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…
Universality We love to talk. We love to eat together. We love to laugh. Why? Well, because humans are highly social. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, it’s enshrined in our very being. From this sociability we birth culture which in turn shapes much of our human experience; anyone who’s travelled will tell you this. But with culture’s complexity, analysing human behaviour becomes tough. As a result, something I use as a heuristic for understanding…
Today I’m going to talk a bit about the environment. This isn’t going to be as in-depth as most pieces I’m attempting to write, as (catch your excuses…) I’m fucking BUSY. In a week or two I should have more time, but during this period I still wanted to produce something for you guys. So I’m going to briefly discuss the environment and its impending collapse™. Let’s start. Climate Change I’m just gonna say it.…
Before reading this, I would recommend taking the time to peruse the article I wrote for my friend BenjaminGJW on his blog (@BenjaminGJW on Twitter). It’s not required reading, but the ideas here are linked to, and an extension of, those in that piece. That aside, let’s start. Contentment It’s essential we find contentment. Without it, life is incomplete. And an incomplete life breeds misery. How contentment is found varies from person to person, but…