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Riva Tez: Becoming A Free Thinker

Oct 18, 2023

Riva Tez, a freest writer with a knack for stumbling upon forgotten and under-explored ideas, discusses creating space for answers, the overlooked beauty of subtlety, rereading and memorization, the creativity recession, selective media consumption, the limitations of truth in education, cultivating taste, embracing authenticity and emotion in writing, thinking beyond training inputs in AI systems, and the concept of maximalism.

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Authenticity is essential for personal growth and societal progress.

Fostering sensitivity allows for a deeper understanding and connection with the world.

Authentic expression holds the key to social change and personal liberation.

Embracing maximalism in writing adds vibrancy and spirit to one's writing style.

Deep dives

The Decline of the West

The West is dying and we are contributing to its demise. The American Dream has been replaced with mass-packaged mediocrity, encouraging us to revel in our own complacency. We are suffocating under bureaucratic red tape and relinquishing our freedoms in the name of progress. The current state of society is marked by a focus on quantity over quality, where success is measured by numbers rather than substance. This degradation of values and the loss of individuality is a cause for concern.

Occam's Razor and its Misinterpretation

01:10

The Freedom and Courage to Explore New Ideas

01:07

AI and Consciousness

01:42

The Value of Disconnecting from the Digital World

01:07

Introduction

2min

The Beauty of Subtlety and Captivating Performances

2min

The Benefits of Rereading and Memorization

5min

The Creativity Recession

5min

The Importance of Selective Media Consumption

20min

The Limitations of Truth in Education

4min

Cultivating Taste and Changing Responsibilities

7min

Expressing Authenticity and Emotion in Writing

19min

Thinking Beyond Training Inputs in AI Systems

14min

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Maximalism in Writing and Visual Aesthetics

9min

Riva Tez is one of the freest writers I know. It’s as if the boundaries of conventional thinking don’t apply to her. She’s allergic to dogma and passionate about questioning the taboos of our time, and her obsessive research gene has given her a knack for stumbling upon forgotten and under-explored ideas.

She’s a singular human being. Part of her brilliance is the way she combines her love for Rilke’s poetry with an interest in philosophy, theology, and consciousness. In all three areas, she goes right after dogma — and by asking the questions that only she can ask, she finds the answers that only she can find.

In a world of people who are obsessed with optimization, Riva is passionately unoptimized; in a culture of people who are obsessed with the news, Riva has cut out almost all the contemporary noise from Netflix to the New York Times.

If you feel constrained in your writing or thinking, this episode is for you. An hour with Riva will free you from the trappings of your mind, unleash your creative spirit, and lift your head up to a divine calling.

Twitter: @rivatez

Medium: Riva-Melissa Tez

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