https://novarium.cc Last 10 notes on NOVA Quartz -- quartz.jzhao.xyz https://novarium.cc/tricked-desires https://novarium.cc/tricked-desires So, we have supernormal stimuli, which act on goals that evolution by natural and sexual selection has for us, specifically, on the desires that make us act on those goals. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT https://novarium.cc/who%20knew%20clothes%20could%20be%20fun https://novarium.cc/who%20knew%20clothes%20could%20be%20fun I used to hate having to go to a clothing store and online options were a dogsend: not having to go to a place and spend ages manually searching through a bunch of clothes I didn’t care about only so I can give them money such that they’d allow me to transfer those clothes into my drawer, where I ca... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT https://novarium.cc/child's-mind https://novarium.cc/child's-mind Clouds Whilst hovering mere meters above the fluffy clouds that gently move over Sweden, I was about to dismiss the sight and look back at my laptop, but then decided that no! This is amazing! We are FLYING! Just above the CLOUDS! And aren’t they incredibly amazing themselves? Air having reached jus... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT https://novarium.cc/don't-watch-the-waves-for-too-long https://novarium.cc/don't-watch-the-waves-for-too-long Child’s Mind also brings me to another thing though, whilst it’s great that we can find wonder in the mundane, there is a reason why we seek novelty, and going fully down the path of the Child’s Mind and constantly experiencing wonder at how crazy cool trees are with their ever branching structure?!... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT https://novarium.cc/positive-and-negative-terms https://novarium.cc/positive-and-negative-terms Social sciences use “positive” and “negative” in mildly annoying ways in that those terms have quite clear meanings in everyday language but here are used in positive descriptive rather than normative or judging ways. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT https://novarium.cc/the-infinite-time-illusion https://novarium.cc/the-infinite-time-illusion The Weekend Illusion One thing I often had trouble with as someone that can manage their time entirely on their own is that I would often not feel much time pressure throughout the week since I could always do things on the weekend. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT https://novarium.cc/modes https://novarium.cc/modes Lately, I’ve felt kinda stuck in a mode that I found quite dissatisfying to be in. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT https://novarium.cc/to-desire-or-not-to-desire https://novarium.cc/to-desire-or-not-to-desire is a question that I’ve mostly answered myself with “no no, please. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT https://novarium.cc/energy-issues https://novarium.cc/energy-issues As described in Melatonin, I’ve always had struggles with falling asleep once I’ve woken up and could basically never fall back asleep: neither when waking up very early in the morning, nor at any time throughout the day before night has once again fallen. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT https://novarium.cc/dont-literally-have-to https://novarium.cc/dont-literally-have-to You don’t actually/literally have to is a statement that can be kinda useful but still always annoys me. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT