**By Bergsy | February 28, 2026** In an age of infinite scrolling, the most radical act is to simply stop. This is the core premise of **Digital Minimalism**, a philosophy popularized by [Cal Newport](https://calnewport.com) that asks a simple question: *Is this tool serving me, or am I serving it?* Most… …
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**By Bergsy | February 28, 2026** The market is crashing. Or maybe it’s soaring. Your feed is full of panic. Your portfolio is a sea of red (or green). And your emotions are swinging with every tick of the index. Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher, never traded… …
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**By Bergsy | February 28, 2026** In 1949, Joseph Campbell published *The Hero with a Thousand Faces*, outlining the monomyth—the universal structure of the hero’s journey found in stories across all cultures and times. From Luke Skywalker to Frodo Baggins, the path is always the same: Separation, Initiation, Return. But… …
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Bergson is famous for his concept of durée (duration)—the idea that time is not a series of discrete, measurable moments (like ticks on a clock), but a continuous, flowing stream of consciousness where the past melts into the present.
TikTok, on the other hand, is the ultimate machine of spatialized time. It chops experience into 15-second blocks, perfectly measured, perfectly discrete, and perfectly disconnected. …
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Introduction: Why Perception Needs Memory (and Vice Versa) The Bergson perception and memory relationship is not a simple link between
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Introduction: Two Ways We ‘Know’—Fast and Deep We move through the world with two complementary ways of knowing. One is
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Bergson’s body as center of action explained: perception as readiness, memory as habit, brain as selector. A clear, practical guide with links and examples. …
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What does Bergson mean by image in Matter and Memory? Clear guide to his image ontology, perception-as-action, and the brain’s selective, inhibitory role. …
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Clear Henri Bergson Matter and Memory summary: perception-for-action, pure vs habit memory, and the cone model explained with modern insights. …
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A clear, engaging guide to the key concepts in Bergson’s Matter and Memory—images, perception, pure vs habit memory, the cone, and the brain’s role in action. …
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