You never notice the good drivers
A friend commented on this, illustrating the prevalence of negativity to shape your perception of the world, and our blindness to mundane excellence. Similarly, we …
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Justifying your actions: the chain of responsibility
To own your actions is a false start: we all justify our actions. “I was fooled. I was angry. I had to do it or …
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Doubling Back, Squiggling
Doubling back on terrain surprises: the new perspective is unnerving by being almost familiar. It produces anxiety because of what we missed. Retreading the same …
If it can happen, it will
Yet, a repeated negative (seemingly out of your control) continually assails you, and you try to grow from it, but the grit of the stoics …
Does self preservation make you miserable?
Selfishness seems to bloom from self-preservation, says Anthony DeMello. And to be selfless seems to "opt for nonbeing." What is interesting is to consider how …
I thought I was standing still
I once had a neighbor who wanted me to place a sign in my front yard. (I’m not even going to tell you what the …
Be Less Wrong
Even when you are right, you aren’t. We always need more information or consideration. Tomorrow, science or philosophy will have a better answer, a novel …