How to find meaning in a meaningless world
The beautiful ones The 8 mice arrived on July 9, 1968 and got dropped into a steel enclosure at the…
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How to Memento Mori
When a Roman general won a major battle, the senate awarded him a triumphus. A triumphus was a massive public…
On self-compassion and the voice we inherit
I was five years old, standing in the doorway of my mother’s bedroom, watching. She was at the mirror doing…
What Personality Tests Predict about Your Future
Most personality tests can’t predict your future. Research shows that only two frameworks reliably forecast grades, income, health and happiness.…
Middle aged: How did I get here?
I found the box of photographs in the cupboard beneath the stairs. I wasn’t looking for them. I was looking…
When Every Day Feels Exactly the Same
I woke up this morning to the familiar ceiling stain that vaguely resembles Antarctica, or maybe it’s just a Rorschach…
Why Are We Here? 5,000 Years of Meanings
Life is preparation for judgment in the afterlife. (Because nothing says “meaningful existence” like having your organs preserved in fancy…
The uncomfortable reality of a life unlived
Self-awareness is a double-edged sword. It can cut through the fog of our habitual existence, slicing away years of passive…
What is self-awareness?
Life as a costume party Think of life as a grand costume party. When you arrive, you pick a costume,…
How to be self-aware?
According to Carl Jung, the first half of life is focused on ego and external goals, while the second half…