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Why Unbeloved People Despise Themselves
What happens to a child who is not loved properly? The answer one might expect is that they start to hate the person who doesn’t give them the love t…
4 days, 20 hours ago
History as a Remedy for the Present Day
It can seem as if we are living in deeply, uncommonly troubled and crazy times. We should take a measure of consolation from the example of history, …
4 days, 21 hours ago
Excellence at School vs Excellence in Life
Many people who do brilliantly at school turn out not to do so well at life. Why? Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio con…
4 days, 21 hours ago
The Challenge of Intimacy
Getting close to another human isn’t the trouble free process we might imagine. It’s worth understanding just how frightening closeness can be. Enj…
4 days, 22 hours ago
What Charity Genuinely Implies
We’re used to thinking that charity just means giving poorer people money. In fact, it’s about extending sympathy to another human being – who may be…
4 days, 22 hours ago
POP CULTURE: Taylor Swift's Legs & Environmental Crisis
One of the most maddening sides of modern life is that the media always under-reports the crucial stories, while hyping nonsense. We could get enrage…
4 days, 23 hours ago
The Importance of Peering Out Of The Window
We are so busy and so obsessed with our phones, we rarely take a break to do that vital and rather philosophical thing: stare out of the window. En…
4 days, 23 hours ago
Why We Act As We Do
A key principle governing the natural world is that animals adapt to thrive in particular habitats; what we call an animal’s character is essentially…
5 days ago
The Advantages of Suffering a Mental Breakdown
One of our greatest fears is to suffer a mental breakdown. Yet, in the long run, a breakdown might just be the most beneficial thing that will ever h…
5 days, 1 hour ago
Why And How To Express Regret
Apologising doesn’t generally come easily – but it always tends to pay off beautifully. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audi…
5 days, 2 hours ago