In the past, when I was an ardent atheist, I regularly uttered the phrase ‘I believe in the power of The Universe.’ I look back on this now with new eyes and realise this declaration is an act of faith. Yet if you had asked me “do you believe in a ‘higher power?’” I would have scoffed at such foolishness. This is a pretty common pattern of thinking in modern life, yet it is entirely…
Testosterone is something which gets a high-billing in the ‘Manosphere’ and honestly, for good reason. It’s absolutely essential to a man’s health, virility and confidence. Yet the modern man’s average testosterone levels are falling, with guidelines even changing to reflect this decline. There have been many explanations given for this drop-off, including plastics in the food supply, exogenous oestrogen and poor dietary choices. Whatever the reason, it’s absolutely essential that a man dial in his…
Coming Home I recently went back to England for a period of two weeks. It had been a year and a half since my last visit and – honestly – I had a wonderful time. My fiancée came with me and it was her first time being in my native land. She loved it too. Part of the reason it was so lovely is because I returned with new eyes. When I was last back…
“Maxims represent crisp, well-decorated, rhetorical, and seemingly universal rules which help us conduct ourselves in the world. They are compound ideas distilled into a few words. They do not exhaustively match the reality – but rather render it bearable.” – Vizi Andrei Maxims In this short paragraph from his book ‘Economy of Truth’ Vizi Andrei eloquently sums up maxims, their use and limitations, before proceeding to whimsically introduce these very same short, snappy heuristics in…
This (hideously low engagement) Tweet was the result of some hard thinking after an online discussion among friends about hedonism. After deeper introspection, I decided to write this article about my thoughts on the issue. The Premise When I was younger and living in a foggy haze of booze and partying, I feel I had more ‘interesting’ ideas and was more creative. Whether or not this is true is impossible to pin down as there’s…
The Meaning of Life The question “what is the meaning of life?” has been asked for millennia. It’s something we’ve all contemplated during our existence. For me, it’s a perennial internal debate with the answer usually reflecting what I’m going through at that time. The desire for an answer stems from the hope there is more to life than the mere passage of time, before we are all united in death. As nihilistic as this…