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The Bullshit Narrative Around Self-Esteem
Self-esteem. It ain’t about the future, it ain’t about your outlook (well it is but that is informed by other things). It’s about the past. It’s about the memories. It’s about the newsreel of things that have happened and all of the things you have experienced. Self esteem, and personal demeanor. It’s about the memories…
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Consciousness
How does it work? At the highest level there is a vote. At the lower levels it’s a mess. Some neurons think this, some think that. Different sets of neurons have different narratives for everything that’s going on in our lives and even interpreting your entire life. There is no cohesive whole, no singular truth.…
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The In Between (The Sandwich)
Everyone has a different take on life. It’s not by choice, but I have the nihilistic take. It is based on what I have seen in the world and everything I have experienced. There is nothingness, a lack of existence, the quality of not being. These are poor attempts at saying one does not exist.…
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Bloganuary
What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it? The thing I’m most scared to do is end my life. Anyone who says anything else is lying or fooling themselves. As Shakespeare wrote “To be or not to be, that is the question.” But the possibly…
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The Vexing Psychological Conflict of Death
Much has been written about the human condition, but at its core it is very simple and stems from a psychological contradiction that has evolved in the human mind. There are two simple concepts at play. For billions of years, life has evolved a very simple imperative: Survive (live). It is the core instinct that…