#172: Trick questions
Information addiction is real and while an ‘aha!’ moment feels good... it often doesn’t lead anywhere useful
Ben Follington • The Certainty Trap
But (don’t worry!) we won’t be dwelling here on my personal hang-ups. The universal truth behind my specific issues is that most of us invest a lot of energy, one way or another, in trying to avoid fully experiencing the reality in which we find ourselves. We don’t want to feel the anxiety that might arise if we were to ask ourselves whether we’re
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Figuring out how to “get better” at being a woman is a ridiculous and often amoral project—a subset of the larger, equally ridiculous, equally amoral project of learning to get better at life under accelerated capitalism. In these pursuits, most pleasures end up being traps, and every public-facing demand escalates in perpetuity. Satisfaction remai
... See moreJia Tolentino • Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
Looking for an answer instead of the answer can shift and broaden your vision.