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1220 || love is so scary
When we open ourselves up to love, we open ourselves up to pain and loss, but the loss of the love is what we will grieve, so we shouldn't resist tha…
2 years, 1 month ago
1219 || the social withdrawal cycle
There is a feedback loop that seems to happen whenever I’m spending more time alone. I notice that my need for connection seems to dissipate as my an…
2 years, 1 month ago
1218 || loneliness is bigger than we thought
Studies show intrinsic goals make us much happier than extrinsic ones, but society tells us to focus our time on the material stuff. Why do we think …
2 years, 1 month ago
1217 || i'm lonely (and it isn't really my fault)
I'm on my way out the door of my apartment and it's starting to hit me just how isolated I've become. A lot of it is self inflicted: ignoring phone c…
2 years, 1 month ago
1216 || Nietzsche was onto something here
“Nobody can build the bridge for you to walk across the river of life, no one but you yourself alone. There are, to be sure, countless paths and brid…
2 years, 1 month ago
1215 || a little rant (about stoics)
Here is a little rant about people who co-opt beautiful theories + ideas and twist them in order to justify behaviors that are actually counter to it…
2 years, 1 month ago
1214 || cosmetic procedures || bonus episode!!!
Today is a very special BONUS episode that gives you a sneak preview of what we're doing over at patreon. this is just 10 minutes of this month's 55 …
2 years, 1 month ago
1213 || critiquing the stoics
Like most philosophies, I have notes - but that's not to say I can't learn something from the practice of stoicism. Today we talk about some of the p…
2 years, 1 month ago
1212 || only the strong go crazy
"only the strong go crazy, the weak go along." - Assata Shakur
THE QUOTE: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8762432-only-the-strong-go-crazy-the-weak-…
2 years, 1 month ago
1211 || staying hopeful (emergent strategy)
"This is an intergenerational, evolved evolutionary movement. They never looked out for each other the way that a lot of the groups I see organizing …
2 years, 1 month ago