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The personal achievement of a state where you no longer give a single fuck about anything that doesn’t truly matter. Inspired by Diogenes, the ancient Greek philosopher and professional troll, Diogenesis is the ultimate bullshit filter: a way of life rooted in radical honesty, joyful nihilism, and weaponized absurdity.
When you reach Diogenesis, you stop performing for society and start living shamelessly and freely.
When you reach Diogenesis, you stop performing for society and start living shamelessly and freely.
She's walking barefoot into a corporate meeting with a can of beans and no resume. Absolute Diogenesis.
by NakedEdmund April 28, 2025
Get the Diogenesismug. 1. A cognitive technique used to challenge and expand personal perspectives by deliberately reversing one’s usual way of thinking about a subject or idea. This involves considering the opposite of what is typically believed or assumed, such as viewing an attribute once thought undesirable in a positive light. The goal is not necessarily to adopt the opposite belief, but to explore and examine the subject from a different angle, encouraging new insights and challenging ingrained judgments.
2. A mental exercise where one takes a commonly held view or assumption and actively imagines it in its inverse form, questioning why something is perceived the way it is, and considering what value or meaning might exist in the opposite perspective.
2. A mental exercise where one takes a commonly held view or assumption and actively imagines it in its inverse form, questioning why something is perceived the way it is, and considering what value or meaning might exist in the opposite perspective.
By practicing inverse thinking, she began to see her wrinkles not as signs of aging, but as beautiful markers of the wisdom and experiences she had gathered over the years.
by NakedEdmund February 19, 2025
Get the Inverse Thinkingmug. Cognitive Superposition is the state in which a belief, thought, or perception exists as a probability field rather than a definitive truth or falsehood. It remains fluid—existing somewhere between faith and skepticism, certainty and doubt—until an external force (experience, discussion, crisis, reflection) collapses it into a more definite stance.
This suggests that beliefs are not static, but dynamic, and the process of thinking itself is inherently quantum-like. Just as quantum particles exist in multiple states until observed, ideas and beliefs exist in a nebulous, fluctuating state until they are subjected to the forces of experience and perception.
Cognitive Superposition recognizes:
The fluidity of knowledge and belief.
That absolute certainty is often an illusion, as understanding is always in flux.
That shifts in perspective can occur naturally or be induced by external catalysts.
That thought itself is a probabilistic process, where multiple interpretations or realities can coexist until narrowed down through interaction with the self or the external world.
This framework acknowledges the paradox that while we seek definitive knowledge, our understanding is always evolving through interaction and reflection, creating a dynamic interplay between openness and resolution.
This suggests that beliefs are not static, but dynamic, and the process of thinking itself is inherently quantum-like. Just as quantum particles exist in multiple states until observed, ideas and beliefs exist in a nebulous, fluctuating state until they are subjected to the forces of experience and perception.
Cognitive Superposition recognizes:
The fluidity of knowledge and belief.
That absolute certainty is often an illusion, as understanding is always in flux.
That shifts in perspective can occur naturally or be induced by external catalysts.
That thought itself is a probabilistic process, where multiple interpretations or realities can coexist until narrowed down through interaction with the self or the external world.
This framework acknowledges the paradox that while we seek definitive knowledge, our understanding is always evolving through interaction and reflection, creating a dynamic interplay between openness and resolution.
In the midst of the heated debate, Sarah experienced cognitive superposition, holding her belief about the issue in a fluid state, uncertain whether to trust her instincts or consider the new arguments presented until a conversation with a close friend helped her clarify her stance.
by NakedEdmund February 19, 2025
Get the Cognitive Superpositionmug.