“I’m never going to be good enough”. Sometimes I just can’t shake that feeling. Ashamed of who I am, flawed, weak, shy, introvert. Not like the people who have it together, the happy people. You know the ones who are relaxed in their own skin. In short I wasn’t perfect and I knew it. My […]
A purposeless cosmos is not a problem
It’s claimed that life is meaningless without religion and it’s an accusation often levelled at atheists. They deny that the cosmos has any intrinsic meaning or purpose so their lives must be the same it’s argued. Does it appear humanity is lost without some cosmic significance? With advances in science, a diversity of beliefs in […]
Where everybody knows your name
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 […]
The Nesting Instinct of Humanity
‘The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation’ Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience and Other Essays 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. […]
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 […]