Knowing Yourself as the Hero and the Villain
Knowing yourself takes a lot of effort and can be quite painful. However, our lives become much more coherent when we make this effort.
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The Illusion of You Pt.2: Treating Your Future Selves like a Community
When we think of our future selves as a community, it becomes easier to make better decisions for both us now, and for our future selves
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Personal Responsibility and Mental Health
I harp on about mental health so often that I think most people assume that my mental health is always good, but that’s not always the case. Maybe some even think I’m a hypocrite at times because I don’t always practice what I preach. Working on your mental health isn’t easy though, and even though […]
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This is Why You Feel Attacked
If you spend any time online then it’s fair to say you’ve been in this position at some stage. It usually goes like this: You’re scrolling through your feed and you see a tweet that highlights some negative aspect of human behaviour. Your subconscious brain attributes this tweet to you personally, as you sometimes behave […]
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Validation: It’s Not a Cure For Insecurity
Over the last number of weeks, I’ve addressed a number of topics which I find myself considering quite often. We’ve talked about what it means to be productive, begrudgery, talking shit about people and being grateful for what we have. These aren’t topics that are unique to the modern world, but they may be more […]
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Death Anxiety and the Truth About Santa Claus
I had a couple of things in mind to write about today. I decided to go for the thing that gave me a good, long week of anxiety though. It gave me a full-fledged panic attack at one stage as well. It’s a vulnerability but I’ve always found that breaking down the source of anxiety […]
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