I’m just keeping it real
Our culture is filled with excuse phrases, often confusing bluntness with truth and rudeness with honesty. It is incredible how …
language
words matter
To distinguish between "want" and "wish" is typically easy, but parsing between "desire" and "pleasure," or "obligation" and "commitment," reveals …
Enriching insight by demoting language
Language is the dominant form to carry messages, but it is not the only means of communication and understanding. Overreliance …
Mirroring conversations into identity
We mirror conversations in our head: we take in what is said and replay it (like an infinite mirror) to …
Therapize Everything
We therapize everything. We use language to displace feelings and concepts, recognizing them by naming them. The naming convention allows …
The power of a name
By naming a thing, you create yourself in the image of the concept. example: Once, you would have been “sad” …
Entropy vs. Tenacity
Our stubborn refusal to let the world fall apart is painfully costly. Yet, someone has to put in the energy …