About Thought Margins

This is where I explore philosophy in the margins—those spaces between certainty and doubt, between knowing and wondering, between what I read and what I observe in life.

I don’t claim to have ultimate truths or final answers. I’m here to think out loud, to follow curiosity wherever it leads, and to be comfortable with being wrong along the way. If that sounds like your kind of journey, come walk with me.

What This Is

Philosophy as Exploration, Not Authority

Every post starts with something I can’t stop thinking about—a line from a book, a moment of human behavior that puzzles me, an observation in nature, or a collision between ancient wisdom and modern life.

Then I explore it. Not to arrive at THE answer, but to see where the thinking takes us.

I wander through:

  • Consciousness & Identity — What are we, really? How do we experience being ourselves?
  • Nature & Observation — What happens when we pay deep attention to the world around us?
  • Ethics & Living Well — How should we live? What does “good” even mean?
  • Meaning & Absurdity — Making sense (or peace) with a universe that offers no guarantees
  • Community & Connection — What we are to each other, and what we could be

The Approach

I try to:

  • Read carefully and think rigorously — I want to understand ideas deeply before exploring them
  • Stay humble about uncertainty — Complex questions deserve nuanced thinking, not simple answers
  • Test philosophy against real life — Ideas matter most when they connect to how we actually live
  • Draw from many traditions — Stoics, Existentialists, Buddhists, Pre-Socratics, contemporary thinkers—wisdom isn’t bound by borders or centuries
  • Write accessibly — Philosophy should invite people in, not keep them out

The Framework

I have a loose structure I follow (mostly to keep my own wandering mind organized):

  1. The Margin Note — What sparked this thinking?
  2. The Question — What’s really being asked here?
  3. The Exploration — Walking through different perspectives and traditions
  4. The Return — Coming back to the start with new eyes
  5. The Thread — How does this connect to other ideas?

This isn’t a rigid method. It’s just how I keep track of where my thoughts have been and where they might go next.

Who Am I?

Thought Margins

I’m Rami—someone who reads too much, thinks too much, and scribbles in the margins of books until the pages are full.

By day, I’m an entrepreneur passionate about solving business challenges and business development. ThoughtMargins is my rescue boat—the place where I get to dive deep into the philosophical questions that fuel my thinking, where I rediscover what I’m capable of exploring and creating beyond the business world.

I’m not a philosophy professor or an expert. I’m a fellow traveler on this strange journey of consciousness, someone who finds endless fuel in curiosity and stays humble enough to be wrong all the time.

If you’re someone who:

  • Enjoys asking questions even more than finding answers
  • Values the journey over the destination
  • Likes rigorous thinking without academic stuffiness
  • Wants to explore ideas together rather than be lectured at

…then you might enjoy thinking alongside me here.

Let’s Explore Together

I love hearing from fellow wanderers:

  • Email me: [email protected]
  • Subscribe: Join the newsletter for weekly explorations delivered Sunday mornings
  • Future plans: I’m thinking about a podcast where we can talk through these ideas together (maybe even video someday)

For now, I’m focusing on writing every week, building a network of connected thoughts, and seeing where this journey leads.

“You cannot step in the same river twice.” — Heraclitus

And thank goodness for that. Every time we return, we bring new eyes.