Captured by our creation
Believing in an institution empowers it, making it more credible. As you turn its edicts into dictates, you further enable its authority. A reversal occurs: …
goals
Accomplishment Treadmill
The compulsion to achieve goals is a self-satisfaction loop. Achievement is tangible agency and verifiable proof that your will is manifesting change in the world. …
Your crafty behavior
No one is forcing you to behave this way. You have chosen it. Our behavior is goal-oriented but often comes from two instincts:1. To establish …
Without purpose, you lose yourself
Loss of purpose reduces the ability to think well of yourself. Once a vital goal is lost, every decision is reactive rather than proactive: we …
The problem of wanting nothing
Personal realization: I don’t want anything. I only wish to feel no discomfort. The unfortunate aspect of this epiphany is the corresponding lack of drive …
Causes in the past rob you of your present
Etiology is the study of a cause, or causation, while teleology is the study of the purpose of a phenomenon. When we focus too much …
Pac-man Your goals
If your small goals lead you on a path to your larger goals, great! Pac-man your way to success. If you are more interested in …