Life, Uncertainty & Cynicism
The ten frequent readers of this blog will have noticed a common theme among the last few essays I published in recent months. They all danced around one main idea: the importance of self-esteem. I talked extensively about the whys and the hows of creating and maintaining a sense of value for yourself and the [...]
As hard as it is, I have to admit I was wrong. Although, technically at the time I was right, since I followed what I believed to be true. The two people who actually read my ramblings might remember the previous post I wrote about my thoughts on love, desire and relationships. Over the past [...]
Contemplating about death often bears quite a heavy tune. Which is probably not surprising for most, since we usually spend the better parts of our lives avoiding to ever think too much about ending the very same. Not necessarily voluntarily by force, just due to mundane matters like aging, illness or someone swatting us for [...]
Freedom is the biggest lie, the greatest illusion of all. Whatever you may think, no matter how sure you are about your own perception – you are probably wrong. And it does not matter. When I wrote these introductory words about three and a half years ago, I could never have dreamt of what would [...]
How to find purpose in a world we don’t understand? How do we choose one thing over another? How do we create values in a world without purpose?Over last couple of years I have been asking myself these and similar questions over and over again. I struggled, and to a certain degree I still do, [...]
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