3.372 6.64 4.977 10.49 1.126C19.74 19.8 20.271 17 18.62 13.982L15.812 9.04z"/></g></svg></span></span></button></div><span class="u-relative u-background js-actionMultirecommendCount u-marginLeft5"><button class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal js-multirecommendCountButton u-disablePointerEvents" data-action="show-recommends" data-action-value="da915e50359d">120</button></span></div></div><div class="buttonSet u-floatRight"><button class="button button--dark button--chromeless is-touchIconFadeInPulse u-baseColor--buttonDark button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon button--bookmark js-bookmarkButton" data-action="add-to-bookmarks" data-action-value="da915e50359d"><span class="js-remove-from-bookmarks u-hide"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><path d="M19 6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H8c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14.66h.012c.01.103.045.204.12.285a.5.5 0 00.706.03L12.5 16.85l5.662 4.126c.205.183.52.17.708-.03a.5.5 0 00.118-.285H19V6z"/></svg></span></span><span class="js-add-to-bookmarks"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkAdd svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" fill="none" ><path d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 011 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 010 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 11-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 010-1H18V2.5z" fill="#292929"/><path d="M7 7a1 1 0 011-1h3.5a.5.5 0 000-1H8a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a.5.5 0 00.805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0019 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 00-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 00-.61 0L7 19.985V7z" fill="#292929"/></svg></span></span></button></div></div></div></div></div><div class="streamItem streamItem--postPreview js-streamItem"><div class="cardChromeless u-marginTop20 u-paddingTop10 u-paddingBottom15 u-paddingLeft20 u-paddingRight20"><div class="postArticle postArticle--short js-postArticle js-trackPostPresentation js-trackPostScrolls" data-post-id="ad2278598203" data-source="---------4-----------------------"><div class="u-clearfix u-marginBottom15 u-paddingTop5"><div class="postMetaInline u-floatLeft u-sm-maxWidthFullWidth"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@kevinfengcs88" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="952aa1b4a284" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="952aa1b4a284" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*o0h0JV3DB9eoT7ctsRr4kA.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Kevin Feng"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@kevinfengcs88?source=---------4-----------------------" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-source="---------4-----------------------" data-action-value="952aa1b4a284" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="952aa1b4a284" dir="auto">Kevin Feng</a> in <a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination?source=---------4-----------------------" data-action="show-collection-card" data-action-source="---------4-----------------------" data-action-value="illumination" data-action-type="hover">ILLUMINATION</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><a class="link link--darken" href="https://medium.com/illumination/this-man-held-a-yard-sale-to-save-his-empire-heres-why-ad2278598203?source=---------4-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/this-man-held-a-yard-sale-to-save-his-empire-heres-why-ad2278598203?source=---------4-----------------------" data-action-source="preview-listing" ><time datetime="2024-11-22T21:47:06.123Z">Nov 22</time></a><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="4 min read"></span><span class="u-paddingLeft4"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--star svgIcon--15px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="15" height="15" ><path d="M7.438 2.324c.034-.099.09-.099.123 0l1.2 3.53a.29.29 0 00.26.19h3.884c.11 0 .127.049.038.111L9.8 8.327a.271.271 0 00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><a class="" href="https://medium.com/illumination/this-man-held-a-yard-sale-to-save-his-empire-heres-why-ad2278598203?source=---------4-----------------------" data-action-source="---------4-----------------------"><div class="postArticle-content js-postField"><section class="section section--body section--first section--last"><div class="section-divider"><hr class="section-divider"></div><div class="section-content"><div class="section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn"><figure name="previewImage" id="previewImage" class="graf graf--figure graf--layoutCroppedHeightPreview graf--leading"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill" style="padding-bottom: 30%;"></div><img class="graf-image" data-image-id="0*w2-eX2z8tfE-sml7" data-width="1792" data-height="1024" data-is-featured="true" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/t/1600/480/0*w2-eX2z8tfE-sml7"></div></figure><h3 name="b794" id="b794" class="graf graf--h3 graf-after--figure graf--title">This Man Held a Yard Sale to Save His Empire. Here’s Why</h3><h4 name="ac35" id="ac35" class="graf graf--h4 graf-after--h3 graf--trailing graf--subtitle">Putting others first defines true character</h4></div></div></section></div></a></div><div class="postArticle-readMore"><a class="button button--smaller button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/this-man-held-a-yard-sale-to-save-his-empire-heres-why-ad2278598203?source=---------4-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-source="---------4-----------------------" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/this-man-held-a-yard-sale-to-save-his-empire-heres-why-ad2278598203?source=---------4-----------------------" data-post-id="ad2278598203">Read more…</a></div><div class="u-clearfix u-paddingTop10"><div class="u-floatLeft"><div class="multirecommend js-actionMultirecommend u-flexCenter" data-post-id="ad2278598203" data-is-flush-left="true" data-source="listing-----ad2278598203---------------------clap_preview"><div class="u-relative u-foreground"><button class="button button--primary button--chromeless u-accentColor--buttonNormal button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon clapButton js-actionMultirecommendButton clapButton--darker" data-action="sign-up-prompt" data-sign-in-action="multivote" data-requires-token="true" data-redirect="https://medium.com/_/vote/p/ad2278598203" data-action-source="listing-----ad2278598203---------------------clap_preview" aria-label="Clap"><span class="button-defaultState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clap svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.739 0l.761 2.966L13.261 0z"/><path d="M14.815 3.776l1.84-2.551-1.43-.471z"/><path d="M8.378 1.224l1.84 2.551L9.81.753z"/><path d="M20.382 21.622c-1.04 1.04-2.115 1.507-3.166 1.608.168-.14.332-.29.492-.45 2.885-2.886 3.456-5.982 1.69-9.211l-1.101-1.937-.955-2.02c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.245-1.556a.836.836 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.66.28.879.605l2.856 5.023c1.179 1.962 1.379 5.119-1.6 8.098m-13.29-.528l-5.02-5.02a1 1 0 01.707-1.701c.255 0 .512.098.707.292l2.607 2.607a.442.442 0 00.624-.624L4.11 14.04l-1.75-1.75a.998.998 0 111.41-1.413l4.154 4.156a.44.44 0 00.624 0 .44.44 0 000-.624l-4.152-4.153-1.172-1.171a.998.998 0 010-1.41 1.018 1.018 0 011.41 0l1.172 1.17 4.153 4.152a.437.437 0 00.624 0 .442.442 0 000-.624L6.43 8.222a.988.988 0 01-.291-.705.99.99 0 01.29-.706 1 1 0 011.412 0l6.992 6.993a.443.443 0 00.71-.501l-1.35-2.856c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.246-1.557a.85.85 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.659.28.879.606L18.628 14c1.573 2.876 1.067 5.545-1.544 8.156-1.396 1.397-3.144 1.966-5.063 1.652-1.713-.286-3.463-1.248-4.928-2.714zM10.99 5.976l2.562 2.562c-.497.607-.563 1.414-.155 2.284l.265.562-4.257-4.257a.98.98 0 01-.117-.445c0-.267.104-.517.292-.706a1.023 1.023 0 011.41 0zm8.887 2.06c-.375-.557-.902-.916-1.486-1.011a1.738 1.738 0 00-1.342.332c-.376.29-.61.656-.712 1.065a2.1 2.1 0 00-1.095-.562 1.776 1.776 0 00-.992.128l-2.636-2.636a1.883 1.883 0 00-2.658 0 1.862 1.862 0 00-.478.847 1.886 1.886 0 00-2.671-.012 1.867 1.867 0 00-.503.909c-.754-.754-1.992-.754-2.703-.044a1.881 1.881 0 000 2.658c-.288.12-.605.288-.864.547a1.884 1.884 0 000 2.659l.624.622a1.879 1.879 0 00-.91 3.16l5.019 5.02c1.595 1.594 3.515 2.645 5.408 2.959a7.16 7.16 0 001.173.098c1.026 0 1.997-.24 2.892-.7.279.04.555.065.828.065 1.53 0 2.969-.628 4.236-1.894 3.338-3.338 3.083-6.928 1.738-9.166l-2.868-5.043z"/></g></svg></span></span><span class="button-activeState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clapFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.738 0l.762 2.966L13.262 0z"/><path d="M16.634 1.224l-1.432-.47-.408 3.022z"/><path d="M9.79.754l-1.431.47 1.84 2.552z"/><path d="M22.472 13.307l-3.023-5.32c-.287-.426-.689-.705-1.123-.776a1.16 1.16 0 00-.911.221c-.297.231-.474.515-.535.84.017.022.036.04.053.063l2.843 5.001c1.95 3.564 1.328 6.973-1.843 10.144a8.46 8.46 0 01-.549.501c1.205-.156 2.328-.737 3.351-1.76 3.268-3.268 3.041-6.749 1.737-8.914"/><path d="M12.58 9.887c-.156-.83.096-1.569.692-2.142L10.78 5.252c-.5-.504-1.378-.504-1.879 0-.178.18-.273.4-.329.63l4.008 4.005z"/><path d="M15.812 9.04c-.218-.323-.539-.55-.88-.606a.814.814 0 00-.644.153c-.176.137-.713.553-.24 1.566l1.43 3.025a.539.539 0 11-.868.612L7.2 6.378a.986.986 0 10-1.395 1.395l4.401 4.403a.538.538 0 11-.762.762L5.046 8.54 3.802 7.295a.99.99 0 00-1.396 0 .981.981 0 000 1.394L3.647 9.93l4.402 4.403a.537.537 0 010 .761.535.535 0 01-.762 0L2.89 10.696a.992.992 0 00-1.399-.003.983.983 0 000 1.395l1.855 1.854 2.763 2.765a.538.538 0 01-.76.761l-2.765-2.764a.982.982 0 00-1.395 0 .989.989 0 000 1.395l5.32 5.32c3.371 3.372 6.64 4.977 10.49 1.126C19.74 19.8 20.271 17 18.62 13.982L15.812 9.04z"/></g></svg></span></span></button></div><span class="u-relative u-background js-actionMultirecommendCount u-marginLeft5"><button class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal js-multirecommendCountButton u-disablePointerEvents" data-action="show-recommends" data-action-value="ad2278598203">41</button></span></div></div><div class="buttonSet u-floatRight"><button class="button button--dark button--chromeless is-touchIconFadeInPulse u-baseColor--buttonDark button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon button--bookmark js-bookmarkButton" data-action="add-to-bookmarks" data-action-value="ad2278598203"><span class="js-remove-from-bookmarks u-hide"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><path d="M19 6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H8c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14.66h.012c.01.103.045.204.12.285a.5.5 0 00.706.03L12.5 16.85l5.662 4.126c.205.183.52.17.708-.03a.5.5 0 00.118-.285H19V6z"/></svg></span></span><span class="js-add-to-bookmarks"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkAdd svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" fill="none" ><path d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 011 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 010 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 11-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 010-1H18V2.5z" fill="#292929"/><path d="M7 7a1 1 0 011-1h3.5a.5.5 0 000-1H8a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a.5.5 0 00.805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0019 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 00-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 00-.61 0L7 19.985V7z" fill="#292929"/></svg></span></span></button></div></div></div></div></div><div class="streamItem streamItem--postPreview js-streamItem"><div class="cardChromeless u-marginTop20 u-paddingTop10 u-paddingBottom15 u-paddingLeft20 u-paddingRight20"><div class="postArticle postArticle--short js-postArticle js-trackPostPresentation js-trackPostScrolls" data-post-id="dbc97e94cace" data-source="---------5-----------------------"><div class="u-clearfix u-marginBottom15 u-paddingTop5"><div class="postMetaInline u-floatLeft u-sm-maxWidthFullWidth"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@1073nikhil" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="22a960247b0" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="22a960247b0" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*Ek9rbYqPFudeWz_ZssiXOQ.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Nikhil"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@1073nikhil?source=---------5-----------------------" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-source="---------5-----------------------" data-action-value="22a960247b0" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="22a960247b0" dir="auto">Nikhil</a> in <a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination?source=---------5-----------------------" data-action="show-collection-card" data-action-source="---------5-----------------------" data-action-value="illumination" data-action-type="hover">ILLUMINATION</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><a class="link link--darken" href="https://medium.com/illumination/who-are-you-when-nobody-is-watching-dbc97e94cace?source=---------5-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/who-are-you-when-nobody-is-watching-dbc97e94cace?source=---------5-----------------------" data-action-source="preview-listing" ><time datetime="2024-11-22T10:53:23.173Z">Nov 22</time></a><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="2 min read"></span><span class="u-paddingLeft4"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--star svgIcon--15px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="15" height="15" ><path d="M7.438 2.324c.034-.099.09-.099.123 0l1.2 3.53a.29.29 0 00.26.19h3.884c.11 0 .127.049.038.111L9.8 8.327a.271.271 0 00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><a class="" href="https://medium.com/illumination/who-are-you-when-nobody-is-watching-dbc97e94cace?source=---------5-----------------------" data-action-source="---------5-----------------------"><div class="postArticle-content js-postField"><section class="section section--body section--first section--last"><div class="section-divider"><hr class="section-divider"></div><div class="section-content"><div class="section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn"><figure name="previewImage" id="previewImage" class="graf graf--figure graf--layoutCroppedHeightPreview graf--leading"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill" style="padding-bottom: 30%;"></div><img class="graf-image" data-image-id="0*NwJooNKBurGpWgO1" data-width="6000" data-height="4800" data-unsplash-photo-id="f7hOaaAs8oE" data-is-featured="true" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/t/1600/480/0*NwJooNKBurGpWgO1"></div></figure><h3 name="527e" id="527e" class="graf graf--h3 graf-after--figure graf--title">Who Are You When Nobody Is Watching?</h3><p name="e8f1" id="e8f1" class="graf graf--p graf-after--h3 graf--trailing">I still remember sitting there with my chin on my hand as our English teacher asked us to give…</p></div></div></section></div></a></div><div class="postArticle-readMore"><a class="button button--smaller button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/who-are-you-when-nobody-is-watching-dbc97e94cace?source=---------5-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-source="---------5-----------------------" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/who-are-you-when-nobody-is-watching-dbc97e94cace?source=---------5-----------------------" data-post-id="dbc97e94cace">Read more…</a></div><div class="u-clearfix u-paddingTop10"><div class="u-floatLeft"><div class="multirecommend js-actionMultirecommend u-flexCenter" data-post-id="dbc97e94cace" data-is-flush-left="true" data-source="listing-----dbc97e94cace---------------------clap_preview"><div class="u-relative u-foreground"><button class="button button--primary button--chromeless u-accentColor--buttonNormal button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon clapButton js-actionMultirecommendButton clapButton--darker" data-action="sign-up-prompt" data-sign-in-action="multivote" data-requires-token="true" data-redirect="https://medium.com/_/vote/p/dbc97e94cace" data-action-source="listing-----dbc97e94cace---------------------clap_preview" aria-label="Clap"><span class="button-defaultState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clap svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.739 0l.761 2.966L13.261 0z"/><path d="M14.815 3.776l1.84-2.551-1.43-.471z"/><path d="M8.378 1.224l1.84 2.551L9.81.753z"/><path d="M20.382 21.622c-1.04 1.04-2.115 1.507-3.166 1.608.168-.14.332-.29.492-.45 2.885-2.886 3.456-5.982 1.69-9.211l-1.101-1.937-.955-2.02c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.245-1.556a.836.836 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.66.28.879.605l2.856 5.023c1.179 1.962 1.379 5.119-1.6 8.098m-13.29-.528l-5.02-5.02a1 1 0 01.707-1.701c.255 0 .512.098.707.292l2.607 2.607a.442.442 0 00.624-.624L4.11 14.04l-1.75-1.75a.998.998 0 111.41-1.413l4.154 4.156a.44.44 0 00.624 0 .44.44 0 000-.624l-4.152-4.153-1.172-1.171a.998.998 0 010-1.41 1.018 1.018 0 011.41 0l1.172 1.17 4.153 4.152a.437.437 0 00.624 0 .442.442 0 000-.624L6.43 8.222a.988.988 0 01-.291-.705.99.99 0 01.29-.706 1 1 0 011.412 0l6.992 6.993a.443.443 0 00.71-.501l-1.35-2.856c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.246-1.557a.85.85 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.659.28.879.606L18.628 14c1.573 2.876 1.067 5.545-1.544 8.156-1.396 1.397-3.144 1.966-5.063 1.652-1.713-.286-3.463-1.248-4.928-2.714zM10.99 5.976l2.562 2.562c-.497.607-.563 1.414-.155 2.284l.265.562-4.257-4.257a.98.98 0 01-.117-.445c0-.267.104-.517.292-.706a1.023 1.023 0 011.41 0zm8.887 2.06c-.375-.557-.902-.916-1.486-1.011a1.738 1.738 0 00-1.342.332c-.376.29-.61.656-.712 1.065a2.1 2.1 0 00-1.095-.562 1.776 1.776 0 00-.992.128l-2.636-2.636a1.883 1.883 0 00-2.658 0 1.862 1.862 0 00-.478.847 1.886 1.886 0 00-2.671-.012 1.867 1.867 0 00-.503.909c-.754-.754-1.992-.754-2.703-.044a1.881 1.881 0 000 2.658c-.288.12-.605.288-.864.547a1.884 1.884 0 000 2.659l.624.622a1.879 1.879 0 00-.91 3.16l5.019 5.02c1.595 1.594 3.515 2.645 5.408 2.959a7.16 7.16 0 001.173.098c1.026 0 1.997-.24 2.892-.7.279.04.555.065.828.065 1.53 0 2.969-.628 4.236-1.894 3.338-3.338 3.083-6.928 1.738-9.166l-2.868-5.043z"/></g></svg></span></span><span class="button-activeState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clapFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.738 0l.762 2.966L13.262 0z"/><path d="M16.634 1.224l-1.432-.47-.408 3.022z"/><path d="M9.79.754l-1.431.47 1.84 2.552z"/><path d="M22.472 13.307l-3.023-5.32c-.287-.426-.689-.705-1.123-.776a1.16 1.16 0 00-.911.221c-.297.231-.474.515-.535.84.017.022.036.04.053.063l2.843 5.001c1.95 3.564 1.328 6.973-1.843 10.144a8.46 8.46 0 01-.549.501c1.205-.156 2.328-.737 3.351-1.76 3.268-3.268 3.041-6.749 1.737-8.914"/><path d="M12.58 9.887c-.156-.83.096-1.569.692-2.142L10.78 5.252c-.5-.504-1.378-.504-1.879 0-.178.18-.273.4-.329.63l4.008 4.005z"/><path d="M15.812 9.04c-.218-.323-.539-.55-.88-.606a.814.814 0 00-.644.153c-.176.137-.713.553-.24 1.566l1.43 3.025a.539.539 0 11-.868.612L7.2 6.378a.986.986 0 10-1.395 1.395l4.401 4.403a.538.538 0 11-.762.762L5.046 8.54 3.802 7.295a.99.99 0 00-1.396 0 .981.981 0 000 1.394L3.647 9.93l4.402 4.403a.537.537 0 010 .761.535.535 0 01-.762 0L2.89 10.696a.992.992 0 00-1.399-.003.983.983 0 000 1.395l1.855 1.854 2.763 2.765a.538.538 0 01-.76.761l-2.765-2.764a.982.982 0 00-1.395 0 .989.989 0 000 1.395l5.32 5.32c3.371 3.372 6.64 4.977 10.49 1.126C19.74 19.8 20.271 17 18.62 13.982L15.812 9.04z"/></g></svg></span></span></button></div><span class="u-relative u-background js-actionMultirecommendCount u-marginLeft5"><button class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal js-multirecommendCountButton u-disablePointerEvents" data-action="show-recommends" data-action-value="dbc97e94cace">310</button></span></div></div><div class="buttonSet u-floatRight"><a class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/who-are-you-when-nobody-is-watching-dbc97e94cace?source=---------5-----------------------#--responses" data-action-source="---------5-----------------------">4 responses</a><button class="button button--dark button--chromeless is-touchIconFadeInPulse u-baseColor--buttonDark button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon button--bookmark js-bookmarkButton" data-action="add-to-bookmarks" data-action-value="dbc97e94cace"><span class="js-remove-from-bookmarks u-hide"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><path d="M19 6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H8c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14.66h.012c.01.103.045.204.12.285a.5.5 0 00.706.03L12.5 16.85l5.662 4.126c.205.183.52.17.708-.03a.5.5 0 00.118-.285H19V6z"/></svg></span></span><span class="js-add-to-bookmarks"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkAdd svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" fill="none" ><path d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 011 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 010 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 11-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 010-1H18V2.5z" fill="#292929"/><path d="M7 7a1 1 0 011-1h3.5a.5.5 0 000-1H8a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a.5.5 0 00.805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0019 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 00-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 00-.61 0L7 19.985V7z" fill="#292929"/></svg></span></span></button></div></div></div></div></div><div class="streamItem streamItem--postPreview js-streamItem"><div class="cardChromeless u-marginTop20 u-paddingTop10 u-paddingBottom15 u-paddingLeft20 u-paddingRight20"><div class="postArticle postArticle--short js-postArticle js-trackPostPresentation js-trackPostScrolls" data-post-id="c7a32247c29d" data-source="---------6-----------------------"><div class="u-clearfix u-marginBottom15 u-paddingTop5"><div class="postMetaInline u-floatLeft u-sm-maxWidthFullWidth"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@Kirtan27" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="fb4814bfa23e" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="fb4814bfa23e" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*BjLgB8o-6IdzSd35oUNoFQ.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Kirtañ"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@Kirtan27?source=---------6-----------------------" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-source="---------6-----------------------" data-action-value="fb4814bfa23e" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="fb4814bfa23e" dir="auto">Kirtañ</a> in <a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination?source=---------6-----------------------" data-action="show-collection-card" data-action-source="---------6-----------------------" data-action-value="illumination" data-action-type="hover">ILLUMINATION</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><a class="link link--darken" href="https://medium.com/illumination/i-dont-get-what-i-wanted-where-this-thought-comes-from-and-how-to-deal-with-it-c7a32247c29d?source=---------6-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/i-dont-get-what-i-wanted-where-this-thought-comes-from-and-how-to-deal-with-it-c7a32247c29d?source=---------6-----------------------" data-action-source="preview-listing" ><time datetime="2024-11-22T08:18:36.214Z">Nov 22</time></a><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="6 min read"></span><span class="u-paddingLeft4"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--star svgIcon--15px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="15" height="15" ><path d="M7.438 2.324c.034-.099.09-.099.123 0l1.2 3.53a.29.29 0 00.26.19h3.884c.11 0 .127.049.038.111L9.8 8.327a.271.271 0 00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><a class="" href="https://medium.com/illumination/i-dont-get-what-i-wanted-where-this-thought-comes-from-and-how-to-deal-with-it-c7a32247c29d?source=---------6-----------------------" data-action-source="---------6-----------------------"><div class="postArticle-content js-postField"><section class="section section--body section--first section--last"><div class="section-divider"><hr class="section-divider"></div><div class="section-content"><div class="section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn"><figure name="previewImage" id="previewImage" class="graf graf--figure graf--layoutCroppedHeightPreview graf--leading"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill" style="padding-bottom: 30%;"></div><img class="graf-image" data-image-id="1*m_CUiUgTjiXTvZtUcUYiug.jpeg" data-width="295" data-height="320" data-is-featured="true" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/t/1600/480/1*m_CUiUgTjiXTvZtUcUYiug.jpeg"></div></figure><h3 name="ad70" id="ad70" class="graf graf--h3 graf-after--figure graf--title">I Don’t Get What I Wanted: Where This Thought Comes From and How To Deal With It.</h3><h4 name="0a73" id="0a73" class="graf graf--h4 graf-after--h3 graf--trailing graf--subtitle">If You’re Tired of…</h4></div></div></section></div></a></div><div class="postArticle-readMore"><a class="button button--smaller button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/i-dont-get-what-i-wanted-where-this-thought-comes-from-and-how-to-deal-with-it-c7a32247c29d?source=---------6-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-source="---------6-----------------------" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/i-dont-get-what-i-wanted-where-this-thought-comes-from-and-how-to-deal-with-it-c7a32247c29d?source=---------6-----------------------" data-post-id="c7a32247c29d">Read more…</a></div><div class="u-clearfix u-paddingTop10"><div class="u-floatLeft"><div class="multirecommend js-actionMultirecommend u-flexCenter" data-post-id="c7a32247c29d" data-is-flush-left="true" data-source="listing-----c7a32247c29d---------------------clap_preview"><div class="u-relative u-foreground"><button class="button button--primary button--chromeless u-accentColor--buttonNormal button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon clapButton js-actionMultirecommendButton clapButton--darker" data-action="sign-up-prompt" data-sign-in-action="multivote" data-requires-token="true" data-redirect="https://medium.com/_/vote/p/c7a32247c29d" data-action-source="listing-----c7a32247c29d---------------------clap_preview" aria-label="Clap"><span class="button-defaultState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clap svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.739 0l.761 2.966L13.261 0z"/><path d="M14.815 3.776l1.84-2.551-1.43-.471z"/><path d="M8.378 1.224l1.84 2.551L9.81.753z"/><path d="M20.382 21.622c-1.04 1.04-2.115 1.507-3.166 1.608.168-.14.332-.29.492-.45 2.885-2.886 3.456-5.982 1.69-9.211l-1.101-1.937-.955-2.02c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.245-1.556a.836.836 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.66.28.879.605l2.856 5.023c1.179 1.962 1.379 5.119-1.6 8.098m-13.29-.528l-5.02-5.02a1 1 0 01.707-1.701c.255 0 .512.098.707.292l2.607 2.607a.442.442 0 00.624-.624L4.11 14.04l-1.75-1.75a.998.998 0 111.41-1.413l4.154 4.156a.44.44 0 00.624 0 .44.44 0 000-.624l-4.152-4.153-1.172-1.171a.998.998 0 010-1.41 1.018 1.018 0 011.41 0l1.172 1.17 4.153 4.152a.437.437 0 00.624 0 .442.442 0 000-.624L6.43 8.222a.988.988 0 01-.291-.705.99.99 0 01.29-.706 1 1 0 011.412 0l6.992 6.993a.443.443 0 00.71-.501l-1.35-2.856c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.246-1.557a.85.85 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.659.28.879.606L18.628 14c1.573 2.876 1.067 5.545-1.544 8.156-1.396 1.397-3.144 1.966-5.063 1.652-1.713-.286-3.463-1.248-4.928-2.714zM10.99 5.976l2.562 2.562c-.497.607-.563 1.414-.155 2.284l.265.562-4.257-4.257a.98.98 0 01-.117-.445c0-.267.104-.517.292-.706a1.023 1.023 0 011.41 0zm8.887 2.06c-.375-.557-.902-.916-1.486-1.011a1.738 1.738 0 00-1.342.332c-.376.29-.61.656-.712 1.065a2.1 2.1 0 00-1.095-.562 1.776 1.776 0 00-.992.128l-2.636-2.636a1.883 1.883 0 00-2.658 0 1.862 1.862 0 00-.478.847 1.886 1.886 0 00-2.671-.012 1.867 1.867 0 00-.503.909c-.754-.754-1.992-.754-2.703-.044a1.881 1.881 0 000 2.658c-.288.12-.605.288-.864.547a1.884 1.884 0 000 2.659l.624.622a1.879 1.879 0 00-.91 3.16l5.019 5.02c1.595 1.594 3.515 2.645 5.408 2.959a7.16 7.16 0 001.173.098c1.026 0 1.997-.24 2.892-.7.279.04.555.065.828.065 1.53 0 2.969-.628 4.236-1.894 3.338-3.338 3.083-6.928 1.738-9.166l-2.868-5.043z"/></g></svg></span></span><span class="button-activeState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clapFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.738 0l.762 2.966L13.262 0z"/><path d="M16.634 1.224l-1.432-.47-.408 3.022z"/><path d="M9.79.754l-1.431.47 1.84 2.552z"/><path d="M22.472 13.307l-3.023-5.32c-.287-.426-.689-.705-1.123-.776a1.16 1.16 0 00-.911.221c-.297.231-.474.515-.535.84.017.022.036.04.053.063l2.843 5.001c1.95 3.564 1.328 6.973-1.843 10.144a8.46 8.46 0 01-.549.501c1.205-.156 2.328-.737 3.351-1.76 3.268-3.268 3.041-6.749 1.737-8.914"/><path d="M12.58 9.887c-.156-.83.096-1.569.692-2.142L10.78 5.252c-.5-.504-1.378-.504-1.879 0-.178.18-.273.4-.329.63l4.008 4.005z"/><path d="M15.812 9.04c-.218-.323-.539-.55-.88-.606a.814.814 0 00-.644.153c-.176.137-.713.553-.24 1.566l1.43 3.025a.539.539 0 11-.868.612L7.2 6.378a.986.986 0 10-1.395 1.395l4.401 4.403a.538.538 0 11-.762.762L5.046 8.54 3.802 7.295a.99.99 0 00-1.396 0 .981.981 0 000 1.394L3.647 9.93l4.402 4.403a.537.537 0 010 .761.535.535 0 01-.762 0L2.89 10.696a.992.992 0 00-1.399-.003.983.983 0 000 1.395l1.855 1.854 2.763 2.765a.538.538 0 01-.76.761l-2.765-2.764a.982.982 0 00-1.395 0 .989.989 0 000 1.395l5.32 5.32c3.371 3.372 6.64 4.977 10.49 1.126C19.74 19.8 20.271 17 18.62 13.982L15.812 9.04z"/></g></svg></span></span></button></div><span class="u-relative u-background js-actionMultirecommendCount u-marginLeft5"><button class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal js-multirecommendCountButton u-disablePointerEvents" data-action="show-recommends" data-action-value="c7a32247c29d">60</button></span></div></div><div class="buttonSet u-floatRight"><button class="button button--dark button--chromeless is-touchIconFadeInPulse u-baseColor--buttonDark button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon button--bookmark js-bookmarkButton" data-action="add-to-bookmarks" data-action-value="c7a32247c29d"><span class="js-remove-from-bookmarks u-hide"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><path d="M19 6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H8c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14.66h.012c.01.103.045.204.12.285a.5.5 0 00.706.03L12.5 16.85l5.662 4.126c.205.183.52.17.708-.03a.5.5 0 00.118-.285H19V6z"/></svg></span></span><span class="js-add-to-bookmarks"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkAdd svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" fill="none" ><path d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 011 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 010 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 11-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 010-1H18V2.5z" fill="#292929"/><path d="M7 7a1 1 0 011-1h3.5a.5.5 0 000-1H8a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a.5.5 0 00.805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0019 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 00-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 00-.61 0L7 19.985V7z" fill="#292929"/></svg></span></span></button></div></div></div></div></div><div class="streamItem streamItem--postPreview js-streamItem"><div class="cardChromeless u-marginTop20 u-paddingTop10 u-paddingBottom15 u-paddingLeft20 u-paddingRight20"><div class="postArticle postArticle--short js-postArticle js-trackPostPresentation js-trackPostScrolls" data-post-id="3bae25395081" data-source="---------7-----------------------"><div class="u-clearfix u-marginBottom15 u-paddingTop5"><div class="postMetaInline u-floatLeft u-sm-maxWidthFullWidth"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@jattj2515" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="f06db9b3c54e" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="f06db9b3c54e" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*3IiYL86Q-w_rgUx2NC5idQ.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of MindSparkle"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@jattj2515?source=---------7-----------------------" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-source="---------7-----------------------" data-action-value="f06db9b3c54e" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="f06db9b3c54e" dir="auto">MindSparkle</a> in <a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination?source=---------7-----------------------" data-action="show-collection-card" data-action-source="---------7-----------------------" data-action-value="illumination" data-action-type="hover">ILLUMINATION</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><a class="link link--darken" href="https://medium.com/illumination/illumination-finding-light-in-the-shadows-3bae25395081?source=---------7-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/illumination-finding-light-in-the-shadows-3bae25395081?source=---------7-----------------------" data-action-source="preview-listing" ><time datetime="2024-11-22T05:46:04.640Z">Nov 21</time></a><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="4 min read"></span><span class="u-paddingLeft4"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--star svgIcon--15px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="15" height="15" ><path d="M7.438 2.324c.034-.099.09-.099.123 0l1.2 3.53a.29.29 0 00.26.19h3.884c.11 0 .127.049.038.111L9.8 8.327a.271.271 0 00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><a class="" href="https://medium.com/illumination/illumination-finding-light-in-the-shadows-3bae25395081?source=---------7-----------------------" data-action-source="---------7-----------------------"><div class="postArticle-content js-postField"><section class="section section--body section--first section--last"><div class="section-divider"><hr class="section-divider"></div><div class="section-content"><div class="section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn"><figure name="previewImage" id="previewImage" class="graf graf--figure graf--layoutCroppedHeightPreview graf--leading"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill" style="padding-bottom: 30%;"></div><img class="graf-image" data-image-id="0*zifUwa9ug6MADzS0" data-width="2756" data-height="4134" data-unsplash-photo-id="_kdTyfnUFAc" data-is-featured="true" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/t/1600/480/0*zifUwa9ug6MADzS0"></div></figure><h3 name="1e3b" id="1e3b" class="graf graf--h3 graf-after--figure graf--title">Illumination: Finding Light in the Shadows</h3><p name="d58a" id="d58a" class="graf graf--p graf-after--h3 graf--trailing">Life often feels like a journey through alternating phases of light and shadow. There…</p></div></div></section></div></a></div><div class="postArticle-readMore"><a class="button button--smaller button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/illumination-finding-light-in-the-shadows-3bae25395081?source=---------7-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-source="---------7-----------------------" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/illumination-finding-light-in-the-shadows-3bae25395081?source=---------7-----------------------" data-post-id="3bae25395081">Read more…</a></div><div class="u-clearfix u-paddingTop10"><div class="u-floatLeft"><div class="multirecommend js-actionMultirecommend u-flexCenter" data-post-id="3bae25395081" data-is-flush-left="true" data-source="listing-----3bae25395081---------------------clap_preview"><div class="u-relative u-foreground"><button class="button button--primary button--chromeless u-accentColor--buttonNormal button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon clapButton js-actionMultirecommendButton clapButton--darker" data-action="sign-up-prompt" data-sign-in-action="multivote" data-requires-token="true" data-redirect="https://medium.com/_/vote/p/3bae25395081" data-action-source="listing-----3bae25395081---------------------clap_preview" aria-label="Clap"><span class="button-defaultState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clap svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.739 0l.761 2.966L13.261 0z"/><path d="M14.815 3.776l1.84-2.551-1.43-.471z"/><path d="M8.378 1.224l1.84 2.551L9.81.753z"/><path d="M20.382 21.622c-1.04 1.04-2.115 1.507-3.166 1.608.168-.14.332-.29.492-.45 2.885-2.886 3.456-5.982 1.69-9.211l-1.101-1.937-.955-2.02c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.245-1.556a.836.836 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.66.28.879.605l2.856 5.023c1.179 1.962 1.379 5.119-1.6 8.098m-13.29-.528l-5.02-5.02a1 1 0 01.707-1.701c.255 0 .512.098.707.292l2.607 2.607a.442.442 0 00.624-.624L4.11 14.04l-1.75-1.75a.998.998 0 111.41-1.413l4.154 4.156a.44.44 0 00.624 0 .44.44 0 000-.624l-4.152-4.153-1.172-1.171a.998.998 0 010-1.41 1.018 1.018 0 011.41 0l1.172 1.17 4.153 4.152a.437.437 0 00.624 0 .442.442 0 000-.624L6.43 8.222a.988.988 0 01-.291-.705.99.99 0 01.29-.706 1 1 0 011.412 0l6.992 6.993a.443.443 0 00.71-.501l-1.35-2.856c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.246-1.557a.85.85 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.659.28.879.606L18.628 14c1.573 2.876 1.067 5.545-1.544 8.156-1.396 1.397-3.144 1.966-5.063 1.652-1.713-.286-3.463-1.248-4.928-2.714zM10.99 5.976l2.562 2.562c-.497.607-.563 1.414-.155 2.284l.265.562-4.257-4.257a.98.98 0 01-.117-.445c0-.267.104-.517.292-.706a1.023 1.023 0 011.41 0zm8.887 2.06c-.375-.557-.902-.916-1.486-1.011a1.738 1.738 0 00-1.342.332c-.376.29-.61.656-.712 1.065a2.1 2.1 0 00-1.095-.562 1.776 1.776 0 00-.992.128l-2.636-2.636a1.883 1.883 0 00-2.658 0 1.862 1.862 0 00-.478.847 1.886 1.886 0 00-2.671-.012 1.867 1.867 0 00-.503.909c-.754-.754-1.992-.754-2.703-.044a1.881 1.881 0 000 2.658c-.288.12-.605.288-.864.547a1.884 1.884 0 000 2.659l.624.622a1.879 1.879 0 00-.91 3.16l5.019 5.02c1.595 1.594 3.515 2.645 5.408 2.959a7.16 7.16 0 001.173.098c1.026 0 1.997-.24 2.892-.7.279.04.555.065.828.065 1.53 0 2.969-.628 4.236-1.894 3.338-3.338 3.083-6.928 1.738-9.166l-2.868-5.043z"/></g></svg></span></span><span class="button-activeState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clapFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.738 0l.762 2.966L13.262 0z"/><path d="M16.634 1.224l-1.432-.47-.408 3.022z"/><path d="M9.79.754l-1.431.47 1.84 2.552z"/><path d="M22.472 13.307l-3.023-5.32c-.287-.426-.689-.705-1.123-.776a1.16 1.16 0 00-.911.221c-.297.231-.474.515-.535.84.017.022.036.04.053.063l2.843 5.001c1.95 3.564 1.328 6.973-1.843 10.144a8.46 8.46 0 01-.549.501c1.205-.156 2.328-.737 3.351-1.76 3.268-3.268 3.041-6.749 1.737-8.914"/><path d="M12.58 9.887c-.156-.83.096-1.569.692-2.142L10.78 5.252c-.5-.504-1.378-.504-1.879 0-.178.18-.273.4-.329.63l4.008 4.005z"/><path d="M15.812 9.04c-.218-.323-.539-.55-.88-.606a.814.814 0 00-.644.153c-.176.137-.713.553-.24 1.566l1.43 3.025a.539.539 0 11-.868.612L7.2 6.378a.986.986 0 10-1.395 1.395l4.401 4.403a.538.538 0 11-.762.762L5.046 8.54 3.802 7.295a.99.99 0 00-1.396 0 .981.981 0 000 1.394L3.647 9.93l4.402 4.403a.537.537 0 010 .761.535.535 0 01-.762 0L2.89 10.696a.992.992 0 00-1.399-.003.983.983 0 000 1.395l1.855 1.854 2.763 2.765a.538.538 0 01-.76.761l-2.765-2.764a.982.982 0 00-1.395 0 .989.989 0 000 1.395l5.32 5.32c3.371 3.372 6.64 4.977 10.49 1.126C19.74 19.8 20.271 17 18.62 13.982L15.812 9.04z"/></g></svg></span></span></button></div><span class="u-relative u-background js-actionMultirecommendCount u-marginLeft5"><button class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal js-multirecommendCountButton u-disablePointerEvents" data-action="show-recommends" data-action-value="3bae25395081">291</button></span></div></div><div class="buttonSet u-floatRight"><a class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/illumination-finding-light-in-the-shadows-3bae25395081?source=---------7-----------------------#--responses" data-action-source="---------7-----------------------">6 responses</a><button class="button button--dark button--chromeless is-touchIconFadeInPulse u-baseColor--buttonDark button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon button--bookmark js-bookmarkButton" data-action="add-to-bookmarks" data-action-value="3bae25395081"><span class="js-remove-from-bookmarks u-hide"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><path d="M19 6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H8c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14.66h.012c.01.103.045.204.12.285a.5.5 0 00.706.03L12.5 16.85l5.662 4.126c.205.183.52.17.708-.03a.5.5 0 00.118-.285H19V6z"/></svg></span></span><span class="js-add-to-bookmarks"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkAdd svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" fill="none" ><path d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 011 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 010 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 11-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 010-1H18V2.5z" fill="#292929"/><path d="M7 7a1 1 0 011-1h3.5a.5.5 0 000-1H8a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a.5.5 0 00.805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0019 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 00-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 00-.61 0L7 19.985V7z" fill="#292929"/></svg></span></span></button></div></div></div></div></div><div class="streamItem streamItem--postPreview js-streamItem"><div class="cardChromeless u-marginTop20 u-paddingTop10 u-paddingBottom15 u-paddingLeft20 u-paddingRight20"><div class="postArticle postArticle--short js-postArticle js-trackPostPresentation js-trackPostScrolls" data-post-id="3f6213803c2f" data-source="---------8-----------------------"><div class="u-clearfix u-marginBottom15 u-paddingTop5"><div class="postMetaInline u-floatLeft u-sm-maxWidthFullWidth"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@vern.r.walker" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="e26c1146f997" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="e26c1146f997" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*qYhOclNb3g6lkSaIzNktvg.png" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Vern R Walker"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@vern.r.walker?source=---------8-----------------------" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-source="---------8-----------------------" data-action-value="e26c1146f997" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="e26c1146f997" dir="auto">Vern R Walker</a> in <a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination?source=---------8-----------------------" data-action="show-collection-card" data-action-source="---------8-----------------------" data-action-value="illumination" data-action-type="hover">ILLUMINATION</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><a class="link link--darken" href="https://medium.com/illumination/is-the-past-real-3f6213803c2f?source=---------8-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/is-the-past-real-3f6213803c2f?source=---------8-----------------------" data-action-source="preview-listing" ><time datetime="2024-11-21T15:59:58.718Z">Nov 21</time></a><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="11 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><a class="" href="https://medium.com/illumination/is-the-past-real-3f6213803c2f?source=---------8-----------------------" data-action-source="---------8-----------------------"><div class="postArticle-content js-postField"><section class="section section--body section--first section--last"><div class="section-divider"><hr class="section-divider"></div><div class="section-content"><div class="section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn"><figure name="previewImage" id="previewImage" class="graf graf--figure graf--layoutCroppedHeightPreview graf--leading"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill" style="padding-bottom: 30%;"></div><img class="graf-image" data-image-id="1*CQ2tGiHnvmed789KkXYqyg.png" data-width="2418" data-height="1814" data-is-featured="true" alt="Image for this article showing a desktop that contains notes in a 3-ring binder, in a spiral notebook, and on a digital tablet." src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/t/1600/480/1*CQ2tGiHnvmed789KkXYqyg.png"></div></figure><h3 name="3d11" id="3d11" class="graf graf--h3 graf--startsWithDoubleQuote graf-after--figure graf--title"><strong class="markup--strong markup--h3-strong">“Is the past real?”</strong></h3><h4 name="2f15" id="2f15" class="graf graf--h4 graf-after--h3 graf--trailing graf--subtitle">Week 7 of the Torts Study Group: the concept of factual cause</h4></div></div></section></div></a></div><div class="postArticle-readMore"><a class="button button--smaller button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/is-the-past-real-3f6213803c2f?source=---------8-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-source="---------8-----------------------" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/is-the-past-real-3f6213803c2f?source=---------8-----------------------" data-post-id="3f6213803c2f">Read more…</a></div><div class="u-clearfix u-paddingTop10"><div class="u-floatLeft"><div class="multirecommend js-actionMultirecommend u-flexCenter" data-post-id="3f6213803c2f" data-is-flush-left="true" data-source="listing-----3f6213803c2f---------------------clap_preview"><div class="u-relative u-foreground"><button class="button button--primary button--chromeless u-accentColor--buttonNormal button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon clapButton js-actionMultirecommendButton clapButton--darker" data-action="sign-up-prompt" data-sign-in-action="multivote" data-requires-token="true" data-redirect="https://medium.com/_/vote/p/3f6213803c2f" data-action-source="listing-----3f6213803c2f---------------------clap_preview" aria-label="Clap"><span class="button-defaultState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clap svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.739 0l.761 2.966L13.261 0z"/><path d="M14.815 3.776l1.84-2.551-1.43-.471z"/><path d="M8.378 1.224l1.84 2.551L9.81.753z"/><path d="M20.382 21.622c-1.04 1.04-2.115 1.507-3.166 1.608.168-.14.332-.29.492-.45 2.885-2.886 3.456-5.982 1.69-9.211l-1.101-1.937-.955-2.02c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.245-1.556a.836.836 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.66.28.879.605l2.856 5.023c1.179 1.962 1.379 5.119-1.6 8.098m-13.29-.528l-5.02-5.02a1 1 0 01.707-1.701c.255 0 .512.098.707.292l2.607 2.607a.442.442 0 00.624-.624L4.11 14.04l-1.75-1.75a.998.998 0 111.41-1.413l4.154 4.156a.44.44 0 00.624 0 .44.44 0 000-.624l-4.152-4.153-1.172-1.171a.998.998 0 010-1.41 1.018 1.018 0 011.41 0l1.172 1.17 4.153 4.152a.437.437 0 00.624 0 .442.442 0 000-.624L6.43 8.222a.988.988 0 01-.291-.705.99.99 0 01.29-.706 1 1 0 011.412 0l6.992 6.993a.443.443 0 00.71-.501l-1.35-2.856c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.246-1.557a.85.85 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.659.28.879.606L18.628 14c1.573 2.876 1.067 5.545-1.544 8.156-1.396 1.397-3.144 1.966-5.063 1.652-1.713-.286-3.463-1.248-4.928-2.714zM10.99 5.976l2.562 2.562c-.497.607-.563 1.414-.155 2.284l.265.562-4.257-4.257a.98.98 0 01-.117-.445c0-.267.104-.517.292-.706a1.023 1.023 0 011.41 0zm8.887 2.06c-.375-.557-.902-.916-1.486-1.011a1.738 1.738 0 00-1.342.332c-.376.29-.61.656-.712 1.065a2.1 2.1 0 00-1.095-.562 1.776 1.776 0 00-.992.128l-2.636-2.636a1.883 1.883 0 00-2.658 0 1.862 1.862 0 00-.478.847 1.886 1.886 0 00-2.671-.012 1.867 1.867 0 00-.503.909c-.754-.754-1.992-.754-2.703-.044a1.881 1.881 0 000 2.658c-.288.12-.605.288-.864.547a1.884 1.884 0 000 2.659l.624.622a1.879 1.879 0 00-.91 3.16l5.019 5.02c1.595 1.594 3.515 2.645 5.408 2.959a7.16 7.16 0 001.173.098c1.026 0 1.997-.24 2.892-.7.279.04.555.065.828.065 1.53 0 2.969-.628 4.236-1.894 3.338-3.338 3.083-6.928 1.738-9.166l-2.868-5.043z"/></g></svg></span></span><span class="button-activeState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clapFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.738 0l.762 2.966L13.262 0z"/><path d="M16.634 1.224l-1.432-.47-.408 3.022z"/><path d="M9.79.754l-1.431.47 1.84 2.552z"/><path d="M22.472 13.307l-3.023-5.32c-.287-.426-.689-.705-1.123-.776a1.16 1.16 0 00-.911.221c-.297.231-.474.515-.535.84.017.022.036.04.053.063l2.843 5.001c1.95 3.564 1.328 6.973-1.843 10.144a8.46 8.46 0 01-.549.501c1.205-.156 2.328-.737 3.351-1.76 3.268-3.268 3.041-6.749 1.737-8.914"/><path d="M12.58 9.887c-.156-.83.096-1.569.692-2.142L10.78 5.252c-.5-.504-1.378-.504-1.879 0-.178.18-.273.4-.329.63l4.008 4.005z"/><path d="M15.812 9.04c-.218-.323-.539-.55-.88-.606a.814.814 0 00-.644.153c-.176.137-.713.553-.24 1.566l1.43 3.025a.539.539 0 11-.868.612L7.2 6.378a.986.986 0 10-1.395 1.395l4.401 4.403a.538.538 0 11-.762.762L5.046 8.54 3.802 7.295a.99.99 0 00-1.396 0 .981.981 0 000 1.394L3.647 9.93l4.402 4.403a.537.537 0 010 .761.535.535 0 01-.762 0L2.89 10.696a.992.992 0 00-1.399-.003.983.983 0 000 1.395l1.855 1.854 2.763 2.765a.538.538 0 01-.76.761l-2.765-2.764a.982.982 0 00-1.395 0 .989.989 0 000 1.395l5.32 5.32c3.371 3.372 6.64 4.977 10.49 1.126C19.74 19.8 20.271 17 18.62 13.982L15.812 9.04z"/></g></svg></span></span></button></div><span class="u-relative u-background js-actionMultirecommendCount u-marginLeft5"><button class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal js-multirecommendCountButton u-disablePointerEvents" data-action="show-recommends" data-action-value="3f6213803c2f">348</button></span></div></div><div class="buttonSet u-floatRight"><a class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/is-the-past-real-3f6213803c2f?source=---------8-----------------------#--responses" data-action-source="---------8-----------------------">4 responses</a><button class="button button--dark button--chromeless is-touchIconFadeInPulse u-baseColor--buttonDark button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon button--bookmark js-bookmarkButton" data-action="add-to-bookmarks" data-action-value="3f6213803c2f"><span class="js-remove-from-bookmarks u-hide"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><path d="M19 6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H8c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14.66h.012c.01.103.045.204.12.285a.5.5 0 00.706.03L12.5 16.85l5.662 4.126c.205.183.52.17.708-.03a.5.5 0 00.118-.285H19V6z"/></svg></span></span><span class="js-add-to-bookmarks"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkAdd svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" fill="none" ><path d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 011 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 010 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 11-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 010-1H18V2.5z" fill="#292929"/><path d="M7 7a1 1 0 011-1h3.5a.5.5 0 000-1H8a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a.5.5 0 00.805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0019 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 00-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 00-.61 0L7 19.985V7z" fill="#292929"/></svg></span></span></button></div></div></div></div></div><div class="streamItem streamItem--postPreview js-streamItem"><div class="cardChromeless u-marginTop20 u-paddingTop10 u-paddingBottom15 u-paddingLeft20 u-paddingRight20"><div class="postArticle postArticle--short js-postArticle js-trackPostPresentation js-trackPostScrolls" data-post-id="c46ed8863869" data-source="---------9-----------------------"><div class="u-clearfix u-marginBottom15 u-paddingTop5"><div class="postMetaInline u-floatLeft u-sm-maxWidthFullWidth"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@agentwriter" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="a9b5b3119fa0" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="a9b5b3119fa0" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*8UjPloTt14i7oXKqgVEntw.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of AGW"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@agentwriter?source=---------9-----------------------" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-source="---------9-----------------------" data-action-value="a9b5b3119fa0" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="a9b5b3119fa0" dir="auto">AGW</a> in <a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination?source=---------9-----------------------" data-action="show-collection-card" data-action-source="---------9-----------------------" data-action-value="illumination" data-action-type="hover">ILLUMINATION</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><a class="link link--darken" href="https://medium.com/illumination/the-strands-of-life-how-life-can-be-viewed-as-the-many-strands-that-make-up-a-piece-of-rope-c46ed8863869?source=---------9-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/the-strands-of-life-how-life-can-be-viewed-as-the-many-strands-that-make-up-a-piece-of-rope-c46ed8863869?source=---------9-----------------------" data-action-source="preview-listing" ><time datetime="2024-11-21T15:44:08.031Z">Nov 21</time></a><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="7 min read"></span><span class="u-paddingLeft4"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--star svgIcon--15px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="15" height="15" ><path d="M7.438 2.324c.034-.099.09-.099.123 0l1.2 3.53a.29.29 0 00.26.19h3.884c.11 0 .127.049.038.111L9.8 8.327a.271.271 0 00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><a class="" href="https://medium.com/illumination/the-strands-of-life-how-life-can-be-viewed-as-the-many-strands-that-make-up-a-piece-of-rope-c46ed8863869?source=---------9-----------------------" data-action-source="---------9-----------------------"><div class="postArticle-content js-postField"><section class="section section--body section--first section--last"><div class="section-divider"><hr class="section-divider"></div><div class="section-content"><div class="section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn"><figure name="previewImage" id="previewImage" class="graf graf--figure graf--layoutCroppedHeightPreview graf--leading"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill" style="padding-bottom: 30%;"></div><img class="graf-image" data-image-id="1*d7h-uRFCbpHJCaaRJYOI9A.jpeg" data-width="5184" data-height="3456" data-is-featured="true" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/t/1600/480/1*d7h-uRFCbpHJCaaRJYOI9A.jpeg"></div></figure><h3 name="bc80" id="bc80" class="graf graf--h3 graf-after--figure graf--trailing graf--title">The strands of life — how life can be viewed as the many strands that make up a piece of rope</h3></div></div></section></div></a></div><div class="postArticle-readMore"><a class="button button--smaller button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/the-strands-of-life-how-life-can-be-viewed-as-the-many-strands-that-make-up-a-piece-of-rope-c46ed8863869?source=---------9-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-source="---------9-----------------------" data-action-value="https://medium.com/illumination/the-strands-of-life-how-life-can-be-viewed-as-the-many-strands-that-make-up-a-piece-of-rope-c46ed8863869?source=---------9-----------------------" data-post-id="c46ed8863869">Read more…</a></div><div class="u-clearfix u-paddingTop10"><div class="u-floatLeft"><div class="multirecommend js-actionMultirecommend u-flexCenter" data-post-id="c46ed8863869" data-is-flush-left="true" data-source="listing-----c46ed8863869---------------------clap_preview"><div class="u-relative u-foreground"><button class="button button--primary button--chromeless u-accentColor--buttonNormal button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon clapButton js-actionMultirecommendButton clapButton--darker" data-action="sign-up-prompt" data-sign-in-action="multivote" data-requires-token="true" data-redirect="https://medium.com/_/vote/p/c46ed8863869" data-action-source="listing-----c46ed8863869---------------------clap_preview" aria-label="Clap"><span class="button-defaultState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clap svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.739 0l.761 2.966L13.261 0z"/><path d="M14.815 3.776l1.84-2.551-1.43-.471z"/><path d="M8.378 1.224l1.84 2.551L9.81.753z"/><path d="M20.382 21.622c-1.04 1.04-2.115 1.507-3.166 1.608.168-.14.332-.29.492-.45 2.885-2.886 3.456-5.982 1.69-9.211l-1.101-1.937-.955-2.02c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.245-1.556a.836.836 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.66.28.879.605l2.856 5.023c1.179 1.962 1.379 5.119-1.6 8.098m-13.29-.528l-5.02-5.02a1 1 0 01.707-1.701c.255 0 .512.098.707.292l2.607 2.607a.442.442 0 00.624-.624L4.11 14.04l-1.75-1.75a.998.998 0 111.41-1.413l4.154 4.156a.44.44 0 00.624 0 .44.44 0 000-.624l-4.152-4.153-1.172-1.171a.998.998 0 010-1.41 1.018 1.018 0 011.41 0l1.172 1.17 4.153 4.152a.437.437 0 00.624 0 .442.442 0 000-.624L6.43 8.222a.988.988 0 01-.291-.705.99.99 0 01.29-.706 1 1 0 011.412 0l6.992 6.993a.443.443 0 00.71-.501l-1.35-2.856c-.315-.676-.235-1.185.246-1.557a.85.85 0 01.66-.16c.342.056.659.28.879.606L18.628 14c1.573 2.876 1.067 5.545-1.544 8.156-1.396 1.397-3.144 1.966-5.063 1.652-1.713-.286-3.463-1.248-4.928-2.714zM10.99 5.976l2.562 2.562c-.497.607-.563 1.414-.155 2.284l.265.562-4.257-4.257a.98.98 0 01-.117-.445c0-.267.104-.517.292-.706a1.023 1.023 0 011.41 0zm8.887 2.06c-.375-.557-.902-.916-1.486-1.011a1.738 1.738 0 00-1.342.332c-.376.29-.61.656-.712 1.065a2.1 2.1 0 00-1.095-.562 1.776 1.776 0 00-.992.128l-2.636-2.636a1.883 1.883 0 00-2.658 0 1.862 1.862 0 00-.478.847 1.886 1.886 0 00-2.671-.012 1.867 1.867 0 00-.503.909c-.754-.754-1.992-.754-2.703-.044a1.881 1.881 0 000 2.658c-.288.12-.605.288-.864.547a1.884 1.884 0 000 2.659l.624.622a1.879 1.879 0 00-.91 3.16l5.019 5.02c1.595 1.594 3.515 2.645 5.408 2.959a7.16 7.16 0 001.173.098c1.026 0 1.997-.24 2.892-.7.279.04.555.065.828.065 1.53 0 2.969-.628 4.236-1.894 3.338-3.338 3.083-6.928 1.738-9.166l-2.868-5.043z"/></g></svg></span></span><span class="button-activeState"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--clapFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushLeft"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M11.738 0l.762 2.966L13.262 0z"/><path d="M16.634 1.224l-1.432-.47-.408 3.022z"/><path d="M9.79.754l-1.431.47 1.84 2.552z"/><path d="M22.472 13.307l-3.023-5.32c-.287-.426-.689-.705-1.123-.776a1.16 1.16 0 00-.911.221c-.297.231-.474.515-.535.84.017.022.036.04.053.063l2.843 5.001c1.95 3.564 1.328 6.973-1.843 10.144a8.46 8.46 0 01-.549.501c1.205-.156 2.328-.737 3.351-1.76 3.268-3.268 3.041-6.749 1.737-8.914"/><path d="M12.58 9.887c-.156-.83.096-1.569.692-2.142L10.78 5.252c-.5-.504-1.378-.504-1.879 0-.178.18-.273.4-.329.63l4.008 4.005z"/><path d="M15.812 9.04c-.218-.323-.539-.55-.88-.606a.814.814 0 00-.644.153c-.176.137-.713.553-.24 1.566l1.43 3.025a.539.539 0 11-.868.612L7.2 6.378a.986.986 0 10-1.395 1.395l4.401 4.403a.538.538 0 11-.762.762L5.046 8.54 3.802 7.295a.99.99 0 00-1.396 0 .981.981 0 000 1.394L3.647 9.93l4.402 4.403a.537.537 0 010 .761.535.535 0 01-.762 0L2.89 10.696a.992.992 0 00-1.399-.003.983.983 0 000 1.395l1.855 1.854 2.763 2.765a.538.538 0 01-.76.761l-2.765-2.764a.982.982 0 00-1.395 0 .989.989 0 000 1.395l5.32 5.32c3.371 3.372 6.64 4.977 10.49 1.126C19.74 19.8 20.271 17 18.62 13.982L15.812 9.04z"/></g></svg></span></span></button></div><span class="u-relative u-background js-actionMultirecommendCount u-marginLeft5"><button class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal js-multirecommendCountButton u-disablePointerEvents" data-action="show-recommends" data-action-value="c46ed8863869">221</button></span></div></div><div class="buttonSet u-floatRight"><a class="button button--chromeless u-baseColor--buttonNormal" href="https://medium.com/illumination/the-strands-of-life-how-life-can-be-viewed-as-the-many-strands-that-make-up-a-piece-of-rope-c46ed8863869?source=---------9-----------------------#--responses" data-action-source="---------9-----------------------">6 responses</a><button class="button button--dark button--chromeless is-touchIconFadeInPulse u-baseColor--buttonDark button--withIcon button--withSvgIcon button--bookmark js-bookmarkButton" data-action="add-to-bookmarks" data-action-value="c46ed8863869"><span class="js-remove-from-bookmarks u-hide"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkFilled svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" ><path d="M19 6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H8c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14.66h.012c.01.103.045.204.12.285a.5.5 0 00.706.03L12.5 16.85l5.662 4.126c.205.183.52.17.708-.03a.5.5 0 00.118-.285H19V6z"/></svg></span></span><span class="js-add-to-bookmarks"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--bookmarkAdd svgIcon--25px is-flushRight"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" fill="none" ><path d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 011 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 010 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 11-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 010-1H18V2.5z" fill="#292929"/><path d="M7 7a1 1 0 011-1h3.5a.5.5 0 000-1H8a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a.5.5 0 00.805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0019 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 00-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 00-.61 0L7 19.985V7z" fill="#292929"/></svg></span></span></button></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><style class="js-collectionStyle"> .u-accentColor--borderLight {border-color: #848585 !important;} .u-accentColor--borderNormal {border-color: #848585 !important;} .u-accentColor--borderDark {border-color: #717272 !important;} .u-accentColor--iconLight .svgIcon,.u-accentColor--iconLight.svgIcon {fill: #848585 !important;} .u-accentColor--iconNormal .svgIcon,.u-accentColor--iconNormal.svgIcon {fill: #848585 !important;} .u-accentColor--iconDark .svgIcon,.u-accentColor--iconDark.svgIcon {fill: #717272 !important;} .u-accentColor--textNormal {color: #717272 !important;} .u-accentColor--hoverTextNormal:hover {color: #717272 !important;} .u-accentColor--textNormal.u-accentColor--textDarken:hover {color: #686868 !important;} .u-accentColor--textDark {color: #686868 !important;} .u-accentColor--backgroundLight {background-color: #848585 !important;} .u-accentColor--backgroundNormal {background-color: #848585 !important;} .u-accentColor--backgroundDark {background-color: #717272 !important;} .u-accentColor--buttonDark {border-color: #717272 !important; color: #686868 !important;} .u-accentColor--buttonDark:hover {border-color: #686868 !important;} .u-accentColor--buttonDark .icon:before,.u-accentColor--buttonDark .svgIcon{color: #717272 !important; fill: #717272 !important;} .u-accentColor--buttonNormal:not(.clapButton--largePill) {border-color: #848585 !important; color: #717272 !important;} .u-accentColor--buttonNormal:hover {border-color: #717272 !important;} .u-accentColor--buttonNormal .icon:before,.u-accentColor--buttonNormal .svgIcon{color: #848585 !important; fill: #848585 !important;} .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--filled .icon:before,.u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--filled .svgIcon{color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-accentColor--buttonDark.button--filled,.u-accentColor--buttonDark.button--withChrome.is-active,.u-accentColor--fillWhenActive.is-active {background-color: #717272 !important; border-color: #717272 !important; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--filled:not(.clapButton--largePill),.u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--withChrome.is-active:not(.clapButton--largePill) {background-color: #848585 !important; border-color: #848585 !important; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--user,.postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--query {color: #717272 !important;}.u-tintBgColor {background-color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 1) !important;}.u-tintBgColor .u-fadeLeft:before {background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(240, 240, 240, 1) 0%, rgba(240, 240, 240, 0) 100%) !important;}.u-tintBgColor .u-fadeRight:after {background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(240, 240, 240, 0) 0%, rgba(240, 240, 240, 1) 100%) !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--borderLight {border-color: #939494 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--borderNormal {border-color: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--borderDark {border-color: #3B3C3D !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconLight .svgIcon,.u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconLight.svgIcon {fill: #939494 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconNormal .svgIcon,.u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconNormal.svgIcon {fill: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconDark .svgIcon,.u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconDark.svgIcon {fill: #3B3C3D !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--textNormal {color: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--textNormal.u-baseColor--textDarken:hover {color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--textDark {color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--textDarker {color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--backgroundLight {background-color: #939494 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--backgroundNormal {background-color: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--backgroundDark {background-color: #3B3C3D !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonLight {border-color: #939494 !important; color: #939494 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonLight:hover {border-color: #939494 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonLight .icon:before,.u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonLight .svgIcon {color: #939494 !important; fill: #939494 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark {border-color: #3B3C3D !important; color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark:hover {border-color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark .icon:before,.u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark .svgIcon {color: #3B3C3D !important; fill: #3B3C3D !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal {border-color: #6A6B6B !important; color: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal:hover {border-color: #3B3C3D !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal .icon:before,.u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal .svgIcon {color: #6A6B6B !important; fill: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark.button--filled,.u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark.button--withChrome.is-active {background-color: #3B3C3D !important; border-color: #3B3C3D !important; color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 1) !important; fill: rgba(240, 240, 240, 1) !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal.button--filled,.u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal.button--withChrome.is-active {background-color: #6A6B6B !important; border-color: #6A6B6B !important; color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 1) !important; fill: rgba(240, 240, 240, 1) !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--link {color: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darkenOnHover:hover {color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darken:hover,.u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darken:focus,.u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darken:active {color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--dark {color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--dark.link--darken:hover,.u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--dark.link--darken:focus,.u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--dark.link--darken:active {color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darker {color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--placeholderNormal ::-webkit-input-placeholder {color: #939494;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--placeholderNormal ::-moz-placeholder {color: #939494;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-baseColor--placeholderNormal :-ms-input-placeholder {color: #939494;} .u-tintSpectrum .ui-h1,.u-tintSpectrum .ui-h2,.u-tintSpectrum .ui-h3,.u-tintSpectrum .ui-h4,.u-tintSpectrum .ui-brand1,.u-tintSpectrum .ui-brand2,.u-tintSpectrum .ui-captionStrong {color: #202122 !important; fill: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .ui-body,.u-tintSpectrum .ui-caps {color: #202122 !important; fill: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .ui-summary,.u-tintSpectrum .ui-caption {color: #939494 !important; fill: #939494 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--borderLight {border-color: #939494 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--borderNormal {border-color: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--borderDark {border-color: #3B3C3D !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconLight .svgIcon,.u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconLight.svgIcon {fill: #939494 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconNormal .svgIcon,.u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconNormal.svgIcon {fill: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconDark .svgIcon,.u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconDark.svgIcon {fill: #3B3C3D !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--textNormal {color: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--hoverTextNormal:hover {color: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--textNormal.u-accentColor--textDarken:hover {color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--textDark {color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--backgroundLight {background-color: #939494 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--backgroundNormal {background-color: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--backgroundDark {background-color: #3B3C3D !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark {border-color: #3B3C3D !important; color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark:hover {border-color: #202122 !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark .icon:before,.u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark .svgIcon{color: #3B3C3D !important; fill: #3B3C3D !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal:not(.clapButton--largePill) {border-color: #6A6B6B !important; color: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal:hover {border-color: #3B3C3D !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal .icon:before,.u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal .svgIcon{color: #6A6B6B !important; fill: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--filled .icon:before,.u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--filled .svgIcon{color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 1) !important; fill: rgba(240, 240, 240, 1) !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark.button--filled,.u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark.button--withChrome.is-active,.u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--fillWhenActive.is-active {background-color: #3B3C3D !important; border-color: #3B3C3D !important; color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 1) !important; fill: rgba(240, 240, 240, 1) !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--filled:not(.clapButton--largePill),.u-tintSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--withChrome.is-active:not(.clapButton--largePill) {background-color: #6A6B6B !important; border-color: #6A6B6B !important; color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 1) !important; fill: rgba(240, 240, 240, 1) !important;} .u-tintSpectrum .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--user,.u-tintSpectrum .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--query {color: #6A6B6B !important;} .u-accentColor--highlightFaint {background-color: rgba(242, 240, 240, 1) !important;} .u-accentColor--highlightStrong.is-active .svgIcon {fill: rgba(224, 223, 223, 1) !important;} .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--quote.is-other {background-color: rgba(242, 240, 240, 1) !important;} body.is-withMagicUnderlines .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--quote.is-other {background-color: transparent !important; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(242, 240, 240, 1), rgba(242, 240, 240, 1));} .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--quote.is-me {background-color: rgba(232, 231, 231, 1) !important;} body.is-withMagicUnderlines .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--quote.is-me {background-color: transparent !important; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(232, 231, 231, 1), rgba(232, 231, 231, 1));} .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--quote.is-targeted {background-color: rgba(224, 223, 223, 1) !important;} body.is-withMagicUnderlines .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--quote.is-targeted {background-color: transparent !important; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(224, 223, 223, 1), rgba(224, 223, 223, 1));} .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--quote.is-selected {background-color: rgba(224, 223, 223, 1) !important;} body.is-withMagicUnderlines .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--quote.is-selected {background-color: transparent !important; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(224, 223, 223, 1), rgba(224, 223, 223, 1));} .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--highlight {background-color: rgba(224, 223, 223, 1) !important;} body.is-withMagicUnderlines .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--highlight {background-color: transparent !important; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(224, 223, 223, 1), rgba(224, 223, 223, 1));}</style><style class="js-collectionStyleConstant">.u-imageBgColor {background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24705882352941178);} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--borderLight {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6980392156862745) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--borderNormal {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8980392156862745) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--borderDark {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconLight .svgIcon,.u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconLight.svgIcon {fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconNormal .svgIcon,.u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconNormal.svgIcon {fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconDark .svgIcon,.u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconDark.svgIcon {fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--textNormal {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--textNormal.u-baseColor--textDarken:hover {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--textDark {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--textDarker {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--backgroundLight {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8980392156862745) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--backgroundNormal {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--backgroundDark {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonLight {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6980392156862745) !important; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonLight:hover {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6980392156862745) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonLight .icon:before,.u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonLight .svgIcon {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark:hover {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark .icon:before,.u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark .svgIcon {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8980392156862745) !important; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal:hover {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal .icon:before,.u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal .svgIcon {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark.button--filled,.u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark.button--withChrome.is-active {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24705882352941178) !important; fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24705882352941178) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal.button--filled,.u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal.button--withChrome.is-active {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important; border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24705882352941178) !important; fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24705882352941178) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--link {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darkenOnHover:hover {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darken:hover,.u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darken:focus,.u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darken:active {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--dark {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--dark.link--darken:hover,.u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--dark.link--darken:focus,.u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--dark.link--darken:active {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darker {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--placeholderNormal ::-webkit-input-placeholder {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--placeholderNormal ::-moz-placeholder {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);} .u-imageSpectrum .u-baseColor--placeholderNormal :-ms-input-placeholder {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);} .u-imageSpectrum .ui-h1,.u-imageSpectrum .ui-h2,.u-imageSpectrum .ui-h3,.u-imageSpectrum .ui-h4,.u-imageSpectrum .ui-brand1,.u-imageSpectrum .ui-brand2,.u-imageSpectrum .ui-captionStrong {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .ui-body,.u-imageSpectrum .ui-caps {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .ui-summary,.u-imageSpectrum .ui-caption {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--borderLight {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6980392156862745) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--borderNormal {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8980392156862745) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--borderDark {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconLight .svgIcon,.u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconLight.svgIcon {fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconNormal .svgIcon,.u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconNormal.svgIcon {fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconDark .svgIcon,.u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconDark.svgIcon {fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--textNormal {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--hoverTextNormal:hover {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--textNormal.u-accentColor--textDarken:hover {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--textDark {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--backgroundLight {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8980392156862745) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--backgroundNormal {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--backgroundDark {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark:hover {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark .icon:before,.u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark .svgIcon{color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal:not(.clapButton--largePill) {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8980392156862745) !important; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal:hover {border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal .icon:before,.u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal .svgIcon{color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--filled .icon:before,.u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--filled .svgIcon{color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24705882352941178) !important; fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24705882352941178) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark.button--filled,.u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark.button--withChrome.is-active,.u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--fillWhenActive.is-active {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24705882352941178) !important; fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24705882352941178) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--filled:not(.clapButton--largePill),.u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--withChrome.is-active:not(.clapButton--largePill) {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important; border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24705882352941178) !important; fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24705882352941178) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--user,.u-imageSpectrum .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--query {color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9490196078431372) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--highlightFaint {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) !important;} .u-imageSpectrum .u-accentColor--highlightStrong.is-active .svgIcon {fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6) !important;} .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .u-imageSpectrum .markup--quote.is-other {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) !important;} body.is-withMagicUnderlines .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .u-imageSpectrum .markup--quote.is-other {background-color: transparent !important; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2));} .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .u-imageSpectrum .markup--quote.is-me {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) !important;} body.is-withMagicUnderlines .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .u-imageSpectrum .markup--quote.is-me {background-color: transparent !important; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4));} .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .u-imageSpectrum .markup--quote.is-targeted {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6) !important;} body.is-withMagicUnderlines .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .u-imageSpectrum .markup--quote.is-targeted {background-color: transparent !important; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6));} .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .u-imageSpectrum .markup--quote.is-selected {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6) !important;} body.is-withMagicUnderlines .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .u-imageSpectrum .markup--quote.is-selected {background-color: transparent !important; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6));} .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .u-imageSpectrum .markup--highlight {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6) !important;} body.is-withMagicUnderlines .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .u-imageSpectrum .markup--highlight {background-color: transparent !important; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6));}.u-resetSpectrum .u-tintBgColor {background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;}.u-resetSpectrum .u-tintBgColor .u-fadeLeft:before {background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%) !important;}.u-resetSpectrum .u-tintBgColor .u-fadeRight:after {background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) 100%) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--borderLight {border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--borderNormal {border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4980392156862745) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--borderDark {border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconLight .svgIcon,.u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconLight.svgIcon {fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconNormal .svgIcon,.u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconNormal.svgIcon {fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4980392156862745) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconDark .svgIcon,.u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--iconDark.svgIcon {fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--textNormal {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4980392156862745) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--textNormal.u-baseColor--textDarken:hover {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--textDark {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--textDarker {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--backgroundLight {background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09803921568627451) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--backgroundNormal {background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--backgroundDark {background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonLight {border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745) !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonLight:hover {border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonLight .icon:before,.u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonLight .svgIcon {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745) !important; fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark {border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark:hover {border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark .icon:before,.u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark .svgIcon {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important; fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal {border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4980392156862745) !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4980392156862745) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal:hover {border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal .icon:before,.u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal .svgIcon {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4980392156862745) !important; fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4980392156862745) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark.button--filled,.u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonDark.button--withChrome.is-active {background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745) !important; border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745) !important; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal.button--filled,.u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--buttonNormal.button--withChrome.is-active {background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) !important; border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) !important; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--link {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4980392156862745) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darkenOnHover:hover {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darken:hover,.u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darken:focus,.u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darken:active {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--dark {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--dark.link--darken:hover,.u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--dark.link--darken:focus,.u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--dark.link--darken:active {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--link.link--darker {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--placeholderNormal ::-webkit-input-placeholder {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745);} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--placeholderNormal ::-moz-placeholder {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745);} .u-resetSpectrum .u-baseColor--placeholderNormal :-ms-input-placeholder {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745);} .u-resetSpectrum .ui-h1,.u-resetSpectrum .ui-h2,.u-resetSpectrum .ui-h3,.u-resetSpectrum .ui-h4,.u-resetSpectrum .ui-brand1,.u-resetSpectrum .ui-brand2,.u-resetSpectrum .ui-captionStrong {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) !important; fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .ui-body,.u-resetSpectrum .ui-caps {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important; fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .ui-summary,.u-resetSpectrum .ui-caption {color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745) !important; fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2980392156862745) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--borderLight {border-color: rgba(26, 137, 23, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--borderNormal {border-color: rgba(26, 137, 23, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--borderDark {border-color: rgba(17, 128, 14, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconLight .svgIcon,.u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconLight.svgIcon {fill: rgba(26, 137, 23, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconNormal .svgIcon,.u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconNormal.svgIcon {fill: rgba(17, 128, 14, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconDark .svgIcon,.u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--iconDark.svgIcon {fill: rgba(15, 115, 12, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--textNormal {color: rgba(17, 128, 14, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--hoverTextNormal:hover {color: rgba(17, 128, 14, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--textNormal.u-accentColor--textDarken:hover {color: rgba(15, 115, 12, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--textDark {color: rgba(15, 115, 12, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--backgroundLight {background-color: rgba(26, 137, 23, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--backgroundNormal {background-color: rgba(17, 128, 14, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--backgroundDark {background-color: rgba(15, 115, 12, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark {border-color: rgba(17, 128, 14, 1) !important; color: rgba(15, 115, 12, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark:hover {border-color: rgba(15, 115, 12, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark .icon:before,.u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark .svgIcon{color: rgba(15, 115, 12, 1) !important; fill: rgba(15, 115, 12, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal:not(.clapButton--largePill) {border-color: rgba(26, 137, 23, 1) !important; color: rgba(17, 128, 14, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal:hover {border-color: rgba(17, 128, 14, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal .icon:before,.u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal .svgIcon{color: rgba(17, 128, 14, 1) !important; fill: rgba(17, 128, 14, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--filled .icon:before,.u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--filled .svgIcon{color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark.button--filled,.u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonDark.button--withChrome.is-active,.u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--fillWhenActive.is-active {background-color: rgba(15, 115, 12, 1) !important; border-color: rgba(15, 115, 12, 1) !important; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--filled:not(.clapButton--largePill),.u-resetSpectrum .u-accentColor--buttonNormal.button--withChrome.is-active:not(.clapButton--largePill) {background-color: rgba(17, 128, 14, 1) !important; border-color: rgba(17, 128, 14, 1) !important; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important; fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;} .u-resetSpectrum .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--user,.u-resetSpectrum .postArticle.is-withAccentColors .markup--query {color: rgba(17, 128, 14, 1) !important;}</style></div></div></div><div class="loadingBar"></div><script>// <![CDATA[ window["obvInit"] = function (opt_embedded) {window["obvInit"]["embedded"] = opt_embedded; window["obvInit"]["ready"] = true;} // ]]></script><script>// <![CDATA[ var GLOBALS = {"audioUrl":"https://d1fcbxp97j4nb2.cloudfront.net","baseUrl":"https://medium.com","buildLabel":"20241122-2326-root","currentUser":{"userId":"lo_f3bed21978ea","isVerified":false,"subscriberEmail":"","hasPastMemberships":false,"isEnrolledInHightower":false,"isEligibleForHightower":true,"hightowerLastLockedAt":0,"isWriterProgramEnrolled":true,"isWriterProgramInvited":false,"isWriterProgramOptedOut":false,"writerProgramVersion":0,"writerProgramEnrolledAt":0,"friendLinkOnboarding":0,"hasAdditionalUnlocks":false,"hasApiAccess":false,"writerProgramDistributionSettingOptedIn":false,"isSuspended":false,"collectionOnboardingSeen":0,"atsQualifiedAt":0},"currentUserHasUnverifiedEmail":false,"isAuthenticated":false,"isCurrentUserVerified":false,"miroUrl":"https://cdn-images-1.medium.com","moduleUrls":{"base":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/gen-js/main-base.bundle.jgL7zdhxfcJMjkJjEjB6xg.12.js","common-async":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/gen-js/main-common-async.bundle.fULbttUzdHyewyAazMUYXw.12.js","hightower":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/gen-js/main-hightower.bundle.NQoDXJuDHPBqR63_AdMDaA.12.js","home-screens":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/gen-js/main-home-screens.bundle.m76-07Q1DcEMKgEwzJjhDA.12.js","misc-screens":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/gen-js/main-misc-screens.bundle.2CLT5j6rDReEhG2bjr3NdA.12.js","notes":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/gen-js/main-notes.bundle.yrGWoeoBrJB7GBGv--gr1g.12.js","payments":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/gen-js/main-payments.bundle.Cc_nfCICljMx7aW6-Pr_9w.12.js","posters":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/gen-js/main-posters.bundle.QCX6B3q-KqcSv8hiUNsQ9Q.12.js","power-readers":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/gen-js/main-power-readers.bundle.nxgYPC9-BrhdicIoMMuzoA.12.js","pubs":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/gen-js/main-pubs.bundle.SOwTEi0SkdYAS9MQpioQXw.12.js","stats":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/gen-js/main-stats.bundle.hA1c7rerc_dk3N05UG54qQ.12.js"},"previewConfig":{"weightThreshold":1,"weightImageParagraph":0.51,"weightIframeParagraph":0.8,"weightTextParagraph":0.08,"weightEmptyParagraph":0,"weightP":0.003,"weightH":0.005,"weightBq":0.003,"minPTextLength":60,"truncateBoundaryChars":20,"detectTitle":true,"detectTitleLevThreshold":0.15},"productName":"Medium","supportsEdit":false,"termsUrl":"//policy.medium.com/medium-terms-of-service-9db0094a1e0f","textshotHost":"textshot.textshot-production.svc.cluster.local","transactionId":"1732390076566:ee16a619ef0a","useragent":{"browser":"ie","family":"ie","os":"windows","version":7,"supportsDesktopEdit":false,"supportsInteract":false,"supportsView":true,"isMobile":false,"isTablet":false,"isNative":false,"supportsFileAPI":false,"isTier1":false,"clientVersion":"","clientChannel":"","supportsRealScrollEvents":false,"supportsVhUnits":false,"ruinsViewportSections":false,"supportsHtml5Video":false,"supportsMagicUnderlines":false,"isWebView":false,"isFacebookWebView":false,"supportsProgressiveMedia":false,"supportsPromotedPosts":true,"isBot":false,"isNativeIphone":false,"supportsCssVariables":false,"supportsVideoSections":true,"emojiSupportLevel":1,"isSearchBot":false,"isSyndicationBot":false,"isNativeAndroid":false,"isNativeIos":false,"isSeoAuditBot":false,"isInternalApp":false,"supportsApplePay":false,"supportsScrollableMetabar":false},"variants":{"allow_access":true,"allow_signup":true,"allow_test_auth":"disallow","android_enable_editor_new_publishing_flow":true,"android_enable_friend_links_creation":true,"android_enable_friend_links_postpage_banners":true,"android_enable_image_sharer":true,"android_enable_lists_v2":true,"android_enable_syntax_highlight":true,"android_enable_topic_portals":true,"android_rating_prompt_stories_read_threshold":2,"android_two_hour_refresh":true,"available_annual_plan":"2c754bcc2995","available_annual_premium_plan":"4a442ace1476","available_monthly_plan":"60e220181034","available_monthly_premium_plan":"12a660186432","browsable_stream_config_bucket":"curated-topics","can_receive_tips_v0":true,"can_send_tips_v0":true,"coronavirus_topic_recirc":true,"disable_partner_program_enrollment":true,"enable_abandoned_cart_promotion_email":true,"enable_android_dynamic_aspirational_paywall":true,"enable_android_dynamic_programming_paywall":true,"enable_android_miro_v2":true,"enable_android_offline_reading":true,"enable_android_verified_author":true,"enable_app_flirty_thirty":true,"enable_apple_sign_in":true,"enable_apple_webhook":true,"enable_aurora_pub_follower_page":true,"enable_author_cards":true,"enable_author_cards_byline":true,"enable_auto_follow_on_subscribe":true,"enable_automod":true,"enable_bayesian_average_pub_search":true,"enable_bg_post_post":true,"enable_billing_frequency_on_step2":"control","enable_boost_nia_v01":true,"enable_braintree_apple_pay":true,"enable_braintree_client":true,"enable_braintree_google_pay":true,"enable_braintree_integration":true,"enable_braintree_paypal":true,"enable_braintree_trial_membership":true,"enable_braintree_webhook":true,"enable_branch_io":true,"enable_cache_less_following_feed":true,"enable_configure_pronouns":true,"enable_conversion_model_v2":"group_2","enable_conversion_ranker_v2":"control","enable_creator_welcome_email":true,"enable_deprecate_legacy_providers_v3":true,"enable_diversification_rex":true,"enable_entities_to_follow_v2":true,"enable_eventstats_event_processing":true,"enable_explicit_signals":true,"enable_explicit_signals_updated_post_previews":true,"enable_footer_app_buttons":true,"enable_google_one_tap":true,"enable_google_webhook":true,"enable_group_gifting":true,"enable_iceland_forced_android":true,"enable_import":true,"enable_intrinsic_automatic_actions":true,"enable_ios_autorefresh":true,"enable_ios_dynamic_paywall_aspiriational":true,"enable_ios_dynamic_paywall_programming":true,"enable_ios_easy_resubscribe":true,"enable_ios_offline_reading":true,"enable_legacy_feed_in_iceland":true,"enable_lite_archive_page":true,"enable_lite_continue_this_thread":true,"enable_lite_homepage":true,"enable_lite_response_markup":true,"enable_lite_server_upstream_deadlines":true,"enable_lo_homepage":"control","enable_maim_the_meter":true,"enable_marketing_emails":true,"enable_mastodon_avatar_upload":true,"enable_mastodon_for_members":true,"enable_mastodon_for_members_username_selection":true,"enable_medium2_kbfd":true,"enable_members_only_audio":true,"enable_ml_rank_rex_anno":true,"enable_moc_load_processor_all_recs_surfaces":true,"enable_moc_load_processor_c":true,"enable_moc_load_processor_first_story":true,"enable_new_manage_membership_flow":true,"enable_new_stripe_customers":true,"enable_newsletter_lo_flow_custom_domains":true,"enable_pill_based_home_feed":true,"enable_pp_country_expansion":true,"enable_pp_v4":true,"enable_pre_pp_v4":true,"enable_premium_tier":true,"enable_premium_tier_badge":true,"enable_publication_hierarchy_web":true,"enable_ranker_v10":"control","enable_recaptcha_enterprise":true,"enable_recirc_model":true,"enable_recommended_publishers_query":true,"enable_rex_aggregator_v2":true,"enable_rex_new_push_notification_endpoint":true,"enable_rex_reading_history":true,"enable_rito_upstream_deadlines":true,"enable_seamless_social_sharing":true,"enable_see_pronouns":true,"enable_sharer_create_post_share_key":true,"enable_sharer_validate_post_share_key":true,"enable_simplified_digest_v2_b":true,"enable_speechify_ios":true,"enable_speechify_widget":true,"enable_sprig":true,"enable_starspace":true,"enable_susi_redesign_android":true,"enable_susi_redesign_ios":true,"enable_switch_plan_premium_tier":true,"enable_tag_recs":true,"enable_tick_landing_page":true,"enable_tipping_v0_android":true,"enable_tipping_v0_ios":true,"enable_tribute_landing_page":true,"enable_update_explore_wtf":true,"enable_update_topic_portals_wtf":true,"enable_updated_pub_recs_ui":true,"enable_verifications_service":true,"glyph_font_set":"m2-unbound-source-serif-pro","goliath_externalsearch_enable_comment_deindexation":true,"ios_display_paywall_after_onboarding":true,"ios_enable_friend_links_creation":true,"ios_enable_friend_links_postpage_banners":true,"ios_enable_home_post_menu":true,"ios_enable_lock_responses":true,"ios_enable_verified_book_author":true,"ios_iceland_nux":true,"ios_in_app_free_trial":true,"ios_remove_twitter_onboarding_step":true,"ios_social_share_sheet":true,"limit_post_referrers":true,"limit_user_follows":true,"mobile_custom_app_icon":true,"num_post_bottom_responses_to_show":1,"onboarding_tags_from_top_views":true,"reader_fair_distribution_non_qp":true,"redefined_top_posts":true,"reengagement_notification_duration":3,"rex_generator_max_candidates":1000,"signin_services":"twitter,facebook,google,email,google-fastidv,google-one-tap,apple","signup_services":"twitter,facebook,google,email,google-fastidv,google-one-tap,apple","skip_fs_cache_user_vals":true},"xsrfToken":"","iosAppId":"828256236","supportEmail":"yourfriends@medium.com","fp":{"/icons/monogram-mask.svg":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/icons/monogram-mask.KPLCSFEZviQN0jQ7veN2RQ.12.svg","/icons/favicon-medium-editor.ico":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/icons/favicon-medium-editor.PiakrZWB7Yb80quUVQWM6g.12.ico"},"authBaseUrl":"https://medium.com","imageUploadSizeMb":25,"isAuthDomainRequest":true,"algoliaApiEndpoint":"https://MQ57UUUQZ2-dsn.algolia.net","algoliaAppId":"MQ57UUUQZ2","algoliaSearchOnlyApiKey":"394474ced050e3911ae2249ecc774921","iosAppStoreUrl":"https://itunes.apple.com/app/medium-everyones-stories/id828256236?pt=698524&mt=8","iosAppLinkBaseUrl":"medium:","algoliaIndexPrefix":"medium_","androidPlayStoreUrl":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.medium.reader","googleClientId":"216296035834-k1k6qe060s2tp2a2jam4ljdcms00sttg.apps.googleusercontent.com","androidPackage":"com.medium.reader","androidPlayStoreMarketScheme":"market://details?id=com.medium.reader","googleAuthUri":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth","androidScheme":"medium","layoutData":{"useDynamicScripts":false,"googleAnalyticsTrackingCode":"G-7JY7T788PK","jsShivUrl":"https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/js/shiv.RI2ePTZ5gFmMgLzG5bEVAA.12.js","useDynamicCss":false,"faviconUrl":"https://miro.medium.com/v2/5d8de952517e8160e40ef9841c781cdc14a5db313057fa3c3de41c6f5b494b19","faviconImageId":"5d8de952517e8160e40ef9841c781cdc14a5db313057fa3c3de41c6f5b494b19","fontSets":[{"id":8,"url":"https://glyph.medium.com/css/e/sr/latin/e/ssr/latin/e/ssb/latin/m2-unbound-source-serif-pro.css"},{"id":11,"url":"https://glyph.medium.com/css/m2-unbound-source-serif-pro.css"},{"id":9,"url":"https://glyph.medium.com/css/mkt.css"}],"glyphUrl":"https://glyph.medium.com"},"authBaseUrlRev":"moc.muidem//:sptth","stripePublishableKey":"pk_live_7FReX44VnNIInZwrIIx6ghjl","archiveUploadSizeMb":100,"previewConfig2":{"weightThreshold":1,"weightImageParagraph":0.05,"raiseImage":true,"enforceHeaderHierarchy":true,"isImageInsetRight":true},"isAmp":false,"iosScheme":"medium","facebook":{"key":"542599432471018","namespace":"medium-com","scope":{"default":["public_profile","email"],"connect":["public_profile","email"],"login":["public_profile","email"],"share":["public_profile","email"]}},"memberContentTopicId":"13d7efd82fb2","audioContentTopicId":"3792abbd134","isDoNotAuth":false,"buggle":{"videoUrl":"https://cdn-videos-1.medium.com","audioUrl":"https://cdn-audio-1.medium.com"},"referrerType":5,"partnerProgramEmail":"partnerprogram@medium.com","recaptchaKey":"6Lfc37IUAAAAAKGGtC6rLS13R1Hrw_BqADfS1LRk","countryCode":"SG","bypassMeter":false,"branchKey":"key_live_ofxXr2qTrrU9NqURK8ZwEhknBxiI6KBm","paypal":{"clientMode":"production","oneYearGift":{"name":"Medium Membership (1 Year, Digital Gift Code)","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Gift codes can be redeemed at medium.com/redeem.","price":"50.00","currency":"USD","sku":"membership-gift-1-yr"}},"collectionConfig":{"mediumOwnedAndOperatedCollectionIds":["8a9336e5bb4","b7e45b22fec3","193b68bd4fba","8d6b8a439e32","54c98c43354d","3f6ecf56618","d944778ce714","92d2092dc598","ae2a65f35510","1285ba81cada","544c7006046e","fc8964313712","40187e704f1c","88d9857e584e","7b6769f2748b","bcc38c8f6edf","cef6983b292","cb8577c9149e","444d13b52878","713d7dbc99b0","ef8e90590e66","191186aaafa0","55760f21cdc5","9dc80918cc93","bdc4052bbdba","8ccfed20cbb2"]},"bypassMeterWithShareKey":false,"recaptcha3Key":"6Lf8R9wUAAAAABMI_85Wb8melS7Zj6ziuf99Yot5","braintreeClientKey":"production_zjkj96jm_m56f8fqpf7ngnrd4","cdcMessaging":[{"text":"For more information on the novel coronavirus and Covid-19, visit ","href":"","type":"text","start":0,"end":0},{"text":"cdc.gov","href":"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV","type":"link","start":66,"end":73},{"text":".","href":"","type":"text","start":0,"end":0}],"braintree":{"merchantId":"m56f8fqpf7ngnrd4"},"diagnostics":{},"domain":"medium.com"} // ]]></script><script charset="UTF-8" src="https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/gen-js/main-base.bundle.jgL7zdhxfcJMjkJjEjB6xg.12.js" async></script><script>// <![CDATA[ window["obvInit"]({"references":{"Collection":{"eca1ba5ae1ca":{"id":"eca1ba5ae1ca","name":"ILLUMINATION","slug":"illumination","tags":["TECHNOLOGY","SELF IMPROVEMENT","SCIENCE","PHILOSOPHY","HEALTH"],"creatorId":"dd3942a5498a","description":"We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse domains and disciplines to create fusion and synergy.","shortDescription":"We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse…","image":{"imageId":"1*AZxiin1Cvws3J0TwNUP2sQ.png","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":2108,"originalHeight":2108,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"metadata":{"followerCount":159664,"activeAt":1732389730857},"virtuals":{"permissions":{"canPublish":false,"canPublishAll":false,"canRepublish":false,"canRemove":false,"canManageAll":false,"canSubmit":false,"canEditPosts":false,"canAddWriters":false,"canViewStats":false,"canSendNewsletter":false,"canViewLockedPosts":false,"canViewCloaked":false,"canEditOwnPosts":false,"canBeAssignedAuthor":false,"canEnrollInHightower":false,"canLockPostsForMediumMembers":false,"canLockOwnPostsForMediumMembers":false,"canViewNewsletterV2Stats":false,"canCreateNewsletterV3":false},"isSubscribed":false,"isEnrolledInHightower":false,"isEligibleForHightower":false,"isSubscribedToCollectionEmails":false,"isMuted":false,"canToggleEmail":false,"isWriter":false},"logo":{"imageId":"1*AZxiin1Cvws3J0TwNUP2sQ.png","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":2108,"originalHeight":2108,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"twitterUsername":"digitalmehmet","facebookPageName":"mehmet.yildiz.9275439","publicEmail":"myildizmel@gmail.com","collectionMastheadId":"4935eba04e09","sections":[{"type":2,"collectionHeaderMetadata":{"title":"⠀","description":"","backgroundImage":{"id":"1*IXPgKacjXCtz1UvH9jQ7Jw.png","originalWidth":5283,"originalHeight":632},"logoImage":{},"alignment":2,"layout":5}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["ef3f66750bed","bd2b91adacdf","3e7cc5a756ea"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"Best Selling Substack Mastery Book Is Available Now","promoId":"daffd034992c"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["ccc912b300eb","d0e54b5e4aaa","0cd7a9b937f5"],"sectionHeader":"Featured Writers"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"4a000a453d24"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"504d982c8531"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["75a02c69f018","6cbfe5399d84","6cfe42827f35"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":4,"postIds":["6d80d521c4bc","bdf02db63e59","23422b641705","cb3a34d716c5"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[]}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"ad22c8536149"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["abc280b589c2","6cbfe5399d84","2f2b24496e22"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":2,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Trending"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["d55a2ef05edb","39c03d8c8409","854203cd6ec5"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["f44257d456ef","7096b0411fc7","bcb97669002b"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["0636d9028789","be526f0f3c66","5d5e37b738c0"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":6,"postIds":["70a060d185c7","4118f4971518","0764f9248c99","c0151a63588e","2f89bf7dd727"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":1,"postIds":["83cefbe09306"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["b86e7852280f","36d15473aaca","109cda3bdc80"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["9147c4240fd3","c3e9e2137821","3399753face5"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":1,"postIds":["6e2d534a57bd"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["e1bf33b4e4b7","81f6aaa4e7f7","bcc90e459171"]}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"a994da744975"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["66324676b211","80252951c8db"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":1,"postIds":["5093906ec5e2"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["4f97837b5ef7","c8455414827d","bcc90e459171"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["9ffaeef4b06f","216fdbcfdc33","241bab307626"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["28cc629772ab","57d0f600d1de","f5abe7f32c4c"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["49003ac1c486","bb9bb3349b68","1059a83e8a8f"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["3b033c07d2f7","5e2e6b66bfed"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Just Published"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"2026b7ab7abc"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["33b8709bf2d9","b52d6c2a3b94","350fa26307a3"],"sectionHeader":"TRENDING"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"d3190973017d"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"9339cd9a37d9"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"24feb4fec791"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["d1f90f1bda0f","e43f5eb8f17b"],"sectionHeader":"Trending"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["60f97a85ebb4","eb6876f7650c","acb78301ef92"],"sectionHeader":"New Community Update"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["a80dce75577e","f1ace82235d7"],"sectionHeader":"Trending / Boosted"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["aa606a5fac11","bb307b45b43c","60c3e5f9359b"],"sectionHeader":"Boost education and update"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["b4ecf806d6db","67a552094bd2"],"sectionHeader":"Trending / Boosted"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["42b2e8358424","f79b160bc1fb","afe02842d6db"],"sectionHeader":"Trending"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["690d2ae0467a","bb576ae0bd0a","cfc249b7628d"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["918ba8e485c9","392d93abfd62","234ec8110453"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["c257c79823fe","bed887cabd06","509ddb9824c5"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["9f6d2504f243","d8d5d643e8a6"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["1ebfe3bc55d4","9de34081d95","cb99311e7e6"],"sectionHeader":"Inspiring Stories"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["cdf64b92ff15","956c7b574b2d","714232568822"],"sectionHeader":"Editorial Guidance to New Writers"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"b34e1807679a"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"d7933bcd2aea"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["8b2f0c52fe2e","edadfff4e5db","e5120dab824"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["fc994f829c2","c62ed73efd8c","cd10a6a59a93"],"sectionHeader":"Featured"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":12,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest Stories Today"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["d744e2c028de","52348421b89c"]}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"b6f3cef3a0"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["6d8c98be0221","f50cb1ea1f8f","1901d0c0f0b1"],"sectionHeader":"Editorial Guidance for Writers"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"Invitation to Illumination Gamingg ","promoId":"c80c3f2f2074"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["bdbae8d65013","200db8fbddb7","36ef49b1cd94"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":1,"postIds":[]}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"57e75c652693"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":6,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["fb29a4e7f5f0","e3df070ce50b"],"sectionHeader":"Guidance to New Writers"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["bfb7e34b38d8","aa3ce89639de","eba36f546377"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Fresh stories every five minutes"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":5,"number":4,"postIds":["f3ade8c868c5","d20e5ad97a86","17f0af575681","a2be1c6eb7aa"]}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"43438265bb3d"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":4,"postIds":["f0d876c49af0","fd21bdeaf71a","36128dab19eb","414593b09fc0"]}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"31b8be1ce8e7"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["89e9f82bdbe5","9c896ec5ce73","fcf1ed80d0eb"],"sectionHeader":"Top Gaming Stories"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"7fdf1cc1ec43"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest Stories"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}}],"tintColor":"#FFF0F0F0","lightText":false,"favicon":{"imageId":"","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":0,"originalHeight":0,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"colorPalette":{"defaultBackgroundSpectrum":{"colorPoints":[{"color":"#FF848585","point":0},{"color":"#FF7B7B7B","point":0.1},{"color":"#FF717272","point":0.2},{"color":"#FF686868","point":0.3},{"color":"#FF5E5E5E","point":0.4},{"color":"#FF545454","point":0.5},{"color":"#FF494A4A","point":0.6},{"color":"#FF3F3F3F","point":0.7},{"color":"#FF333333","point":0.8},{"color":"#FF272727","point":0.9},{"color":"#FF1A1A1A","point":1}],"backgroundColor":"#FFFFFFFF"},"tintBackgroundSpectrum":{"colorPoints":[{"color":"#FFF0F0F0","point":0},{"color":"#FFDEDEDF","point":0.1},{"color":"#FFCCCDCD","point":0.2},{"color":"#FFBABABA","point":0.3},{"color":"#FFA7A7A8","point":0.4},{"color":"#FF939494","point":0.5},{"color":"#FF7F8080","point":0.6},{"color":"#FF6A6B6B","point":0.7},{"color":"#FF535555","point":0.8},{"color":"#FF3B3C3D","point":0.9},{"color":"#FF202122","point":1}],"backgroundColor":"#FFF0F0F0"},"highlightSpectrum":{"colorPoints":[{"color":"#FFF4F2F2","point":0},{"color":"#FFF2F0F0","point":0.1},{"color":"#FFF0EEEE","point":0.2},{"color":"#FFEEECEC","point":0.3},{"color":"#FFECEBEA","point":0.4},{"color":"#FFEAE9E8","point":0.5},{"color":"#FFE8E7E7","point":0.6},{"color":"#FFE6E5E5","point":0.7},{"color":"#FFE4E3E3","point":0.8},{"color":"#FFE2E1E1","point":0.9},{"color":"#FFE0DFDF","point":1}],"backgroundColor":"#FFFFFFFF"},"darkBackgroundSpectrum":{"colorPoints":[{"color":"#FF9C9D9D","point":0},{"color":"#FFA5A5A5","point":0.1},{"color":"#FFAEAEAE","point":0.2},{"color":"#FFB6B6B6","point":0.3},{"color":"#FFBFBEBE","point":0.4},{"color":"#FFC7C6C6","point":0.5},{"color":"#FFCFCECE","point":0.6},{"color":"#FFD8D6D6","point":0.7},{"color":"#FFE0DEDE","point":0.8},{"color":"#FFE8E6E6","point":0.9},{"color":"#FFF0EEED","point":1}],"backgroundColor":"#FF000000"}},"navItems":[{"type":1,"title":"Business","tagSlug":"business","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/business","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":1,"title":"Poetry/Fiction","tagSlug":"fiction","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/fiction","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":1,"title":"Self","tagSlug":"philosophy","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/philosophy","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":1,"title":"Science & Tech","tagSlug":"technology","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/technology","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":1,"title":"Relations","tagSlug":"relationships","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/relationships","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":1,"title":"Society","tagSlug":"politics","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/politics","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":1,"title":"Spirituality","tagSlug":"spirituality","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/spirituality","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":3,"title":"Inquiries","url":"https://digitalmehmet.com/news-break-inquiries/"}],"colorBehavior":2,"collectionFeatures":[30],"ampLogo":{"imageId":"","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":0,"originalHeight":0,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"header":{"title":"⠀","description":"","backgroundImage":{"id":"1*IXPgKacjXCtz1UvH9jQ7Jw.png","originalWidth":5283,"originalHeight":632},"logoImage":{},"alignment":2,"layout":5},"subscriberCount":159664,"tagline":"We curate outstanding articles from diverse domains and…","instagramUsername":"digitalmehmet","isOptedIntoAurora":false,"newsletterV3":{"newsletterV3Id":"d8e1a644d2dd","type":1,"name":"ILLUMINATION Highlights","description":"We share our daily distribution list, featured stories, and progress updates from our publication. Writer Inquires https://digitalmehmet.com/contact We offer a free Slack workspace for collaboration. ","collectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","newsletterSlug":"illumination-highlights","isSubscribed":false,"showPromo":true,"avatarImageId":"","creatorId":"dd3942a5498a","showNewsletterPostsInCollectionHome":true,"exportableSubscribersCount":3957,"subscribersCount":3905,"promoHeadline":"","promoBody":"","replyToEmail":""},"isCurationAllowedByDefault":false,"polarisCoverImage":{"imageId":"1*AZxiin1Cvws3J0TwNUP2sQ.png","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":2108,"originalHeight":2108,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"ptsQualifiedAt":1616092950825,"type":"Collection"}},"User":{"9e24a4773c7f":{"userId":"9e24a4773c7f","name":"Jasmine","username":"jasminminnie58","createdAt":1703709377461,"imageId":"1*HvSYLVemgoi0MRuGh5KaWg@2x.jpeg","backgroundImageId":"","bio":"Life | Love | Fashion","twitterScreenName":"","allowNotes":1,"mediumMemberAt":1703925257000,"isWriterProgramEnrolled":true,"isSuspended":false,"firstOpenedIosApp":1703865447723,"isMembershipTrialEligible":false,"facebookDisplayName":"","optInToIceland":true,"hasCompletedProfile":true,"isCreatorPartnerProgramEnrolled":true,"userDismissableFlags":[19,29],"hasSeenIcelandOnboarding":true,"postSubscribeMembershipUpsellShownAt":0,"languageCode":"en-gb","type":"User"},"364cb8b5de32":{"userId":"364cb8b5de32","name":"Firzanah I.","username":"firzanahisfendi","createdAt":1688438736072,"imageId":"1*kmlgYwTdrbD9z-4KCkvO9Q.jpeg","backgroundImageId":"","bio":"I write for fun sometimes.","twitterScreenName":"","allowNotes":1,"mediumMemberAt":1707819106000,"isWriterProgramEnrolled":true,"isSuspended":false,"firstOpenedIosApp":1704943130469,"isMembershipTrialEligible":false,"facebookDisplayName":"","optInToIceland":true,"hasCompletedProfile":false,"isCreatorPartnerProgramEnrolled":true,"userDismissableFlags":[29],"hasSeenIcelandOnboarding":true,"postSubscribeMembershipUpsellShownAt":0,"languageCode":"en-us","type":"User"},"ad61cb5011ea":{"userId":"ad61cb5011ea","name":"John Whye","username":"johnwhye1967","createdAt":1630211598104,"imageId":"1*gcTzgdjG54FuodHTjJvNqg.jpeg","backgroundImageId":"","bio":"2x Top writer, Illumination writer, retired hippie blogger, music lover, songwriter, and sports fan. A lifelong Pisces.","twitterScreenName":"","allowNotes":1,"mediumMemberAt":1644126780000,"isWriterProgramEnrolled":true,"isSuspended":false,"firstOpenedAndroidApp":1631044067031,"isMembershipTrialEligible":true,"facebookDisplayName":"John Whye","optInToIceland":true,"userFlags":[3],"hasCompletedProfile":false,"isCreatorPartnerProgramEnrolled":true,"userDismissableFlags":[32,29,21,19,49,48,12,44,8,50,37,3,2,10,1,33],"hasSeenIcelandOnboarding":true,"postSubscribeMembershipUpsellShownAt":1636063979374,"languageCode":"en-us","type":"User"},"47dfc6eeb97e":{"userId":"47dfc6eeb97e","name":"Billy Poon","username":"billybpoon","createdAt":1713467116770,"imageId":"1*WhRbAvBvhmrchoFPnVua1w.jpeg","backgroundImageId":"","bio":"30-year-old Asian writer sharing his journey of turning life around, so you can reclaim yours too. youtube.com/@billybpoon","twitterScreenName":"","allowNotes":1,"mediumMemberAt":1730316714321,"isWriterProgramEnrolled":true,"isSuspended":false,"firstOpenedAndroidApp":1730316908904,"isMembershipTrialEligible":true,"facebookDisplayName":"","optInToIceland":true,"hasCompletedProfile":false,"isCreatorPartnerProgramEnrolled":true,"userDismissableFlags":[48,50,29,49],"hasSeenIcelandOnboarding":true,"postSubscribeMembershipUpsellShownAt":0,"languageCode":"en-us","type":"User"},"952aa1b4a284":{"userId":"952aa1b4a284","name":"Kevin Feng","username":"kevinfengcs88","createdAt":1609714386271,"imageId":"1*o0h0JV3DB9eoT7ctsRr4kA.jpeg","backgroundImageId":"","bio":"Posts about copywriting, Hellenistic philosophy, and self-improvement | Sharing insights on my journey to building a 10k/mo personal brand","twitterScreenName":"","allowNotes":1,"mediumMemberAt":1726864893092,"isWriterProgramEnrolled":true,"isSuspended":false,"firstOpenedIosApp":1617801095883,"isMembershipTrialEligible":true,"facebookDisplayName":"","optInToIceland":true,"subdomainCreatedAt":1727126597725,"hasCompletedProfile":true,"isCreatorPartnerProgramEnrolled":true,"userDismissableFlags":[32,29,21,19,18,47,12,41,8,6,30,20,2,1,33],"hasSeenIcelandOnboarding":true,"postSubscribeMembershipUpsellShownAt":0,"languageCode":"en-us","type":"User"},"22a960247b0":{"userId":"22a960247b0","name":"Nikhil","username":"1073nikhil","createdAt":1687874354923,"imageId":"1*Ek9rbYqPFudeWz_ZssiXOQ.jpeg","backgroundImageId":"","bio":"Dedicated to creating user-centric solutions. I'm all about delivering content that not only informs but also delights.","twitterScreenName":"","allowNotes":1,"mediumMemberAt":1730540337000,"isWriterProgramEnrolled":true,"isSuspended":false,"firstOpenedAndroidApp":1730542136497,"isMembershipTrialEligible":true,"facebookDisplayName":"","optInToIceland":true,"hasCompletedProfile":false,"isCreatorPartnerProgramEnrolled":true,"userDismissableFlags":[48,47,29,50,36,19,49],"hasSeenIcelandOnboarding":true,"postSubscribeMembershipUpsellShownAt":0,"languageCode":"en-us","type":"User"},"fb4814bfa23e":{"userId":"fb4814bfa23e","name":"Kirtañ","username":"Kirtan27","createdAt":1699038304197,"imageId":"1*BjLgB8o-6IdzSd35oUNoFQ.jpeg","backgroundImageId":"","bio":"Pharmacy graduate fascinated by neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy","twitterScreenName":"","allowNotes":1,"mediumMemberAt":1731933750754,"isWriterProgramEnrolled":true,"isSuspended":false,"firstOpenedAndroidApp":1699038305620,"isMembershipTrialEligible":true,"facebookDisplayName":"","optInToIceland":true,"hasCompletedProfile":true,"isCreatorPartnerProgramEnrolled":true,"userDismissableFlags":[48,47,50,29,19,49],"hasSeenIcelandOnboarding":true,"postSubscribeMembershipUpsellShownAt":0,"languageCode":"en-in","type":"User"},"f06db9b3c54e":{"userId":"f06db9b3c54e","name":"MindSparkle","username":"jattj2515","createdAt":1729242715494,"imageId":"1*3IiYL86Q-w_rgUx2NC5idQ.jpeg","backgroundImageId":"","bio":"Writer sharing thoughts, ideas, and insights to spark curiosity and inspire conversations. Join me in exploring life, growth, and creativity post at a time.","twitterScreenName":"","allowNotes":1,"mediumMemberAt":1732110873944,"isWriterProgramEnrolled":true,"isSuspended":false,"firstOpenedAndroidApp":1729334708214,"isMembershipTrialEligible":true,"facebookDisplayName":"","optInToIceland":true,"hasCompletedProfile":true,"isCreatorPartnerProgramEnrolled":true,"userDismissableFlags":[48,47,50,29,19,49],"hasSeenIcelandOnboarding":true,"postSubscribeMembershipUpsellShownAt":0,"languageCode":"en-gb","type":"User"},"e26c1146f997":{"userId":"e26c1146f997","name":"Vern R Walker","username":"vern.r.walker","createdAt":1604583804603,"imageId":"1*qYhOclNb3g6lkSaIzNktvg.png","backgroundImageId":"","bio":"Professor Emeritus of Law | Philosophy PhD | AI & Law. Exploring semantic meaning, especially of legal texts, and towards understanding life's big questions.","twitterScreenName":"","allowNotes":1,"mediumMemberAt":1608215995000,"isWriterProgramEnrolled":true,"isSuspended":false,"firstOpenedIosApp":1608216683323,"isMembershipTrialEligible":true,"facebookDisplayName":"","optInToIceland":true,"hasCompletedProfile":true,"userDismissableFlags":[47,29,12,8,5,21,3,19,2,1,33],"hasSeenIcelandOnboarding":true,"postSubscribeMembershipUpsellShownAt":0,"languageCode":"en-us","type":"User"},"a9b5b3119fa0":{"userId":"a9b5b3119fa0","name":"AGW","username":"agentwriter","createdAt":1494317442786,"imageId":"1*8UjPloTt14i7oXKqgVEntw.jpeg","backgroundImageId":"","bio":"A Gentleman Writer by name A Gentleman who Writes by nature so come and explore the world through my eyes and words. Blogger with a unique view on the world.","twitterScreenName":"agenwrite","allowNotes":1,"mediumMemberAt":1648887021000,"isWriterProgramEnrolled":true,"isSuspended":false,"firstOpenedIosApp":1583416319883,"isMembershipTrialEligible":true,"facebookDisplayName":"","optInToIceland":true,"subdomainCreatedAt":1636467792659,"hasCompletedProfile":false,"isCreatorPartnerProgramEnrolled":true,"userDismissableFlags":[32,13,29,12,8,5,21,3,18,1,33],"hasSeenIcelandOnboarding":true,"postSubscribeMembershipUpsellShownAt":0,"languageCode":"en-gb","type":"User"}},"Post":{"2ff468680f14":{"id":"2ff468680f14","versionId":"826d3a92355f","creatorId":"9e24a4773c7f","homeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","title":"Don’t Forget To Live In The Moment","detectedLanguage":"en","latestVersion":"826d3a92355f","latestPublishedVersion":"826d3a92355f","hasUnpublishedEdits":false,"latestRev":57,"createdAt":1732380309608,"updatedAt":1732386611555,"acceptedAt":0,"firstPublishedAt":1732380368755,"latestPublishedAt":1732386611476,"vote":false,"experimentalCss":"","displayAuthor":"","content":{"subtitle":"Life often feels like a race toward the next milestone.","postDisplay":{"coverless":true}},"virtuals":{"statusForCollection":"APPROVED","allowNotes":true,"previewImage":{"imageId":"0*ZI0hzZV0zkZodWvy","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":5184,"originalHeight":3456,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"wordCount":305,"imageCount":1,"readingTime":1.350943396226415,"subtitle":"Life often feels like a race toward the next milestone.","publishedInCount":1,"usersBySocialRecommends":[],"noIndex":false,"recommends":3,"isBookmarked":false,"tags":[{"slug":"life","name":"Life","postCount":1177755,"metadata":{"postCount":1177755,"coverImage":{"id":"1*0sJtn9WT-yfCMX8S8LyYVg.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"life-lessons","name":"Life Lessons","postCount":755368,"metadata":{"postCount":755368,"coverImage":{"id":"1*xJV8uYsDYrnDwulfbMByRQ.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"psychology","name":"Psychology","postCount":384537,"metadata":{"postCount":384537,"coverImage":{"id":"1*CqU-xLsTOVSFHrWASqT83Q.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy","postCount":221139,"metadata":{"postCount":221139,"coverImage":{"id":"0*GGiHN4nR_PnlZJaq.jpg","originalWidth":1200,"originalHeight":750,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"happiness","name":"Happiness","postCount":125787,"metadata":{"postCount":125787,"coverImage":{"id":"1*nTlKNOSfxFVE-AMvcbd4YA.jpeg","originalWidth":2299,"originalHeight":1775,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"}],"socialRecommendsCount":0,"responsesCreatedCount":0,"links":{"entries":[{"url":"https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","alts":[],"httpStatus":200},{"url":"https://unsplash.com/@recalmedia?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","alts":[],"httpStatus":200}],"version":"0.3","generatedAt":1732386611750},"isLockedPreviewOnly":false,"metaDescription":"","totalClapCount":107,"sectionCount":1,"readingList":0,"topics":[{"topicId":"aef1078a3ef5","slug":"self","createdAt":1490119409800,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*zk42YBzvJ_du3aTeJrAeEQ@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":2976,"originalHeight":1984},"name":"Self","description":"Live better.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Self Improvement Articles and Personal Stories — Medium","type":"Topic"}]},"coverless":true,"slug":"dont-forget-to-live-in-the-moment","translationSourcePostId":"","translationSourceCreatorId":"","isApprovedTranslation":false,"inResponseToPostId":"","inResponseToRemovedAt":0,"isTitleSynthesized":true,"allowResponses":true,"importedUrl":"","importedPublishedAt":0,"visibility":2,"uniqueSlug":"dont-forget-to-live-in-the-moment-2ff468680f14","previewContent":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"previewImage","type":4,"text":"","layout":10,"metadata":{"id":"0*ZI0hzZV0zkZodWvy","originalWidth":5184,"originalHeight":3456,"isFeatured":true,"unsplashPhotoId":"ueBIGLmiI5A"}},{"name":"8ffb","type":3,"text":"Don’t Forget To Live In The Moment","markups":[],"alignment":1},{"name":"abbc","type":1,"text":"Life often feels like a race toward the next milestone.","markups":[],"alignment":1}],"sections":[{"startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Life often feels like a race toward the next milestone."},"license":0,"inResponseToMediaResourceId":"","canonicalUrl":"","approvedHomeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","isNewsletter":false,"newsletterId":"b8494e970f43","webCanonicalUrl":"","mediumUrl":"","migrationId":"","notifyFollowers":true,"notifyTwitter":false,"notifyFacebook":false,"responseHiddenOnParentPostAt":0,"isSeries":false,"isSubscriptionLocked":true,"seriesLastAppendedAt":0,"audioVersionDurationSec":0,"sequenceId":"","isEligibleForRevenue":true,"isBlockedFromHightower":false,"deletedAt":0,"lockedPostSource":1,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeStartsAt":0,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeEndsAt":0,"featureLockRequestAcceptedAt":0,"mongerRequestType":1,"layerCake":0,"socialTitle":"","socialDek":"","editorialPreviewTitle":"","editorialPreviewDek":"","curationEligibleAt":1732380367863,"isProxyPost":false,"proxyPostFaviconUrl":"","proxyPostProviderName":"","proxyPostType":0,"isSuspended":false,"isLimitedState":false,"seoTitle":"","previewContent2":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"8ffb","type":3,"text":"Don’t Forget To Live In The Moment","markups":[]},{"name":"a706","type":4,"text":"Photo by Recal Media on Unsplash","markups":[{"type":3,"start":9,"end":20,"href":"https://unsplash.com/@recalmedia?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","title":"","rel":"photo-creator","anchorType":0},{"type":3,"start":24,"end":32,"href":"https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","title":"","rel":"photo-source","anchorType":0}],"layout":1,"metadata":{"id":"0*ZI0hzZV0zkZodWvy","originalWidth":5184,"originalHeight":3456,"isFeatured":true,"unsplashPhotoId":"ueBIGLmiI5A"}},{"name":"abbc","type":1,"text":"Life often feels like a race toward the next milestone.","markups":[]},{"name":"2743","type":1,"text":"We spend so much time planning for the future — chasing dreams, worrying about what’s next — that we forget to embrace where we are right now.","markups":[]},{"name":"27f1","type":1,"text":"But what if this very moment is the one you’ll look back on…","markups":[]}],"sections":[{"name":"8368","startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Life often feels like a race toward the next milestone."},"cardType":0,"isDistributionAlertDismissed":false,"isShortform":false,"shortformType":0,"responsesLocked":false,"isLockedResponse":false,"isPublishToEmail":true,"responseDistribution":0,"isMarkedPaywallOnly":false,"type":"Post"},"57247e62947c":{"id":"57247e62947c","versionId":"a63f9c3b730f","creatorId":"364cb8b5de32","homeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","title":"Live like travellers in a guest’s home.","detectedLanguage":"en","latestVersion":"a63f9c3b730f","latestPublishedVersion":"a63f9c3b730f","hasUnpublishedEdits":false,"latestRev":62,"createdAt":1732369960301,"updatedAt":1732375817843,"acceptedAt":0,"firstPublishedAt":1732371587680,"latestPublishedAt":1732371587680,"vote":false,"experimentalCss":"","displayAuthor":"","content":{"subtitle":"Living by our nature.","postDisplay":{"coverless":true}},"virtuals":{"statusForCollection":"APPROVED","allowNotes":true,"previewImage":{"imageId":"0*nFA-mV-K4A2XYDnG","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":4096,"originalHeight":2731,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"wordCount":277,"imageCount":1,"readingTime":1.2452830188679245,"subtitle":"Living by our nature.","publishedInCount":1,"usersBySocialRecommends":[],"noIndex":false,"recommends":3,"isBookmarked":false,"tags":[{"slug":"life","name":"Life","postCount":1177755,"metadata":{"postCount":1177755,"coverImage":{"id":"1*0sJtn9WT-yfCMX8S8LyYVg.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy","postCount":221139,"metadata":{"postCount":221139,"coverImage":{"id":"0*GGiHN4nR_PnlZJaq.jpg","originalWidth":1200,"originalHeight":750,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"storytelling","name":"Storytelling","postCount":158520,"metadata":{"postCount":158520,"coverImage":{"id":"1*_zZ4W5wsBDlAIIHkXX8mTw.jpeg","originalWidth":1792,"originalHeight":1024,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"random-thoughts","name":"Random Thoughts","postCount":7404,"metadata":{"postCount":7404,"coverImage":{"id":"0*xWcG0zRE1qSkY30e","originalWidth":1125,"originalHeight":750,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"love","name":"Love","postCount":669696,"metadata":{"postCount":669696,"coverImage":{"id":"1*wGRq6bL7pGitJpPP2vEUqQ.jpeg","originalWidth":3648,"originalHeight":2421,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"}],"socialRecommendsCount":0,"responsesCreatedCount":1,"links":{"entries":[{"url":"https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","alts":[],"httpStatus":200},{"url":"https://unsplash.com/@jnezon?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","alts":[],"httpStatus":200}],"version":"0.3","generatedAt":1732371589015},"isLockedPreviewOnly":false,"metaDescription":"","totalClapCount":103,"sectionCount":1,"readingList":0,"topics":[{"topicId":"230848015f8c","slug":"spirituality","createdAt":1493933362318,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*_j2rk02Wb72EncmOimPdBQ@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":5707,"originalHeight":3442},"name":"Spirituality","description":"One big question, countless answers.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Spirituality Articles — Medium","type":"Topic"},{"topicId":"aef1078a3ef5","slug":"self","createdAt":1490119409800,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*zk42YBzvJ_du3aTeJrAeEQ@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":2976,"originalHeight":1984},"name":"Self","description":"Live better.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Self Improvement Articles and Personal Stories — Medium","type":"Topic"}]},"coverless":true,"slug":"live-like-travellers-in-a-guests-home","translationSourcePostId":"","translationSourceCreatorId":"","isApprovedTranslation":false,"inResponseToPostId":"","inResponseToRemovedAt":0,"isTitleSynthesized":true,"allowResponses":true,"importedUrl":"","importedPublishedAt":0,"visibility":2,"uniqueSlug":"live-like-travellers-in-a-guests-home-57247e62947c","previewContent":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"9a7e","type":3,"text":"Live like travellers in a guest’s home.","markups":[],"alignment":1},{"name":"aeea","type":13,"text":"Living by our nature.","markups":[],"alignment":1},{"name":"b413","type":1,"text":"What does it mean to live by our nature?","markups":[],"alignment":1},{"name":"2df2","type":1,"text":"A pressing question that I find myself returning to in every discourse, story, and reflection.","markups":[],"alignment":1}],"sections":[{"startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Living by our nature."},"license":0,"inResponseToMediaResourceId":"","canonicalUrl":"","approvedHomeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","isNewsletter":false,"newsletterId":"d4a4f5516a64","webCanonicalUrl":"","mediumUrl":"","migrationId":"","notifyFollowers":true,"notifyTwitter":false,"notifyFacebook":false,"responseHiddenOnParentPostAt":0,"isSeries":false,"isSubscriptionLocked":true,"seriesLastAppendedAt":0,"audioVersionDurationSec":0,"sequenceId":"","isEligibleForRevenue":true,"isBlockedFromHightower":false,"deletedAt":0,"lockedPostSource":1,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeStartsAt":0,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeEndsAt":0,"featureLockRequestAcceptedAt":0,"mongerRequestType":1,"layerCake":0,"socialTitle":"","socialDek":"","editorialPreviewTitle":"","editorialPreviewDek":"","curationEligibleAt":1732370956727,"isProxyPost":false,"proxyPostFaviconUrl":"","proxyPostProviderName":"","proxyPostType":0,"isSuspended":false,"isLimitedState":false,"seoTitle":"","previewContent2":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"9a7e","type":3,"text":"Live like travellers in a guest’s home.","markups":[]},{"name":"aeea","type":13,"text":"Living by our nature.","markups":[]},{"name":"b413","type":1,"text":"What does it mean to live by our nature?","markups":[]},{"name":"2df2","type":1,"text":"A pressing question that I find myself returning to in every discourse, story, and reflection.","markups":[]},{"name":"49f3","type":1,"text":"What is our true predisposition? Before corruption, who were we?","markups":[]},{"name":"31b5","type":1,"text":"We are born into this world with a state of helplessness, our first instinct is to…","markups":[]}],"sections":[{"name":"025b","startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Living by our nature."},"cardType":0,"isDistributionAlertDismissed":false,"isShortform":false,"shortformType":0,"responsesLocked":false,"isLockedResponse":false,"isPublishToEmail":true,"responseDistribution":0,"isMarkedPaywallOnly":false,"type":"Post"},"e650906e57f5":{"id":"e650906e57f5","versionId":"e97c50e2259a","creatorId":"ad61cb5011ea","homeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","title":"Thanksgiving Is On The Way! Spend It With The Ones You Love","detectedLanguage":"en","latestVersion":"e97c50e2259a","latestPublishedVersion":"e97c50e2259a","hasUnpublishedEdits":false,"latestRev":764,"createdAt":1732330388582,"updatedAt":1732350805030,"acceptedAt":0,"firstPublishedAt":1732345833827,"latestPublishedAt":1732345833827,"vote":false,"experimentalCss":"","displayAuthor":"","content":{"subtitle":"Non-traditional holidays are becoming the new trend","postDisplay":{"coverless":true}},"virtuals":{"statusForCollection":"APPROVED","allowNotes":true,"previewImage":{"imageId":"0*TVopdLg_iTB2Kk2i","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":7204,"originalHeight":4762,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"wordCount":742,"imageCount":1,"readingTime":3,"subtitle":"Non-traditional holidays are becoming the new trend","publishedInCount":1,"usersBySocialRecommends":[],"noIndex":false,"recommends":5,"isBookmarked":false,"tags":[{"slug":"holidays","name":"Holidays","postCount":47840,"metadata":{"postCount":47840,"coverImage":{"id":"1*tDsF1jE2lw7j3hq-l8tQzw.jpeg","originalWidth":5568,"originalHeight":3712,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"relationships","name":"Relationships","postCount":573607,"metadata":{"postCount":573607,"coverImage":{"id":"1*NCE4Dzx-09yKRNCC8fFj4A.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"thanksgiving","name":"Thanksgiving","postCount":14049,"metadata":{"postCount":14049,"coverImage":{"id":"0*gO2legVQdj8WPFgH","originalWidth":7952,"originalHeight":5304,"isFeatured":true,"alt":"a basket of multi-colored corn","unsplashPhotoId":"xOZTb11DLa0"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy","postCount":221139,"metadata":{"postCount":221139,"coverImage":{"id":"0*GGiHN4nR_PnlZJaq.jpg","originalWidth":1200,"originalHeight":750,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"life-lessons","name":"Life Lessons","postCount":755368,"metadata":{"postCount":755368,"coverImage":{"id":"1*xJV8uYsDYrnDwulfbMByRQ.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"}],"socialRecommendsCount":0,"responsesCreatedCount":2,"links":{"entries":[{"url":"https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","alts":[],"httpStatus":200},{"url":"https://unsplash.com/@mintchap?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","alts":[],"httpStatus":200}],"version":"0.3","generatedAt":1732345834057},"isLockedPreviewOnly":false,"metaDescription":"","totalClapCount":137,"sectionCount":1,"readingList":0,"topics":[{"topicId":"e9a66523a5d6","slug":"family","createdAt":1494092158268,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*JVo-9_0i95QSsvsIjA_Azw@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":3600,"originalHeight":2400},"name":"Family","description":"Next gen.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Stories and Articles About Family — Medium","type":"Topic"}]},"coverless":true,"slug":"thanksgiving-is-on-the-way-spend-it-with-the-ones-you-love","translationSourcePostId":"","translationSourceCreatorId":"","isApprovedTranslation":false,"inResponseToPostId":"","inResponseToRemovedAt":0,"isTitleSynthesized":true,"allowResponses":true,"importedUrl":"","importedPublishedAt":0,"visibility":2,"uniqueSlug":"thanksgiving-is-on-the-way-spend-it-with-the-ones-you-love-e650906e57f5","previewContent":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"previewImage","type":4,"text":"","layout":10,"metadata":{"id":"0*TVopdLg_iTB2Kk2i","originalWidth":7204,"originalHeight":4762,"isFeatured":true,"unsplashPhotoId":"Rz8S_P7POfM"}},{"name":"7c1f","type":3,"text":"Thanksgiving Is On The Way! Spend It With The Ones You Love","markups":[],"alignment":1},{"name":"b7f1","type":13,"text":"Non-traditional holidays are becoming the…","markups":[],"alignment":1}],"sections":[{"startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Non-traditional holidays are becoming the new trend"},"license":0,"inResponseToMediaResourceId":"","canonicalUrl":"","approvedHomeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","isNewsletter":false,"newsletterId":"6f587c2b786f","webCanonicalUrl":"","mediumUrl":"","migrationId":"","notifyFollowers":true,"notifyTwitter":false,"notifyFacebook":false,"responseHiddenOnParentPostAt":0,"isSeries":false,"isSubscriptionLocked":true,"seriesLastAppendedAt":0,"audioVersionDurationSec":0,"sequenceId":"","isEligibleForRevenue":true,"isBlockedFromHightower":false,"deletedAt":0,"lockedPostSource":1,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeStartsAt":0,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeEndsAt":0,"featureLockRequestAcceptedAt":0,"mongerRequestType":1,"layerCake":0,"socialTitle":"","socialDek":"","editorialPreviewTitle":"","editorialPreviewDek":"","curationEligibleAt":1732340329032,"isProxyPost":false,"proxyPostFaviconUrl":"","proxyPostProviderName":"","proxyPostType":0,"isSuspended":false,"isLimitedState":false,"seoTitle":"","previewContent2":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"7c1f","type":3,"text":"Thanksgiving Is On The Way! Spend It With The Ones You Love","markups":[]},{"name":"b7f1","type":13,"text":"Non-traditional holidays are becoming the new trend","markups":[]},{"name":"abfc","type":4,"text":"Photo by Brad Switzer on Unsplash","markups":[{"type":3,"start":9,"end":21,"href":"https://unsplash.com/@mintchap?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","title":"","rel":"photo-creator","anchorType":0},{"type":3,"start":25,"end":33,"href":"https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","title":"","rel":"photo-source","anchorType":0}],"layout":1,"metadata":{"id":"0*TVopdLg_iTB2Kk2i","originalWidth":7204,"originalHeight":4762,"isFeatured":true,"unsplashPhotoId":"Rz8S_P7POfM"}},{"name":"2d72","type":1,"text":"Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and it is a beautiful, happy holiday about counting our blessings and feeling gratitude for what we have. It is still all that, and it always will be. It marks the traditional season of caring and sharing, feasting and football, fun and family. Some things never…","markups":[]}],"sections":[{"name":"3195","startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Non-traditional holidays are becoming the new trend"},"cardType":0,"isDistributionAlertDismissed":false,"isShortform":false,"shortformType":0,"responsesLocked":false,"isLockedResponse":false,"isPublishToEmail":true,"responseDistribution":0,"isMarkedPaywallOnly":false,"type":"Post"},"da915e50359d":{"id":"da915e50359d","versionId":"0ea8767f14f3","creatorId":"47dfc6eeb97e","homeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","title":"The Game That Changed My Whole Perspective On Being Selfish — And It Is Not What You Think","detectedLanguage":"en","latestVersion":"0ea8767f14f3","latestPublishedVersion":"0ea8767f14f3","hasUnpublishedEdits":false,"latestRev":454,"createdAt":1732300905544,"updatedAt":1732350733422,"acceptedAt":0,"firstPublishedAt":1732345520682,"latestPublishedAt":1732345520682,"vote":false,"experimentalCss":"","displayAuthor":"","content":{"subtitle":"True freedom lies in embracing selfishness. Here’s why.","postDisplay":{"coverless":true}},"virtuals":{"statusForCollection":"APPROVED","allowNotes":true,"previewImage":{"imageId":"1*Qy49160rNdcmlsOj_YHe7g.jpeg","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":3840,"originalHeight":2160,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"wordCount":1652,"imageCount":5,"readingTime":7.067295597484277,"subtitle":"True freedom lies in embracing selfishness. Here’s why.","publishedInCount":1,"usersBySocialRecommends":[],"noIndex":false,"recommends":3,"isBookmarked":false,"tags":[{"slug":"life-lessons","name":"Life Lessons","postCount":755368,"metadata":{"postCount":755368,"coverImage":{"id":"1*xJV8uYsDYrnDwulfbMByRQ.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"self-improvement","name":"Self Improvement","postCount":880501,"metadata":{"postCount":880501,"coverImage":{"id":"1*70mWmxgf52m1YqTcCfRkkQ.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"gaming","name":"Gaming","postCount":198580,"metadata":{"postCount":198580,"coverImage":{"id":"1*t8qglKFRFa_Iasp2Bh4j2Q.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy","postCount":221139,"metadata":{"postCount":221139,"coverImage":{"id":"0*GGiHN4nR_PnlZJaq.jpg","originalWidth":1200,"originalHeight":750,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"mindfulness","name":"Mindfulness","postCount":237771,"metadata":{"postCount":237771,"coverImage":{"id":"0*suvAE-RUWvcK_0hT","originalWidth":2976,"originalHeight":1984}},"type":"Tag"}],"socialRecommendsCount":0,"responsesCreatedCount":0,"links":{"entries":[{"url":"https://medium.com/@billybpoon/30-life-lessons-i-know-at-30-that-i-wish-i-knew-at-20-92cc4c7121fd?sk=3542524442235c0b49576def0ea6b805","alts":[{"type":3,"url":"medium://p/92cc4c7121fd"},{"type":2,"url":"medium://p/92cc4c7121fd"}],"httpStatus":200},{"url":"https://medium.com/health-science/my-lifelong-mental-disability-became-the-reason-why-i-live-today-and-how-you-can-too-b9429b458e5d?sk=a268bcc32fcafe3a9f89fcc440d89a0c","alts":[{"type":3,"url":"medium://p/b9429b458e5d"},{"type":2,"url":"medium://p/b9429b458e5d"}],"httpStatus":200}],"version":"0.3","generatedAt":1732345521437},"isLockedPreviewOnly":false,"metaDescription":"","totalClapCount":120,"sectionCount":1,"readingList":0,"topics":[{"topicId":"40997f26fa15","slug":"philosophy","createdAt":1493946874688,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*BqzwKc5qYL5PrzCfpcCU2Q@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":3888,"originalHeight":2592},"name":"Philosophy","description":"Think about it.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Philosophy Articles and News — Medium","type":"Topic"},{"topicId":"aef1078a3ef5","slug":"self","createdAt":1490119409800,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*zk42YBzvJ_du3aTeJrAeEQ@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":2976,"originalHeight":1984},"name":"Self","description":"Live better.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Self Improvement Articles and Personal Stories — Medium","type":"Topic"}]},"coverless":true,"slug":"the-game-that-changed-my-whole-perspective-on-being-selfish-and-it-is-not-what-you-think","translationSourcePostId":"","translationSourceCreatorId":"","isApprovedTranslation":false,"inResponseToPostId":"","inResponseToRemovedAt":0,"isTitleSynthesized":false,"allowResponses":true,"importedUrl":"","importedPublishedAt":0,"visibility":2,"uniqueSlug":"the-game-that-changed-my-whole-perspective-on-being-selfish-and-it-is-not-what-you-think-da915e50359d","previewContent":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"previewImage","type":4,"text":"","layout":10,"metadata":{"id":"1*Qy49160rNdcmlsOj_YHe7g.jpeg","originalWidth":3840,"originalHeight":2160,"isFeatured":true}},{"name":"63c4","type":3,"text":"The Game That Changed My Whole Perspective On Being Selfish — And It Is Not What You Think","markups":[],"alignment":1}],"sections":[{"startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"True freedom lies in embracing selfishness. Here’s why."},"license":0,"inResponseToMediaResourceId":"","canonicalUrl":"","approvedHomeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","isNewsletter":false,"newsletterId":"","webCanonicalUrl":"","mediumUrl":"","migrationId":"","notifyFollowers":true,"notifyTwitter":false,"notifyFacebook":false,"responseHiddenOnParentPostAt":0,"isSeries":false,"isSubscriptionLocked":true,"seriesLastAppendedAt":0,"audioVersionDurationSec":0,"sequenceId":"","isEligibleForRevenue":true,"isBlockedFromHightower":false,"deletedAt":0,"lockedPostSource":1,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeStartsAt":0,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeEndsAt":0,"featureLockRequestAcceptedAt":0,"mongerRequestType":1,"layerCake":0,"socialTitle":"","socialDek":"","editorialPreviewTitle":"","editorialPreviewDek":"","curationEligibleAt":1732303382902,"isProxyPost":false,"proxyPostFaviconUrl":"","proxyPostProviderName":"","proxyPostType":0,"isSuspended":false,"isLimitedState":false,"seoTitle":"","previewContent2":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"63c4","type":3,"text":"The Game That Changed My Whole Perspective On Being Selfish — And It Is Not What You Think","markups":[]},{"name":"68cd","type":13,"text":"True freedom lies in embracing selfishness. Here’s why.","markups":[]},{"name":"456b","type":4,"text":"Tales of Berseria. Game Image: Velvet, the main protagonist.","markups":[],"layout":1,"metadata":{"id":"1*Qy49160rNdcmlsOj_YHe7g.jpeg","originalWidth":3840,"originalHeight":2160,"isFeatured":true}},{"name":"1ce0","type":1,"text":"When you think of the word “selfish,” what comes to mind?","markups":[{"type":1,"start":28,"end":35},{"type":2,"start":52,"end":56}]},{"name":"5612","type":1,"text":"Maybe it’s a thought — someone who takes but never gives and ignores the needs of others for his own benefit.","markups":[{"type":1,"start":23,"end":40}]},{"name":"0b7a","type":1,"text":"Perhaps it’s someone who will sacrifice relationships and reputation, or any sense of good standing in society, just…","markups":[{"type":1,"start":13,"end":53}]}],"sections":[{"name":"7a0c","startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"True freedom lies in embracing selfishness. Here’s why."},"cardType":0,"isDistributionAlertDismissed":false,"isShortform":false,"shortformType":0,"responsesLocked":false,"isLockedResponse":false,"isPublishToEmail":false,"responseDistribution":0,"isMarkedPaywallOnly":false,"type":"Post"},"ad2278598203":{"id":"ad2278598203","versionId":"f2ee10ee6056","creatorId":"952aa1b4a284","homeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","title":"This Man Held a Yard Sale to Save His Empire. Here’s Why","detectedLanguage":"en","latestVersion":"f2ee10ee6056","latestPublishedVersion":"f2ee10ee6056","hasUnpublishedEdits":false,"latestRev":1013,"createdAt":1731428436836,"updatedAt":1732330545446,"acceptedAt":0,"firstPublishedAt":1732312026123,"latestPublishedAt":1732312026123,"vote":false,"experimentalCss":"","displayAuthor":"","content":{"subtitle":"Putting others first defines true character","postDisplay":{"coverless":true}},"virtuals":{"statusForCollection":"APPROVED","allowNotes":true,"previewImage":{"imageId":"0*w2-eX2z8tfE-sml7","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":1792,"originalHeight":1024,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"wordCount":844,"imageCount":3,"readingTime":3.7349056603773585,"subtitle":"Putting others first defines true character","publishedInCount":1,"usersBySocialRecommends":[],"noIndex":false,"recommends":2,"isBookmarked":false,"tags":[{"slug":"stoicism","name":"Stoicism","postCount":20043,"metadata":{"postCount":20043,"coverImage":{"id":"1*iy5YsfkB6_sq6u_KyxlxtA@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":735,"originalHeight":552,"backgroundSize":"","filter":"","isFeatured":false,"externalSrc":"","focusPercentX":-1,"focusPercentY":-1,"alt":"","repairedAt":0,"unsplashPhotoId":""}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy","postCount":221139,"metadata":{"postCount":221139,"coverImage":{"id":"0*GGiHN4nR_PnlZJaq.jpg","originalWidth":1200,"originalHeight":750,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"self-improvement","name":"Self Improvement","postCount":880501,"metadata":{"postCount":880501,"coverImage":{"id":"1*70mWmxgf52m1YqTcCfRkkQ.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"mindfulness","name":"Mindfulness","postCount":237771,"metadata":{"postCount":237771,"coverImage":{"id":"0*suvAE-RUWvcK_0hT","originalWidth":2976,"originalHeight":1984}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"life","name":"Life","postCount":1177755,"metadata":{"postCount":1177755,"coverImage":{"id":"1*0sJtn9WT-yfCMX8S8LyYVg.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"}],"socialRecommendsCount":0,"responsesCreatedCount":0,"links":{"entries":[{"url":"https://chatgpt.com/","alts":[],"httpStatus":403},{"url":"https://www.pexels.com/@brett-sayles/","alts":[],"httpStatus":403},{"url":"https://www.pexels.com/","alts":[],"httpStatus":403},{"url":"https://x.com/i/grok","alts":[],"httpStatus":200}],"version":"0.3","generatedAt":1732312026359},"isLockedPreviewOnly":false,"metaDescription":"","totalClapCount":41,"sectionCount":1,"readingList":0,"topics":[{"topicId":"40997f26fa15","slug":"philosophy","createdAt":1493946874688,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*BqzwKc5qYL5PrzCfpcCU2Q@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":3888,"originalHeight":2592},"name":"Philosophy","description":"Think about it.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Philosophy Articles and News — Medium","type":"Topic"}]},"coverless":true,"slug":"this-man-held-a-yard-sale-to-save-his-empire-heres-why","translationSourcePostId":"","translationSourceCreatorId":"","isApprovedTranslation":false,"inResponseToPostId":"","inResponseToRemovedAt":0,"isTitleSynthesized":true,"allowResponses":true,"importedUrl":"","importedPublishedAt":0,"visibility":2,"uniqueSlug":"this-man-held-a-yard-sale-to-save-his-empire-heres-why-ad2278598203","previewContent":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"previewImage","type":4,"text":"","layout":10,"metadata":{"id":"0*w2-eX2z8tfE-sml7","originalWidth":1792,"originalHeight":1024,"isFeatured":true}},{"name":"b794","type":3,"text":"This Man Held a Yard Sale to Save His Empire. Here’s Why","markups":[],"alignment":1},{"name":"ac35","type":13,"text":"Putting others first defines true character","markups":[],"alignment":1}],"sections":[{"startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Putting others first defines true character"},"license":0,"inResponseToMediaResourceId":"","canonicalUrl":"","approvedHomeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","isNewsletter":false,"newsletterId":"d4175f5c798e","webCanonicalUrl":"https://open.substack.com/pub/kevinfengcs88/p/this-man-held-a-yard-sale-to-save?r=4gudwi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true","mediumUrl":"","migrationId":"","notifyFollowers":true,"notifyTwitter":false,"notifyFacebook":false,"responseHiddenOnParentPostAt":0,"isSeries":false,"isSubscriptionLocked":true,"seriesLastAppendedAt":0,"audioVersionDurationSec":0,"sequenceId":"","isEligibleForRevenue":true,"isBlockedFromHightower":false,"deletedAt":0,"lockedPostSource":1,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeStartsAt":0,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeEndsAt":0,"featureLockRequestAcceptedAt":0,"mongerRequestType":1,"layerCake":0,"socialTitle":"","socialDek":"","editorialPreviewTitle":"","editorialPreviewDek":"","curationEligibleAt":1732305159704,"isProxyPost":false,"proxyPostFaviconUrl":"","proxyPostProviderName":"","proxyPostType":0,"isSuspended":false,"isLimitedState":false,"seoTitle":"","previewContent2":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"b794","type":3,"text":"This Man Held a Yard Sale to Save His Empire. Here’s Why","markups":[]},{"name":"ac35","type":13,"text":"Putting others first defines true character","markups":[]},{"name":"7506","type":4,"text":"Image generated by ChatGPT","markups":[{"type":3,"start":19,"end":26,"href":"https://chatgpt.com/","title":"","rel":"noopener","anchorType":0}],"layout":1,"metadata":{"id":"0*w2-eX2z8tfE-sml7","originalWidth":1792,"originalHeight":1024,"isFeatured":true}},{"name":"2c9f","type":1,"text":"Did you know that there are deep philosophical implications from that one low cabin pressure airline announcement?","markups":[]},{"name":"7a5d","type":1,"text":"“Make sure your own mask is secure before helping others.”","markups":[]},{"name":"a246","type":1,"text":"When the cabin pressure drops, you should ensure that your mask is on before assisting others with their masks. In other words, help…","markups":[]}],"sections":[{"name":"8cf5","startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Putting others first defines true character"},"cardType":0,"isDistributionAlertDismissed":false,"isShortform":false,"shortformType":0,"responsesLocked":false,"isLockedResponse":false,"isPublishToEmail":true,"responseDistribution":0,"isMarkedPaywallOnly":false,"type":"Post"},"dbc97e94cace":{"id":"dbc97e94cace","versionId":"002264fdc59a","creatorId":"22a960247b0","homeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","title":"Who Are You When Nobody Is Watching?","detectedLanguage":"en","latestVersion":"002264fdc59a","latestPublishedVersion":"002264fdc59a","hasUnpublishedEdits":false,"latestRev":81,"createdAt":1732264989154,"updatedAt":1732330663229,"acceptedAt":0,"firstPublishedAt":1732272803173,"latestPublishedAt":1732272803173,"vote":false,"experimentalCss":"","displayAuthor":"","content":{"subtitle":"I still remember sitting there with my chin on my hand as our English teacher asked us to give a speech on “Who am I?” It is not that I did…","postDisplay":{"coverless":true}},"virtuals":{"statusForCollection":"APPROVED","allowNotes":true,"previewImage":{"imageId":"0*NwJooNKBurGpWgO1","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":6000,"originalHeight":4800,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"wordCount":466,"imageCount":1,"readingTime":1.9584905660377359,"subtitle":"I still remember sitting there with my chin on my hand as our English teacher asked us to give a speech on “Who am I?” It is not that I did…","publishedInCount":1,"usersBySocialRecommends":[],"noIndex":false,"recommends":14,"isBookmarked":false,"tags":[{"slug":"mental-health","name":"Mental Health","postCount":591397,"metadata":{"postCount":591397,"coverImage":{"id":"1*jqHGC3wdzh6wTu3XZJKuYQ.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"self-improvement","name":"Self Improvement","postCount":880501,"metadata":{"postCount":880501,"coverImage":{"id":"1*70mWmxgf52m1YqTcCfRkkQ.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"life","name":"Life","postCount":1177755,"metadata":{"postCount":1177755,"coverImage":{"id":"1*0sJtn9WT-yfCMX8S8LyYVg.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy","postCount":221139,"metadata":{"postCount":221139,"coverImage":{"id":"0*GGiHN4nR_PnlZJaq.jpg","originalWidth":1200,"originalHeight":750,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"psychology","name":"Psychology","postCount":384537,"metadata":{"postCount":384537,"coverImage":{"id":"1*CqU-xLsTOVSFHrWASqT83Q.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"}],"socialRecommendsCount":0,"responsesCreatedCount":4,"links":{"entries":[{"url":"https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","alts":[],"httpStatus":200},{"url":"https://buymeacoffee.com/nikhil1073?source=post_page-----bc3c6b37ab75--------------------------------","alts":[],"httpStatus":200},{"url":"https://unsplash.com/@lycan?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","alts":[],"httpStatus":200},{"url":"https://medium.com/@1073nikhil/subscribe?source=post_page-----bc3c6b37ab75--------------------------------","alts":[],"httpStatus":200}],"version":"0.3","generatedAt":1732272803759},"isLockedPreviewOnly":false,"metaDescription":"","totalClapCount":310,"sectionCount":1,"readingList":0,"topics":[{"topicId":"830cded25262","slug":"relationships","createdAt":1493930382734,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*0eAtVrEhCCpk5ToQcftnHA@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":4752,"originalHeight":3168},"name":"Relationships","description":"Love and other drugs.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Relationship Articles and Stories — Medium","type":"Topic"},{"topicId":"aef1078a3ef5","slug":"self","createdAt":1490119409800,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*zk42YBzvJ_du3aTeJrAeEQ@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":2976,"originalHeight":1984},"name":"Self","description":"Live better.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Self Improvement Articles and Personal Stories — Medium","type":"Topic"}]},"coverless":true,"slug":"who-are-you-when-nobody-is-watching","translationSourcePostId":"","translationSourceCreatorId":"","isApprovedTranslation":false,"inResponseToPostId":"","inResponseToRemovedAt":0,"isTitleSynthesized":true,"allowResponses":true,"importedUrl":"","importedPublishedAt":0,"visibility":2,"uniqueSlug":"who-are-you-when-nobody-is-watching-dbc97e94cace","previewContent":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"previewImage","type":4,"text":"","layout":10,"metadata":{"id":"0*NwJooNKBurGpWgO1","originalWidth":6000,"originalHeight":4800,"isFeatured":true,"unsplashPhotoId":"f7hOaaAs8oE"}},{"name":"527e","type":3,"text":"Who Are You When Nobody Is Watching?","markups":[],"alignment":1},{"name":"e8f1","type":1,"text":"I still remember sitting there with my chin on my hand as our English teacher asked us to give…","markups":[],"alignment":1}],"sections":[{"startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"I still remember sitting there with my chin on my hand as our English teacher asked us to give a speech on “Who am I?” It is not that I did…"},"license":0,"inResponseToMediaResourceId":"","canonicalUrl":"","approvedHomeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","isNewsletter":false,"newsletterId":"2a85c49dcf17","webCanonicalUrl":"","mediumUrl":"","migrationId":"","notifyFollowers":true,"notifyTwitter":false,"notifyFacebook":false,"responseHiddenOnParentPostAt":0,"isSeries":false,"isSubscriptionLocked":true,"seriesLastAppendedAt":0,"audioVersionDurationSec":0,"sequenceId":"","isEligibleForRevenue":true,"isBlockedFromHightower":false,"deletedAt":0,"lockedPostSource":1,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeStartsAt":0,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeEndsAt":0,"featureLockRequestAcceptedAt":0,"mongerRequestType":1,"layerCake":0,"socialTitle":"","socialDek":"","editorialPreviewTitle":"","editorialPreviewDek":"","curationEligibleAt":1732266188111,"isProxyPost":false,"proxyPostFaviconUrl":"","proxyPostProviderName":"","proxyPostType":0,"isSuspended":false,"isLimitedState":false,"seoTitle":"","previewContent2":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"527e","type":3,"text":"Who Are You When Nobody Is Watching?","markups":[]},{"name":"1a9f","type":4,"text":"Photo by Velizar Ivanov on Unsplash","markups":[{"type":3,"start":9,"end":23,"href":"https://unsplash.com/@lycan?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","title":"","rel":"photo-creator","anchorType":0},{"type":3,"start":27,"end":35,"href":"https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","title":"","rel":"photo-source","anchorType":0}],"layout":1,"metadata":{"id":"0*NwJooNKBurGpWgO1","originalWidth":6000,"originalHeight":4800,"isFeatured":true,"unsplashPhotoId":"f7hOaaAs8oE"}},{"name":"e8f1","type":1,"text":"I still remember sitting there with my chin on my hand as our English teacher asked us to give a speech on “Who am I?” It is not that I did not know who I was; it was only difficult to choose which side of “me” I wanted to share…","markups":[{"type":1,"start":107,"end":119},{"type":1,"start":206,"end":210},{"type":1,"start":238,"end":279}]}],"sections":[{"name":"47a1","startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"I still remember sitting there with my chin on my hand as our English teacher asked us to give a speech on “Who am I?” It is not that I did…"},"cardType":0,"isDistributionAlertDismissed":false,"isShortform":false,"shortformType":0,"responsesLocked":false,"isLockedResponse":false,"isPublishToEmail":true,"responseDistribution":0,"isMarkedPaywallOnly":false,"type":"Post"},"c7a32247c29d":{"id":"c7a32247c29d","versionId":"4b47cc6c280b","creatorId":"fb4814bfa23e","homeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","title":"I Don’t Get What I Wanted: Where This Thought Comes From and How To Deal With It.","detectedLanguage":"en","latestVersion":"4b47cc6c280b","latestPublishedVersion":"4b47cc6c280b","hasUnpublishedEdits":false,"latestRev":173,"createdAt":1731941074470,"updatedAt":1732330402087,"acceptedAt":0,"firstPublishedAt":1732263516214,"latestPublishedAt":1732263516214,"vote":false,"experimentalCss":"","displayAuthor":"","content":{"subtitle":"If You’re Tired of Trying and Failing, This Might Be What You Need to Hear","postDisplay":{"coverless":true}},"virtuals":{"statusForCollection":"APPROVED","allowNotes":true,"previewImage":{"imageId":"1*m_CUiUgTjiXTvZtUcUYiug.jpeg","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":295,"originalHeight":320,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"wordCount":1283,"imageCount":2,"readingTime":5.2248427672955975,"subtitle":"If You’re Tired of Trying and Failing, This Might Be What You Need to Hear","publishedInCount":1,"usersBySocialRecommends":[],"noIndex":false,"recommends":3,"isBookmarked":false,"tags":[{"slug":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy","postCount":221139,"metadata":{"postCount":221139,"coverImage":{"id":"0*GGiHN4nR_PnlZJaq.jpg","originalWidth":1200,"originalHeight":750,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"psychology","name":"Psychology","postCount":384537,"metadata":{"postCount":384537,"coverImage":{"id":"1*CqU-xLsTOVSFHrWASqT83Q.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"mental-health","name":"Mental Health","postCount":591397,"metadata":{"postCount":591397,"coverImage":{"id":"1*jqHGC3wdzh6wTu3XZJKuYQ.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"self-improvement","name":"Self Improvement","postCount":880501,"metadata":{"postCount":880501,"coverImage":{"id":"1*70mWmxgf52m1YqTcCfRkkQ.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"health","name":"Health","postCount":808023,"metadata":{"postCount":808023,"coverImage":{"id":"1*h_m0lySSl_bc0pKmtgAf1g.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"}],"socialRecommendsCount":0,"responsesCreatedCount":0,"links":{"entries":[{"url":"https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","alts":[],"httpStatus":200},{"url":"https://unsplash.com/@drew_hays?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","alts":[],"httpStatus":200},{"url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yKXnfMPeZWs/Tg5GA85JiwI/AAAAAAAAAQw/PcXSq7PoeSA/s1600/Sisyphus.jpg","alts":[],"httpStatus":200}],"version":"0.3","generatedAt":1732263516619},"isLockedPreviewOnly":false,"metaDescription":"","totalClapCount":60,"sectionCount":1,"readingList":0,"topics":[{"topicId":"aef1078a3ef5","slug":"self","createdAt":1490119409800,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*zk42YBzvJ_du3aTeJrAeEQ@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":2976,"originalHeight":1984},"name":"Self","description":"Live better.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Self Improvement Articles and Personal Stories — Medium","type":"Topic"}]},"coverless":true,"slug":"i-dont-get-what-i-wanted-where-this-thought-comes-from-and-how-to-deal-with-it","translationSourcePostId":"","translationSourceCreatorId":"","isApprovedTranslation":false,"inResponseToPostId":"","inResponseToRemovedAt":0,"isTitleSynthesized":true,"allowResponses":true,"importedUrl":"","importedPublishedAt":0,"visibility":2,"uniqueSlug":"i-dont-get-what-i-wanted-where-this-thought-comes-from-and-how-to-deal-with-it-c7a32247c29d","previewContent":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"previewImage","type":4,"text":"","layout":10,"metadata":{"id":"1*m_CUiUgTjiXTvZtUcUYiug.jpeg","originalWidth":295,"originalHeight":320,"isFeatured":true}},{"name":"ad70","type":3,"text":"I Don’t Get What I Wanted: Where This Thought Comes From and How To Deal With It.","markups":[],"alignment":1},{"name":"0a73","type":13,"text":"If You’re Tired of…","markups":[],"alignment":1}],"sections":[{"startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"If You’re Tired of Trying and Failing, This Might Be What You Need to Hear"},"license":0,"inResponseToMediaResourceId":"","canonicalUrl":"","approvedHomeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","isNewsletter":false,"newsletterId":"","webCanonicalUrl":"","mediumUrl":"","migrationId":"","notifyFollowers":true,"notifyTwitter":false,"notifyFacebook":false,"responseHiddenOnParentPostAt":0,"isSeries":false,"isSubscriptionLocked":true,"seriesLastAppendedAt":0,"audioVersionDurationSec":0,"sequenceId":"","isEligibleForRevenue":true,"isBlockedFromHightower":false,"deletedAt":0,"lockedPostSource":1,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeStartsAt":0,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeEndsAt":0,"featureLockRequestAcceptedAt":0,"mongerRequestType":1,"layerCake":0,"socialTitle":"","socialDek":"","editorialPreviewTitle":"","editorialPreviewDek":"","curationEligibleAt":1731941791087,"isProxyPost":false,"proxyPostFaviconUrl":"","proxyPostProviderName":"","proxyPostType":0,"isSuspended":false,"isLimitedState":false,"seoTitle":"","previewContent2":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"ad70","type":3,"text":"I Don’t Get What I Wanted: Where This Thought Comes From and How To Deal With It.","markups":[]},{"name":"0a73","type":13,"text":"If You’re Tired of Trying and Failing, This Might Be What You Need to Hear","markups":[]},{"name":"adeb","type":1,"text":"I didn’t get what I wanted. We all have thought something like this in our lives or many of you were in that situation right now, or after reading the title of this article you remember something like that so you came here to just explore (give it a shot)…","markups":[{"type":1,"start":257,"end":308}]}],"sections":[{"name":"a748","startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"If You’re Tired of Trying and Failing, This Might Be What You Need to Hear"},"cardType":0,"isDistributionAlertDismissed":false,"isShortform":false,"shortformType":0,"responsesLocked":false,"isLockedResponse":false,"isPublishToEmail":false,"responseDistribution":0,"isMarkedPaywallOnly":false,"type":"Post"},"3bae25395081":{"id":"3bae25395081","versionId":"ba6e637be073","creatorId":"f06db9b3c54e","homeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","title":"Illumination: Finding Light in the Shadows","detectedLanguage":"en","latestVersion":"ba6e637be073","latestPublishedVersion":"ba6e637be073","hasUnpublishedEdits":false,"latestRev":112,"createdAt":1732252510221,"updatedAt":1732330665648,"acceptedAt":0,"firstPublishedAt":1732254364640,"latestPublishedAt":1732254364640,"vote":false,"experimentalCss":"","displayAuthor":"","content":{"subtitle":"Life often feels like a journey through alternating phases of light and shadow. There are times when everything seems clear, bright, and…","postDisplay":{"coverless":true}},"virtuals":{"statusForCollection":"APPROVED","allowNotes":true,"previewImage":{"imageId":"0*zifUwa9ug6MADzS0","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":2756,"originalHeight":4134,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"wordCount":775,"imageCount":1,"readingTime":3.1245283018867926,"subtitle":"Life often feels like a journey through alternating phases of light and shadow. There are times when everything seems clear, bright, and…","publishedInCount":1,"usersBySocialRecommends":[],"noIndex":false,"recommends":11,"isBookmarked":false,"tags":[{"slug":"illumination","name":"Illumination","postCount":23311,"metadata":{"postCount":23311,"coverImage":{"id":"1*vzn5YjbVBzK0ActW80NKWQ.jpeg","originalWidth":1024,"originalHeight":1024}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"personal-development","name":"Personal Development","postCount":283799,"metadata":{"postCount":283799,"coverImage":{"id":"0*AS0RfCjrG32PCdvp","originalWidth":1125,"originalHeight":750,"isFeatured":true,"alt":"A Woman Sleeping Beside Her Smartphone. What happens when you track your sleep and run several experiments for a month to improve your recovery and sleep quality"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"inspirational-stories","name":"Inspirational Stories","postCount":1809,"metadata":{"postCount":1809,"coverImage":{"id":"0*T-rc4CzO8o-aX6LQ","originalWidth":5760,"originalHeight":3840,"isFeatured":true,"unsplashPhotoId":"8YbfEJrrfiE"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"life-lessons","name":"Life Lessons","postCount":755368,"metadata":{"postCount":755368,"coverImage":{"id":"1*xJV8uYsDYrnDwulfbMByRQ.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy","postCount":221139,"metadata":{"postCount":221139,"coverImage":{"id":"0*GGiHN4nR_PnlZJaq.jpg","originalWidth":1200,"originalHeight":750,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"}],"socialRecommendsCount":0,"responsesCreatedCount":6,"links":{"entries":[{"url":"https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","alts":[],"httpStatus":200},{"url":"https://unsplash.com/@ale_s_bianchi?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","alts":[],"httpStatus":200}],"version":"0.3","generatedAt":1732254365105},"isLockedPreviewOnly":false,"metaDescription":"","totalClapCount":291,"sectionCount":9,"readingList":0,"topics":[{"topicId":"aef1078a3ef5","slug":"self","createdAt":1490119409800,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*zk42YBzvJ_du3aTeJrAeEQ@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":2976,"originalHeight":1984},"name":"Self","description":"Live better.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Self Improvement Articles and Personal Stories — Medium","type":"Topic"}]},"coverless":true,"slug":"illumination-finding-light-in-the-shadows","translationSourcePostId":"","translationSourceCreatorId":"","isApprovedTranslation":false,"inResponseToPostId":"","inResponseToRemovedAt":0,"isTitleSynthesized":true,"allowResponses":true,"importedUrl":"","importedPublishedAt":0,"visibility":2,"uniqueSlug":"illumination-finding-light-in-the-shadows-3bae25395081","previewContent":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"previewImage","type":4,"text":"","layout":10,"metadata":{"id":"0*zifUwa9ug6MADzS0","originalWidth":2756,"originalHeight":4134,"isFeatured":true,"unsplashPhotoId":"_kdTyfnUFAc"}},{"name":"1e3b","type":3,"text":"Illumination: Finding Light in the Shadows","markups":[],"alignment":1},{"name":"d58a","type":1,"text":"Life often feels like a journey through alternating phases of light and shadow. There…","markups":[],"alignment":1}],"sections":[{"startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Life often feels like a journey through alternating phases of light and shadow. There are times when everything seems clear, bright, and…"},"license":0,"inResponseToMediaResourceId":"","canonicalUrl":"","approvedHomeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","isNewsletter":false,"newsletterId":"b5cb1b80bff2","webCanonicalUrl":"","mediumUrl":"","migrationId":"","notifyFollowers":true,"notifyTwitter":false,"notifyFacebook":false,"responseHiddenOnParentPostAt":0,"isSeries":false,"isSubscriptionLocked":true,"seriesLastAppendedAt":0,"audioVersionDurationSec":0,"sequenceId":"","isEligibleForRevenue":true,"isBlockedFromHightower":false,"deletedAt":0,"lockedPostSource":1,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeStartsAt":0,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeEndsAt":0,"featureLockRequestAcceptedAt":0,"mongerRequestType":1,"layerCake":0,"socialTitle":"","socialDek":"","editorialPreviewTitle":"","editorialPreviewDek":"","curationEligibleAt":1732253047326,"isProxyPost":false,"proxyPostFaviconUrl":"","proxyPostProviderName":"","proxyPostType":0,"isSuspended":false,"isLimitedState":false,"seoTitle":"","previewContent2":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"1e3b","type":3,"text":"Illumination: Finding Light in the Shadows","markups":[]},{"name":"ed8a","type":4,"text":"Photo by Alessandro Bianchi on Unsplash","markups":[{"type":3,"start":9,"end":27,"href":"https://unsplash.com/@ale_s_bianchi?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","title":"","rel":"photo-creator","anchorType":0},{"type":3,"start":31,"end":39,"href":"https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral","title":"","rel":"photo-source","anchorType":0}],"layout":1,"metadata":{"id":"0*zifUwa9ug6MADzS0","originalWidth":2756,"originalHeight":4134,"isFeatured":true,"unsplashPhotoId":"_kdTyfnUFAc"}},{"name":"d58a","type":1,"text":"Life often feels like a journey through alternating phases of light and shadow. There are times when everything seems clear, bright, and full of possibilities. Then there are moments when darkness sets in, and we lose our sense of direction. Yet, even in these shadows, there lies an opportunity for…","markups":[]}],"sections":[{"name":"2404","startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Life often feels like a journey through alternating phases of light and shadow. There are times when everything seems clear, bright, and…"},"cardType":0,"isDistributionAlertDismissed":false,"isShortform":false,"shortformType":0,"responsesLocked":false,"isLockedResponse":false,"isPublishToEmail":true,"responseDistribution":0,"isMarkedPaywallOnly":false,"type":"Post"},"3f6213803c2f":{"id":"3f6213803c2f","versionId":"e120e375d116","creatorId":"e26c1146f997","homeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","title":"“Is the past real?”","detectedLanguage":"en","latestVersion":"e120e375d116","latestPublishedVersion":"e120e375d116","hasUnpublishedEdits":false,"latestRev":205,"createdAt":1731359667041,"updatedAt":1732244823048,"acceptedAt":0,"firstPublishedAt":1732204798718,"latestPublishedAt":1732204798718,"vote":false,"experimentalCss":"","displayAuthor":"","content":{"subtitle":"Week 7 of the Torts Study Group: the concept of factual cause","postDisplay":{"coverless":true}},"virtuals":{"statusForCollection":"APPROVED","allowNotes":true,"previewImage":{"imageId":"1*CQ2tGiHnvmed789KkXYqyg.png","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":2418,"originalHeight":1814,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"wordCount":2761,"imageCount":1,"readingTime":10.6188679245283,"subtitle":"Week 7 of the Torts Study Group: the concept of factual cause","publishedInCount":1,"usersBySocialRecommends":[],"noIndex":false,"recommends":10,"isBookmarked":false,"tags":[{"slug":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy","postCount":221139,"metadata":{"postCount":221139,"coverImage":{"id":"0*GGiHN4nR_PnlZJaq.jpg","originalWidth":1200,"originalHeight":750,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"law","name":"Law","postCount":63628,"metadata":{"postCount":63628,"coverImage":{"id":"1*b_kILO7JhUKlKFlojEkG3g@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":3240,"originalHeight":2160,"backgroundSize":"","filter":"","isFeatured":false,"externalSrc":"","focusPercentX":-1,"focusPercentY":-1,"alt":"","repairedAt":0,"unsplashPhotoId":""}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"science","name":"Science","postCount":220297,"metadata":{"postCount":220297,"coverImage":{"id":"1*otQIaMR6_PjD-e2lMW4rIA.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"language","name":"Language","postCount":61642,"metadata":{"postCount":61642,"coverImage":{"id":"0*UaGAVkLmjo2QtrnW.png","originalWidth":900,"originalHeight":600,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"metaphysics","name":"Metaphysics","postCount":8090,"metadata":{"postCount":8090,"coverImage":{"id":"1*koB3oZNbLzFKsAm_C-YndQ.png","originalWidth":1280,"originalHeight":720}},"type":"Tag"}],"socialRecommendsCount":0,"responsesCreatedCount":4,"links":{"entries":[{"url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","alts":[],"httpStatus":200},{"url":"https://medium.com/illumination/what-is-law-8e71a4542fdd","alts":[{"type":2,"url":"medium://p/8e71a4542fdd"},{"type":3,"url":"medium://p/8e71a4542fdd"}],"httpStatus":200},{"url":"https://medium.com/illumination/socratic-dialogues-on-the-big-questions-a423920c3d02","alts":[{"type":2,"url":"medium://p/a423920c3d02"},{"type":3,"url":"medium://p/a423920c3d02"}],"httpStatus":200}],"version":"0.3","generatedAt":1732204799781},"isLockedPreviewOnly":false,"metaDescription":"","totalClapCount":348,"sectionCount":5,"readingList":0,"topics":[{"topicId":"40997f26fa15","slug":"philosophy","createdAt":1493946874688,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*BqzwKc5qYL5PrzCfpcCU2Q@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":3888,"originalHeight":2592},"name":"Philosophy","description":"Think about it.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Philosophy Articles and News — Medium","type":"Topic"},{"topicId":"8c44fd843e59","slug":"psychology","createdAt":1493920504592,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*kVQYE7sPER-G8v3jgLJrpg@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":4518,"originalHeight":3012},"name":"Psychology","description":"It's all in your head.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Psychology Articles and News — Medium","type":"Topic"}]},"coverless":true,"slug":"is-the-past-real","translationSourcePostId":"","translationSourceCreatorId":"","isApprovedTranslation":false,"inResponseToPostId":"","inResponseToRemovedAt":0,"isTitleSynthesized":true,"allowResponses":true,"importedUrl":"","importedPublishedAt":0,"visibility":0,"uniqueSlug":"is-the-past-real-3f6213803c2f","previewContent":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"previewImage","type":4,"text":"","layout":10,"metadata":{"id":"1*CQ2tGiHnvmed789KkXYqyg.png","originalWidth":2418,"originalHeight":1814,"isFeatured":true,"alt":"Image for this article showing a desktop that contains notes in a 3-ring binder, in a spiral notebook, and on a digital tablet."}},{"name":"3d11","type":3,"text":"“Is the past real?”","markups":[{"type":1,"start":0,"end":19}],"alignment":1},{"name":"2f15","type":13,"text":"Week 7 of the Torts Study Group: the concept of factual cause","markups":[],"alignment":1}],"sections":[{"startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Week 7 of the Torts Study Group: the concept of factual cause"},"license":0,"inResponseToMediaResourceId":"","canonicalUrl":"","approvedHomeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","isNewsletter":false,"newsletterId":"41e382e81e2c","webCanonicalUrl":"","mediumUrl":"","migrationId":"","notifyFollowers":true,"notifyTwitter":false,"notifyFacebook":false,"responseHiddenOnParentPostAt":0,"isSeries":false,"isSubscriptionLocked":false,"seriesLastAppendedAt":0,"audioVersionDurationSec":0,"sequenceId":"","isEligibleForRevenue":false,"isBlockedFromHightower":false,"deletedAt":0,"lockedPostSource":0,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeStartsAt":0,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeEndsAt":0,"featureLockRequestAcceptedAt":0,"mongerRequestType":1,"layerCake":0,"socialTitle":"","socialDek":"","editorialPreviewTitle":"","editorialPreviewDek":"","curationEligibleAt":0,"isProxyPost":false,"proxyPostFaviconUrl":"","proxyPostProviderName":"","proxyPostType":0,"isSuspended":false,"isLimitedState":false,"seoTitle":"","previewContent2":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"3d11","type":3,"text":"“Is the past real?”","markups":[{"type":1,"start":0,"end":19}]},{"name":"2f15","type":13,"text":"Week 7 of the Torts Study Group: the concept of factual cause","markups":[]},{"name":"03d2","type":4,"text":"Image by Vern R. Walker, CC BY 4.0.","markups":[{"type":3,"start":25,"end":34,"href":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","title":"","rel":"","anchorType":0}],"layout":1,"metadata":{"id":"1*CQ2tGiHnvmed789KkXYqyg.png","originalWidth":2418,"originalHeight":1814,"isFeatured":true,"alt":"Image for this article showing a desktop that contains notes in a 3-ring binder, in a spiral notebook, and on a digital tablet."}},{"name":"0e5e","type":1,"text":"This is the seventh installment in a series of Socratic Dialogues. Three first-year law students discuss “big questions” while taking a course in tort law. The students bring different worldviews — traditional humanities (Ethan), science and artificial intelligence (Maya), and analytic philosophy (Parker).","markups":[{"type":3,"start":35,"end":65,"href":"https://medium.com/illumination/socratic-dialogues-on-the-big-questions-a423920c3d02","title":"","rel":"","anchorType":0},{"type":3,"start":134,"end":154,"href":"https://medium.com/illumination/socratic-dialogues-on-the-big-questions-a423920c3d02","title":"","rel":"","anchorType":0},{"type":2,"start":0,"end":307}]},{"name":"08cd","type":1,"text":"This week of the course focused on…","markups":[{"type":3,"start":134,"end":168,"href":"https://medium.com/illumination/what-is-law-8e71a4542fdd","title":"","rel":"","anchorType":0}]}],"sections":[{"name":"a1c4","startIndex":0},{"name":"43d2","startIndex":4}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Week 7 of the Torts Study Group: the concept of factual cause"},"cardType":0,"isDistributionAlertDismissed":false,"isShortform":false,"shortformType":0,"responsesLocked":false,"isLockedResponse":false,"isPublishToEmail":true,"responseDistribution":0,"isMarkedPaywallOnly":false,"type":"Post"},"c46ed8863869":{"id":"c46ed8863869","versionId":"af7428b483f3","creatorId":"a9b5b3119fa0","homeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","title":"The strands of life — how life can be viewed as the many strands that make up a piece of rope","detectedLanguage":"en","latestVersion":"af7428b483f3","latestPublishedVersion":"af7428b483f3","hasUnpublishedEdits":false,"latestRev":280,"createdAt":1725396285564,"updatedAt":1732244524305,"acceptedAt":0,"firstPublishedAt":1732203848031,"latestPublishedAt":1732203848031,"vote":false,"experimentalCss":"","displayAuthor":"","content":{"subtitle":"Life is complex and made of near-infinite strands and cords that all intertwine and are not too dissimilar from a length of rope or a…","postDisplay":{"coverless":true}},"virtuals":{"statusForCollection":"APPROVED","allowNotes":true,"previewImage":{"imageId":"1*d7h-uRFCbpHJCaaRJYOI9A.jpeg","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":5184,"originalHeight":3456,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"wordCount":1493,"imageCount":4,"readingTime":6.333962264150943,"subtitle":"Life is complex and made of near-infinite strands and cords that all intertwine and are not too dissimilar from a length of rope or a…","publishedInCount":1,"usersBySocialRecommends":[],"noIndex":false,"recommends":11,"isBookmarked":false,"tags":[{"slug":"life","name":"Life","postCount":1177755,"metadata":{"postCount":1177755,"coverImage":{"id":"1*0sJtn9WT-yfCMX8S8LyYVg.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy","postCount":221139,"metadata":{"postCount":221139,"coverImage":{"id":"0*GGiHN4nR_PnlZJaq.jpg","originalWidth":1200,"originalHeight":750,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"thoughts","name":"Thoughts","postCount":63988,"metadata":{"postCount":63988,"coverImage":{"id":"1*vDUJNv_gc3GHuEZuOzXi6g@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":2768,"originalHeight":2768,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"ideas","name":"Ideas","postCount":69995,"metadata":{"postCount":69995,"coverImage":{"id":"1*maK73D_O9LiB_XFQRILsiw.jpeg"}},"type":"Tag"},{"slug":"blog","name":"Blog","postCount":142034,"metadata":{"postCount":142034,"coverImage":{"id":"1*mWa4JLDWHufGRlUR69iWyw.jpeg","originalWidth":5066,"originalHeight":3377,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"}],"socialRecommendsCount":0,"responsesCreatedCount":6,"links":{"entries":[{"url":"https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=938034","alts":[],"httpStatus":403},{"url":"https://pixabay.com/users/misidro-6747488/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=2908080","alts":[],"httpStatus":403},{"url":"https://pixabay.com/users/corinna-kr-305808/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=938034","alts":[],"httpStatus":403},{"url":"https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=2908080","alts":[],"httpStatus":403},{"url":"https://pixabay.com/users/congerdesign-509903/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1469244","alts":[],"httpStatus":403},{"url":"https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1647692","alts":[],"httpStatus":403},{"url":"https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1469244","alts":[],"httpStatus":403},{"url":"https://pixabay.com/users/trainer24-3242559/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1647692","alts":[],"httpStatus":403},{"url":"https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/6-strands-connection-measuring-health-relationships-narelle-brigden/","alts":[],"httpStatus":200}],"version":"0.3","generatedAt":1732203849072},"isLockedPreviewOnly":false,"metaDescription":"","totalClapCount":221,"sectionCount":1,"readingList":0,"topics":[{"topicId":"230848015f8c","slug":"spirituality","createdAt":1493933362318,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*_j2rk02Wb72EncmOimPdBQ@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":5707,"originalHeight":3442},"name":"Spirituality","description":"One big question, countless answers.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Spirituality Articles — Medium","type":"Topic"},{"topicId":"aef1078a3ef5","slug":"self","createdAt":1490119409800,"deletedAt":0,"image":{"id":"1*zk42YBzvJ_du3aTeJrAeEQ@2x.jpeg","originalWidth":2976,"originalHeight":1984},"name":"Self","description":"Live better.","relatedTopics":[],"visibility":1,"relatedTags":[],"relatedTopicIds":[],"seoTitle":"Self Improvement Articles and Personal Stories — Medium","type":"Topic"}]},"coverless":true,"slug":"the-strands-of-life-how-life-can-be-viewed-as-the-many-strands-that-make-up-a-piece-of-rope","translationSourcePostId":"","translationSourceCreatorId":"","isApprovedTranslation":false,"inResponseToPostId":"","inResponseToRemovedAt":0,"isTitleSynthesized":false,"allowResponses":true,"importedUrl":"","importedPublishedAt":0,"visibility":2,"uniqueSlug":"the-strands-of-life-how-life-can-be-viewed-as-the-many-strands-that-make-up-a-piece-of-rope-c46ed8863869","previewContent":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"previewImage","type":4,"text":"","layout":10,"metadata":{"id":"1*d7h-uRFCbpHJCaaRJYOI9A.jpeg","originalWidth":5184,"originalHeight":3456,"isFeatured":true}},{"name":"bc80","type":3,"text":"The strands of life — how life can be viewed as the many strands that make up a piece of rope","markups":[],"alignment":1}],"sections":[{"startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Life is complex and made of near-infinite strands and cords that all intertwine and are not too dissimilar from a length of rope or a…"},"license":0,"inResponseToMediaResourceId":"","canonicalUrl":"","approvedHomeCollectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","isNewsletter":false,"newsletterId":"7ca2d3606e75","webCanonicalUrl":"","mediumUrl":"","migrationId":"","notifyFollowers":true,"notifyTwitter":false,"notifyFacebook":false,"responseHiddenOnParentPostAt":0,"isSeries":false,"isSubscriptionLocked":true,"seriesLastAppendedAt":0,"audioVersionDurationSec":0,"sequenceId":"","isEligibleForRevenue":true,"isBlockedFromHightower":false,"deletedAt":0,"lockedPostSource":1,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeStartsAt":0,"hightowerMinimumGuaranteeEndsAt":0,"featureLockRequestAcceptedAt":0,"mongerRequestType":1,"layerCake":0,"socialTitle":"","socialDek":"","editorialPreviewTitle":"","editorialPreviewDek":"","curationEligibleAt":1732203769071,"isProxyPost":false,"proxyPostFaviconUrl":"","proxyPostProviderName":"","proxyPostType":0,"isSuspended":false,"isLimitedState":false,"seoTitle":"","previewContent2":{"bodyModel":{"paragraphs":[{"name":"bc80","type":3,"text":"The strands of life — how life can be viewed as the many strands that make up a piece of rope","markups":[]},{"name":"3af2","type":4,"text":"Image by corinna-kr from Pixabay","markups":[{"type":3,"start":9,"end":19,"href":"https://pixabay.com/users/corinna-kr-305808/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=938034","title":"","rel":"","anchorType":0},{"type":3,"start":25,"end":32,"href":"https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=938034","title":"","rel":"","anchorType":0}],"layout":1,"metadata":{"id":"1*d7h-uRFCbpHJCaaRJYOI9A.jpeg","originalWidth":5184,"originalHeight":3456,"isFeatured":true}},{"name":"632e","type":1,"text":"Life is complex and made of near-infinite strands and cords that all intertwine and are not too dissimilar from a length of rope or a piece of string.","markups":[]},{"name":"4d75","type":1,"text":"I first realised this when sitting in a Church at a wedding I attended earlier in the year. Now, I was expecting…","markups":[]}],"sections":[{"name":"b9d0","startIndex":0}]},"isFullContent":false,"subtitle":"Life is complex and made of near-infinite strands and cords that all intertwine and are not too dissimilar from a length of rope or a…"},"cardType":0,"isDistributionAlertDismissed":false,"isShortform":false,"shortformType":0,"responsesLocked":false,"isLockedResponse":false,"isPublishToEmail":true,"responseDistribution":0,"isMarkedPaywallOnly":false,"type":"Post"}}},"paging":{"path":"https://medium.com/illumination/load-more?sortBy=tagged&tagSlug=philosophy","next":{"limit":10,"to":"1732203848148"}},"collection":{"id":"eca1ba5ae1ca","name":"ILLUMINATION","slug":"illumination","tags":["TECHNOLOGY","SELF IMPROVEMENT","SCIENCE","PHILOSOPHY","HEALTH"],"creatorId":"dd3942a5498a","description":"We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse domains and disciplines to create fusion and synergy.","shortDescription":"We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse…","image":{"imageId":"1*AZxiin1Cvws3J0TwNUP2sQ.png","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":2108,"originalHeight":2108,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"metadata":{"followerCount":159664,"activeAt":1732389730857},"virtuals":{"permissions":{"canPublish":false,"canPublishAll":false,"canRepublish":false,"canRemove":false,"canManageAll":false,"canSubmit":false,"canEditPosts":false,"canAddWriters":false,"canViewStats":false,"canSendNewsletter":false,"canViewLockedPosts":false,"canViewCloaked":false,"canEditOwnPosts":false,"canBeAssignedAuthor":false,"canEnrollInHightower":false,"canLockPostsForMediumMembers":false,"canLockOwnPostsForMediumMembers":false,"canViewNewsletterV2Stats":false,"canCreateNewsletterV3":false},"isSubscribed":false,"isEnrolledInHightower":false,"isEligibleForHightower":false,"isSubscribedToCollectionEmails":false,"isMuted":false,"canToggleEmail":false,"isWriter":false},"logo":{"imageId":"1*AZxiin1Cvws3J0TwNUP2sQ.png","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":2108,"originalHeight":2108,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"twitterUsername":"digitalmehmet","facebookPageName":"mehmet.yildiz.9275439","publicEmail":"myildizmel@gmail.com","collectionMastheadId":"4935eba04e09","sections":[{"type":2,"collectionHeaderMetadata":{"title":"⠀","description":"","backgroundImage":{"id":"1*IXPgKacjXCtz1UvH9jQ7Jw.png","originalWidth":5283,"originalHeight":632},"logoImage":{},"alignment":2,"layout":5}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["ef3f66750bed","bd2b91adacdf","3e7cc5a756ea"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"Best Selling Substack Mastery Book Is Available Now","promoId":"daffd034992c"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["ccc912b300eb","d0e54b5e4aaa","0cd7a9b937f5"],"sectionHeader":"Featured Writers"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"4a000a453d24"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"504d982c8531"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["75a02c69f018","6cbfe5399d84","6cfe42827f35"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":4,"postIds":["6d80d521c4bc","bdf02db63e59","23422b641705","cb3a34d716c5"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[]}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"ad22c8536149"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["abc280b589c2","6cbfe5399d84","2f2b24496e22"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":2,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Trending"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["d55a2ef05edb","39c03d8c8409","854203cd6ec5"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["f44257d456ef","7096b0411fc7","bcb97669002b"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["0636d9028789","be526f0f3c66","5d5e37b738c0"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":6,"postIds":["70a060d185c7","4118f4971518","0764f9248c99","c0151a63588e","2f89bf7dd727"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":1,"postIds":["83cefbe09306"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["b86e7852280f","36d15473aaca","109cda3bdc80"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["9147c4240fd3","c3e9e2137821","3399753face5"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":1,"postIds":["6e2d534a57bd"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["e1bf33b4e4b7","81f6aaa4e7f7","bcc90e459171"]}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"a994da744975"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["66324676b211","80252951c8db"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":1,"postIds":["5093906ec5e2"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["4f97837b5ef7","c8455414827d","bcc90e459171"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["9ffaeef4b06f","216fdbcfdc33","241bab307626"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["28cc629772ab","57d0f600d1de","f5abe7f32c4c"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["49003ac1c486","bb9bb3349b68","1059a83e8a8f"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["3b033c07d2f7","5e2e6b66bfed"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Just Published"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"2026b7ab7abc"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["33b8709bf2d9","b52d6c2a3b94","350fa26307a3"],"sectionHeader":"TRENDING"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"d3190973017d"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"9339cd9a37d9"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"24feb4fec791"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["d1f90f1bda0f","e43f5eb8f17b"],"sectionHeader":"Trending"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["60f97a85ebb4","eb6876f7650c","acb78301ef92"],"sectionHeader":"New Community Update"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["a80dce75577e","f1ace82235d7"],"sectionHeader":"Trending / Boosted"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["aa606a5fac11","bb307b45b43c","60c3e5f9359b"],"sectionHeader":"Boost education and update"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["b4ecf806d6db","67a552094bd2"],"sectionHeader":"Trending / Boosted"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["42b2e8358424","f79b160bc1fb","afe02842d6db"],"sectionHeader":"Trending"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["690d2ae0467a","bb576ae0bd0a","cfc249b7628d"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["918ba8e485c9","392d93abfd62","234ec8110453"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["c257c79823fe","bed887cabd06","509ddb9824c5"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["9f6d2504f243","d8d5d643e8a6"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["1ebfe3bc55d4","9de34081d95","cb99311e7e6"],"sectionHeader":"Inspiring Stories"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["cdf64b92ff15","956c7b574b2d","714232568822"],"sectionHeader":"Editorial Guidance to New Writers"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"b34e1807679a"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"d7933bcd2aea"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["8b2f0c52fe2e","edadfff4e5db","e5120dab824"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["fc994f829c2","c62ed73efd8c","cd10a6a59a93"],"sectionHeader":"Featured"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":12,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest Stories Today"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["d744e2c028de","52348421b89c"]}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"b6f3cef3a0"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["6d8c98be0221","f50cb1ea1f8f","1901d0c0f0b1"],"sectionHeader":"Editorial Guidance for Writers"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"Invitation to Illumination Gamingg ","promoId":"c80c3f2f2074"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["bdbae8d65013","200db8fbddb7","36ef49b1cd94"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":1,"postIds":[]}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"57e75c652693"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":6,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["fb29a4e7f5f0","e3df070ce50b"],"sectionHeader":"Guidance to New Writers"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["bfb7e34b38d8","aa3ce89639de","eba36f546377"]}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Fresh stories every five minutes"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":5,"number":4,"postIds":["f3ade8c868c5","d20e5ad97a86","17f0af575681","a2be1c6eb7aa"]}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"43438265bb3d"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":4,"postIds":["f0d876c49af0","fd21bdeaf71a","36128dab19eb","414593b09fc0"]}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"31b8be1ce8e7"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":3,"layout":4,"number":3,"postIds":["89e9f82bdbe5","9c896ec5ce73","fcf1ed80d0eb"],"sectionHeader":"Top Gaming Stories"}},{"type":3,"promoMetadata":{"sectionHeader":"","promoId":"7fdf1cc1ec43"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest Stories"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":25,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}},{"type":1,"postListMetadata":{"source":1,"layout":4,"number":24,"postIds":[],"sectionHeader":"Latest"}}],"tintColor":"#FFF0F0F0","lightText":false,"favicon":{"imageId":"","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":0,"originalHeight":0,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"colorPalette":{"defaultBackgroundSpectrum":{"colorPoints":[{"color":"#FF848585","point":0},{"color":"#FF7B7B7B","point":0.1},{"color":"#FF717272","point":0.2},{"color":"#FF686868","point":0.3},{"color":"#FF5E5E5E","point":0.4},{"color":"#FF545454","point":0.5},{"color":"#FF494A4A","point":0.6},{"color":"#FF3F3F3F","point":0.7},{"color":"#FF333333","point":0.8},{"color":"#FF272727","point":0.9},{"color":"#FF1A1A1A","point":1}],"backgroundColor":"#FFFFFFFF"},"tintBackgroundSpectrum":{"colorPoints":[{"color":"#FFF0F0F0","point":0},{"color":"#FFDEDEDF","point":0.1},{"color":"#FFCCCDCD","point":0.2},{"color":"#FFBABABA","point":0.3},{"color":"#FFA7A7A8","point":0.4},{"color":"#FF939494","point":0.5},{"color":"#FF7F8080","point":0.6},{"color":"#FF6A6B6B","point":0.7},{"color":"#FF535555","point":0.8},{"color":"#FF3B3C3D","point":0.9},{"color":"#FF202122","point":1}],"backgroundColor":"#FFF0F0F0"},"highlightSpectrum":{"colorPoints":[{"color":"#FFF4F2F2","point":0},{"color":"#FFF2F0F0","point":0.1},{"color":"#FFF0EEEE","point":0.2},{"color":"#FFEEECEC","point":0.3},{"color":"#FFECEBEA","point":0.4},{"color":"#FFEAE9E8","point":0.5},{"color":"#FFE8E7E7","point":0.6},{"color":"#FFE6E5E5","point":0.7},{"color":"#FFE4E3E3","point":0.8},{"color":"#FFE2E1E1","point":0.9},{"color":"#FFE0DFDF","point":1}],"backgroundColor":"#FFFFFFFF"},"darkBackgroundSpectrum":{"colorPoints":[{"color":"#FF9C9D9D","point":0},{"color":"#FFA5A5A5","point":0.1},{"color":"#FFAEAEAE","point":0.2},{"color":"#FFB6B6B6","point":0.3},{"color":"#FFBFBEBE","point":0.4},{"color":"#FFC7C6C6","point":0.5},{"color":"#FFCFCECE","point":0.6},{"color":"#FFD8D6D6","point":0.7},{"color":"#FFE0DEDE","point":0.8},{"color":"#FFE8E6E6","point":0.9},{"color":"#FFF0EEED","point":1}],"backgroundColor":"#FF000000"}},"navItems":[{"type":1,"title":"Business","tagSlug":"business","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/business","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":1,"title":"Poetry/Fiction","tagSlug":"fiction","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/fiction","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":1,"title":"Self","tagSlug":"philosophy","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/philosophy","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":1,"title":"Science & Tech","tagSlug":"technology","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/technology","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":1,"title":"Relations","tagSlug":"relationships","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/relationships","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":1,"title":"Society","tagSlug":"politics","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/politics","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":1,"title":"Spirituality","tagSlug":"spirituality","url":"https://medium.com/illumination/tagged/spirituality","source":"tagSlug"},{"type":3,"title":"Inquiries","url":"https://digitalmehmet.com/news-break-inquiries/"}],"colorBehavior":2,"collectionFeatures":[30],"ampLogo":{"imageId":"","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":0,"originalHeight":0,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"header":{"title":"⠀","description":"","backgroundImage":{"id":"1*IXPgKacjXCtz1UvH9jQ7Jw.png","originalWidth":5283,"originalHeight":632},"logoImage":{},"alignment":2,"layout":5},"subscriberCount":159664,"tagline":"We curate outstanding articles from diverse domains and…","instagramUsername":"digitalmehmet","isOptedIntoAurora":false,"newsletterV3":{"newsletterV3Id":"d8e1a644d2dd","type":1,"name":"ILLUMINATION Highlights","description":"We share our daily distribution list, featured stories, and progress updates from our publication. Writer Inquires https://digitalmehmet.com/contact We offer a free Slack workspace for collaboration. ","collectionId":"eca1ba5ae1ca","newsletterSlug":"illumination-highlights","isSubscribed":false,"showPromo":true,"avatarImageId":"","creatorId":"dd3942a5498a","showNewsletterPostsInCollectionHome":true,"exportableSubscribersCount":3957,"subscribersCount":3905,"promoHeadline":"","promoBody":"","replyToEmail":""},"isCurationAllowedByDefault":false,"polarisCoverImage":{"imageId":"1*AZxiin1Cvws3J0TwNUP2sQ.png","filter":"","backgroundSize":"","originalWidth":2108,"originalHeight":2108,"strategy":"resample","height":0,"width":0},"ptsQualifiedAt":1616092950825,"type":"Collection"},"tag":{"slug":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy","postCount":221139,"metadata":{"postCount":221139,"coverImage":{"id":"0*GGiHN4nR_PnlZJaq.jpg","originalWidth":1200,"originalHeight":750,"isFeatured":true}},"type":"Tag"},"streamItems":[{"createdAt":1732390076716,"postPreview":{"postId":"2ff468680f14"},"randomId":"274313896c7b","itemType":"postPreview","type":"StreamItem"},{"createdAt":1732390076716,"postPreview":{"postId":"57247e62947c"},"randomId":"35529a052df4","itemType":"postPreview","type":"StreamItem"},{"createdAt":1732390076716,"postPreview":{"postId":"e650906e57f5"},"randomId":"5808dd866d2e","itemType":"postPreview","type":"StreamItem"},{"createdAt":1732390076716,"postPreview":{"postId":"da915e50359d"},"randomId":"41e6bba75adf","itemType":"postPreview","type":"StreamItem"},{"createdAt":1732390076716,"postPreview":{"postId":"ad2278598203"},"randomId":"1ac68403b49c","itemType":"postPreview","type":"StreamItem"},{"createdAt":1732390076716,"postPreview":{"postId":"dbc97e94cace"},"randomId":"1fa2909bae54","itemType":"postPreview","type":"StreamItem"},{"createdAt":1732390076716,"postPreview":{"postId":"c7a32247c29d"},"randomId":"182c11bfba6c","itemType":"postPreview","type":"StreamItem"},{"createdAt":1732390076716,"postPreview":{"postId":"3bae25395081"},"randomId":"350f2a11dd4b","itemType":"postPreview","type":"StreamItem"},{"createdAt":1732390076716,"postPreview":{"postId":"3f6213803c2f"},"randomId":"657305b0674e","itemType":"postPreview","type":"StreamItem"},{"createdAt":1732390076716,"postPreview":{"postId":"c46ed8863869"},"randomId":"63142097ce48","itemType":"postPreview","type":"StreamItem"}],"showCdcBanner":false}) // ]]></script><script>(function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||a.contentWindow.document;if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'8e738f361b334a89',t:'MTczMjM5MDA3OC4wMDAwMDA='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.nonce='';a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();</script></body></html>