My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened Michel de Montaigne Throughout our lives, we grapple with uncertainty and the unknown; these elements imbue life with its rewards and stresses. One of the most profound themes defining our existence is our approach to coping with this uncertainty. I will explain … Read more
I’ve suffered from low self-esteem all my life. Yet it’s only in the past few years that I’ve really come to realise it’s importance for everything else that I want. Low self-esteem is like Impostor Syndrome. But where you normally doubt your skill and competence in a particular field, here it encompasses your whole life. … Read more
There’s an emptiness I often feel that makes it hard to find meaning in my life. A feeling of desolation. It’s not lack of energy, it can’t be. I have enough to eat. I want to do some work, I just don’t feel motivated to do anything. Also, I always seem to question and doubt … Read more
When I watch TV programmes like Tribes on the BBC or read books such as Don’t Sleep There Are Snakes by linguist Daniel Everett about the Pirahã tribe in the Amazon jungle. There always a feeling of emptiness I get. These stories of researchers living among such closely knit communities makes me envious that I don’t … Read more
I don’t believe that reading self-help books is a bad idea. Yet the reputation of the self-help industry and its ideas is tarnished and deservedly so. Some of what we believe about ourselves and how we function comes across as pseudoscience nonsense in a new age of woo. We fail to do the necessary due … Read more
I have made my fair share of mistakes just like anyone. They embarrass me and show me up as the ordinary man that I am. I’m often ashamed to admit these mistakes of my past. It makes it difficult to open up, be vulnerable and really connect with someone. We have a tendency to try … Read more