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Husserl realises that he faces the same obstacle as Descartes’ ‘cogito’ (the conclusion popularly translated as ‘I think, therefore I am’), namely that it is impossible to say anything very certain about ‘the external world’. However, Husserl is less concerned with scepticism about ‘knowledge of things’ and more with scepticism regarding ‘knowledge of self’.

Philosophy 100 Essential Thinkers

Philip Stokes

Reframing your habits to highlight their benefits rather than their drawbacks is a fast and lightweight way to reprogram your mind and make a habit seem more attractive.

Atomic Habits

James Clear

While this is good for preserving the status quo, we often need to change how we work to adapt to changing conditions in the marketplace. Doing this requires disruption and innovation, which puts us at odds with groups who are currently responsible for daily operations and the internal bureaucracies, and who will almost always win.

The DevOps Handbook

Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis, and Nicole Forsgren

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