Thomas

It’s easy to get into a routine of all the things that are supposed to be indicators of a good life, and yet that life is not good.

It’s just... fine.

The “good life” lives beyond those bounds.

Walking lets you read the world — and much like the slow, contemplative mental processes involved in reading a book, the pace with which one moves through the world while walking allows for a different, deliberative kind of seeing . You notice more. You think more.

The growth of the economy is contingent on our dissatisfaction—because our dissatisfaction leads to consumption.

A few years ago, I was chatting about panpsychism with a friend. I mentioned that I don’t know if the theory is true, but I hope it is. When my friend asked why, I said simply, “So many little buddies everywhere!”

To me, panpsychism offered an enchanted view of the world. I suspected that if it were the prevailing view, people might be less likely... See more