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Rick glances at the display of his smart watch. It’s 5:14. Only one minute until he’s supposed to begin his nightly routine. As he dips under the crimson leaves of an oak tree, he starts to doubt his decision to take the scenic route home. Sure, it’s important to spend time in nature. All sensible…
Memory isn’t the most reliable thing in the world. But with unwarranted confidence, I just know that a classmate told me this unsettling story as a kid. They were giving an example of their supposedly dramatic younger sibling. Allegedly, one day, this child swore they were sick and needed to stay home from school. I…
It doesn’t take much investigation to conclude that Aristotle was brilliant. Simply skimming a Britannica article about him is likely to leave the reader feeling surprised at how much he accomplished (he invented formal logic, started the study of zoology, and created philosophical works that remain influential today) and certain that he was a genius….
Oh, Utopias. In them, it really can be all sunshine and rainbows. In the case of Aldous Huxley’s utopian novel Island, sunshine and rainbows are likely, given the fact that it takes place on a fictional Pacific island (in the 1960s). But sunshine and rainbows are less important to this utopia than culture and policy….
A row of dominos falls. The amount of force applied to the first domino and the distance between each one provided the perfect conditions for the whole row to fall. If the dominos were set up in the same situation and we applied the same amount of force to the first one, the whole row…
The other day, I was in the middle of a heated argument. I had let resentment towards someone build up until eventually I had to let them know about it. They had gotten away with their hypocrisy and righteousness for too long. Someone had to set them straight. Rather than having a civil discussion about…
It’s cliche at this point to say social media can have some negative consequences. After all of the reports, documentaries, and books published about the harm social media does to our mental health, it’s surprising to meet someone who doesn’t know about the downside of scrolling Facebook or TikTok. Last May, U.S. Surgeon General Dr….
The term ‘pop philosophy’ is often used among philosophers and philosophy enthusiasts. Sometimes it’s used neutrally – about how neutrally someone would use the term ‘pop music.’ Other times, it’s used in a derogatory manner. People who read original texts from ‘real philosophers’ may look down on those who read ‘pop philosophers.’ But despite how…
We look down on selfish behavior. And for good reason – looking out for our own interests and disregarding others often causes suffering to the people around us. Textbook examples of selfishness (betrayal, manipulation, lying) hurt us. And obviously, we discourage these behaviors. But dig deeper into the idea of selfishness, and it gets a…
The self-help industry is full of repetitive advice. Books on familiar topics, regular newsletters of similar advice, daily journals, daily emails, and more recurring content are commonly published. And the business model seems to be working for both publishers and consumers. The self-improvement market is worth about $13.4 billion according to a report from September…