“To possess a high degree of consciousness, to be always aware of yourself in relation to the world, to live in the permanent tension of knowledge, means to be lost for life.” WorldMeanLostConsciousnessDegreesRelationPermanentTension Author:Emile M. Cioran
“Also, think about your intentionality - are you getting lost in the method? or coming from the intentionality, the purpose? You don't want to do the mechanics without the consciousness.” ThinkingWantPurposeLostConsciousnessCommunicationMethodMechanicNonviolent CommunicationGetting LostIntentionality Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg
“Proportion is all; and, in sports at school, I lost it by surrendering to the awful significance of my self-consciousness. Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people.” PeopleLooksImportantSelfSchoolBeliefLostSportsConsciousnessStrangeElementsAwfulProportionSignificanceNarcissismShynessSelf Consciousness Book:Broken Vessels: Essays Source: Broken Vessels: Essays
“Watching people reach a higher level of consciousness. A fixation. For a few moments in their lives, they transcend and become lost in the fantasy of it all. As a DJ, I'm trying to create the opportunity for this to happen.” PeopleTryingMomentsHappensOpportunityLostLevelsConsciousnessFantasyHigherHigher LevelDjsFixation Author:Jeff Mills
“If human beings are losing every time, it doesn't matter whether they're losing to a conscious machine or an completely non conscious machine, they still lost. The singularity is about the quality of decision-making, which is not consciousness at all.” IfsHumansStillsMatterLostHuman BeingsDecisionConsciousnessQualityLosingConsciousMachinesDecision MakingSingularity Author:Stuart J. Russell
“Why is failure the first thing I think of when I find myself in this sort of situation? Why can't I just enjoy myself? But if you have to ask the question, then you know you're lost: self-consciousness is a man's worst enemy. Already I'm wondering whether she's as aware of my erection as I am.” IfsThinkingKnowsMenFirstsSelfAsksLostEnjoyConsciousnessSituationWonderEnemyWorstSelf ConsciousnessWorst Enemy Book:High Fidelity Source: High Fidelity