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On Will
I’ve been thinking a lot about Wills lately; this post is largely inspired by the Bronze Age Pervert. I don’t want to call it a soul, because the word has taken on a sort of humanized reincarnation qualities. I’m talking about a primal drive; kids or lambs begin banging heads not with the anticipation that… — read more
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Student of life
In adult quickie, I mention having to force yourself to interpret your the world differently as a means of coping. While one may find themselves naturally miserable, it may not be the correct view to have with respect to their hand. Intuitive or natural is not always correct and will lead to more wrong conclusions… — read more
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Weight of self-awareness
If I could have any superpower, it would be to never be remembered. This is not as somber as it sounds. People self-depress over being forgotten because being forgotten comes from not being memorable, which implies a plethora of things about the forgotten: un-remarkability, non-importance, and other idealized bandages over insecure wounds. So if this… — read more
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Spirituality, Autonomy, and the Power Process
I’ll start with a bit of exposition. The Power Process as described by Ted Kaczynski is not a novel idea in psychology. It aligns with many concepts encountered in a psych 101 course: Maslow’s Hierarchy, internal/external motivation, locus on control, learned helplessness, etc. Though, I think Power Process calls out the arbiter of these human… — read more
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Deranged ramblings of a schizoid
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