Eudaimonia & Wellbeing
i am renouncing useless guilt, and refraining from making a cult of suffering. i am living in the now (or at least the soon), doing what i fear, trusting joy, and believing i will figure it out. i am taking the time to learn about what brings me joy, not just relief, what feels nourishing, not just numbing.
What takes hold when control slips?
substack.comHope locates itself in the premises that we donāt know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is room to act. When you recognize uncertainty, you recognize that you may be able to influence the outcomesāyou alone or you in concert with a few dozen or several million others. Hope is an embrace of the unknown and the unknowable,
... See moreRebecca Solnit ⢠Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
A few weeks ago, the Scottish American philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre died, aged 96. His best known work, After Virtue , is an extraordinary book. Despite its considerable impact over the past few decades (it was published in 1981), it still reads as a startlingly original, radical critique of modern society, and of moral philosophy itself.... See more
Practice and Virtue
Poetry as religion
podcasts.apple.comThe Trouble with Passion also raises more existential questions about the prioritization of passion among career decision-makers.
What does it mean to center paid employment in one's self-reflexive project?
How does it perpetuate a culture of overwork and close off other meaning-making opportunities? And in what ways might the popularity of the
... See moreA large percentage of peopleās problems in work, love and life are due to some combination of vagueness and passivity. You donāt know what you want to spend your time on; you donāt know what kind of person you really get along with; you donāt know what kind of clothing looks good to you; you donāt know what you value in a city; you donāt know how... See more