Life Choices
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The Vampire Problem: How to Make Big Choices When You Can’t See the Future
How do we make big life choices when we don’t know the outcome? One solution is to decide based on “how you want to discover you will become.”
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On Finitude: the Beauty of a Horribly Limited Life
Finitude is the definition of human existence. Instead of hating the fact we’re limited, we can find comfort within those limits.
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How to Spin Your Fate: On Habits and Self-Control
In order to form lasting habits and change in ourselves we must first understand who we are and confront our limits.
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The Right Way to Live with Regret and Anxiety
Regret and anxiety are an inseparable part of being human. But we can learn, in the words of Kierkegaard, “to be anxious in the right way.”
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The Remarkable “Time Goes By” Principle
The “Time Goes By” Principle has motivated and inspired me to keep chasing my dreams and never give up more than any other concept I know of.
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The Subtle Trap of Cargo Cult Thinking
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.”
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On Contentment: A Riddle for the Ages
Diogenes of Sinope was one of the more colorful ancient philosophers. He lived a threadbare existence by choice and got all his food from begging. Instead of a house, he lived in a large ceramic jar (a genus of hermit crabs is named after him for this reason). “He has the most who is content…
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Love, Work, and the Need to Know Yourself
Freud once said that “love and work” is the key to being a complete person. But what does that look like for each of us?
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How Thinking About Death Can Make You Happier
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.”
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Don’t Let Down Future You
It’s easy to get overwhelmed and lose sight of your dreams. Thinking about your future self will help you stay on track.
