That’s what you get when you walk into the Cheers bar in Boston. The massively popular TV series I grew up with in the 80s and 90s. It’s such a desirable place to be, where you know all the people around you, they are your social circle. In our modern world of online communication having […]
The great lie of comfort and becoming Antifragile
‘What does not kill me, makes me stronger’. Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols, 1888 Our lives are easy in many ways. Most of us are not starving, we have a roof over our heads, water, clothes, entertainments, and more. We have defeated numerous threats like diseases, starvation, and lawlessness. The standards of living have […]
Safety, Nesting & the Project of Humanity
As individuals we’re vulnerable to the world. We can be killed in numerous ways. Ever since our species has existed we’ve had to find ways to make the world around us less dangerous, less scary. Think of it linguistically. Words like. dis·o·ri·ent·ed [dis-awr-ee-en-tid, -ohr-] adjective confused as to time or place; out of touch: therapy […]
The Myth of the Silver Bullet
In my own quest to address my anxiety and ill health I, like many wanted to find a simple solution. A single habit or medicine that would make it all better. The same goes with other problems I might have, whether it be work, relationships and so on. It’s an example of how we latch […]
Most men lead lives of obvious desperation
‘The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation’ Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau was right, but he was also wrong. We don’t live our lives with desperation tucked away out of sight, it can be seen by everyone. There’s little in how we live our lives that is not a desperate attempt to achieve something. […]
Diversity Reigns: There is no mainstream culture (and what it means for us)
Is it a sign of the modern times that mainstream thought has shrunk? In the past, there was a core culture of attitudes, beliefs norms and values that people looked towards. The established ways of doing things and how to interpret the world. In society the mainstream was once that men were supposed to be […]