Reason, purpose, video games and self-esteem.
A short post, but today is the day my book has finally gone live! I started work on my book as a collection of thoughts and graphs on A4 papers, and eventually turned it into a short book on teaching language, problems faced in Japan and methods to approach teaching. It’s all based off of […]
Affirmations are somewhat controversial things, because their intent is built around the prospect of positive thinking and self empowerment, but they’re also plagued with terrible philosophies and ideas that use them in ineffective ways that lead to wishful thinking. It’s always important to remember that just because you say to yourself “I can do this”, […]
Thoughts and emotions are an endlessly fascinating area to me, because they’re both so closely connected that they can often also be confused with one another, and the challenge of disentangling yourself from intense emotional experiences or ruminative thoughts can be very difficult but also extremely rewarding. One thing that people don’t seem to recognize […]
Have you ever been through an experience where you’ve done a bunch of favors for people, such as working with them through some difficult tasks, or something simple like helping them move, and after a while you realized that they’ve given nothing back in return after expecting it? It feels pretty bad when this happens. […]
Readers of my blog and newcomers (welcome!) have likely encountered many people who have espoused extraordinary ideas and fantastical, idealistic claims. They exaggerate, use hyperbolic language, talk a big game and in general, tend to “appear” to have a lot of self-confidence and self-reassurance. Now this is lovely..assuming it’s real, but what’s important to keep […]
Something that has come to mind in recent weeks is the idea that ideas, or rather philosophical principles, are difficult to understand. It takes monumental amounts of work, according to some, to understand certain ideas behind philosophical systems or ideals. It requires intense examination, deconstruction, reconstruction and eventual, full understanding in order to finally get […]
Don’t worry about it! The worst advice you can get 🙂 The cognitive solution to worry
Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy has been one of my favourite series’ to go back to again and again, not just because Batman is always an enjoyable, exciting superhero to go back to, but also because the themes underlying the overall story behind the Batman are philosophically interesting and incredibly inspiring. The primary things that […]
“If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater his effort the heavier the world bore down […]
This short story was actually written up by me about a decade ago now..so when I was 21! I’ve been going through my old files and write ups and was surprised to have completely forgotten about this one, because upon finding it I was instantly reminded of how much I enjoyed writing it! As is […]
Another short story/write up, again fairly personal. Enjoy. I’ve added an audio track that resonates strongly with my mood on this one, too. Credit to Bastian Kieslinger for the amazing music which helps me express my own emotional flairs much more. The featured image is also my own painting. The soft, silky scarf that is […]
