How the Universe could be made of consciousness if panpsychism is true — Consciousness is not the ultimate level of reality. Its the minimal level of thought necessary for you to get out of bed, do the dishes, wash your clothes and get on with living. There is a tendency for some to think that awareness in general is cause enough for intelligence. …

Do you need to start a cult? Craving the secrets for getting anyone to follow you off a cliff or drink some cyanide-laced coolaid? You’re going to need some attention. And what better way to get this most precious of all internet resources than creating engaging content? I cannot think…

How am I supposed to tell a story? It’s some of the most common advice dulled out to new writers and those aspiring to make a living online. You can’t avoid it. Telling new writes and marketers to incorporate story telling in their content is ubiquitous. And that when you…

When Should You Listen to Them or Do your own Research? Human desire knows few boundaries. We will take almost anything to extremes. Some people collect watches, others binge watch Netflix. Both activities share at least one motivating factor — novelty! Modern humans pine for novelty. Things, experiences, and people…

This popular philosophical outlook might not be the right choice. — To question your existence is just as natural as being alive. You have been conditioned to think that once you start questioning the reasons for your life, a feeling of discontent and malaise will overpower you. If you have ever asked yourself: Why are you here? Why live for anything? …

Wake me in the dead of night, That passion won’t fail and we still know, That all things broken shall come and go. Ephemeral longing to remain, ideas of forever Colliding in my brain. They can’t be helped but turned around, In their echo I find things only profound. Stars glimmer just beyond all hope That’s come and gone, to know their grace just once more, To be Reminded of all that’s still in store.

Being rebellious is an advantage! — Join the rebellion Does the thought of a 9–5 cause your stomach to clench with a sensation of impending doom? Maybe you have a traditional job at the moment, and choose to pass the time counting down the days before that side hustle will make you enough money to emancipate your soul from…

How and why we should use nostalgia to analyze tomorrow — What good is nostalgia? It is not that we are nostalgic, but what we want to relive that makes a difference. …

wonder. — Wonder is the sadness of joy. the last rolls of thunder of a passing, storm. A damage that could have been catastrophic but spared your soul by grace or mercy you were shown. It’s the total of all the love you have ever known. It’s the stars above, their lights…