TeoEscuela – My Blog https://sobrelavidafeliz.com My WordPress Blog Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:58:37 +0000 es hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Was there an intelligent civilization before humans existed? https://sobrelavidafeliz.com/2023/04/19/was-there-an-intelligent-civilization-before-humans-existed/ https://sobrelavidafeliz.com/2023/04/19/was-there-an-intelligent-civilization-before-humans-existed/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:58:37 +0000 https://cristoniano.com/?p=892 We humans feel very confident that we are the most intelligent species that ever walked the face of the Earth. Top of the evolutionary chain? No doubt about it. But come to think of it, how do we know that for certain?

Let’s imagine for a moment that some civilization went extinct millions of years before hominids even appeared. Although there isn’t a precise definition of “civilization,” we usually associate it with a species capable of altering its physical environment on a regional or even planetary scale. How would we know, millions of years later, that they had been here?

]]> https://sobrelavidafeliz.com/2023/04/19/was-there-an-intelligent-civilization-before-humans-existed/feed/ 0 The law of reversed effort: The harder you try, the harder you fall https://sobrelavidafeliz.com/2023/04/19/the-law-of-reversed-effort-the-harder-you-try-the-harder-you-fall/ https://sobrelavidafeliz.com/2023/04/19/the-law-of-reversed-effort-the-harder-you-try-the-harder-you-fall/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:57:31 +0000 https://cristoniano.com/?p=889 You’re lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, listening to cars go by. You have no idea how long you have been like this, but it must be a few hours, at least. Go to sleep, you tell yourself. Just close your eyes and: Go. To. Sleep. You shut your eyes tight, force your body to relax, and wait for the blissful slumber to come. But, nothing happens. More minutes pass and… nothing happens. It’s 3 a.m., and you’re still staring at the ceiling.

We have all been in this situation. Try as we might, it is nearly impossible to consciously will yourself to sleep. Sleep comes to those who let their mind wander and focus on anything other than sleep itself. Count sheep, control your breathing, listen to an audiobook, or whatever — so long as it turns your mind from wanting to sleep.

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