If you look back at the calamatous, disastrous implosions that occurred within your life, did they change things for you? Did they make you who you are? Positive events can
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How to avoid people making this face at you when you’re talking to them – How to have a good conversation (and how to have a shitty one)How to avoid people making this face at you when you’re talking to them – How to have a good conversation (and how to have a shitty one)
The easiest way to get someone’s face to freeze in a horrified and confused rictus like that is, when you’ve entered into conversation, to share facts, figures and nothing but
A Deep Dive into: Fear [pt.13] – Why be afraid of saying hey to an unknown human? (The Philosophy of: The School of Life)A Deep Dive into: Fear [pt.13] – Why be afraid of saying hey to an unknown human? (The Philosophy of: The School of Life)
Since it’s halloween, this is another of a Deep Dive into the emotion that dictates most, if not all, our decisions –fear. What do you have to lose by saying
‘I met someone else, you should do it yourself’ – How to get over someone & The Philosophy of: Spiritualized’s A Perfect Miracle (The beautifully tragic absurdity of true love songs)‘I met someone else, you should do it yourself’ – How to get over someone & The Philosophy of: Spiritualized’s A Perfect Miracle (The beautifully tragic absurdity of true love songs)
This is part two of a Deep Dive into true love songs. Those songs that aren’t just made of the fairy floss euphoria one person can make us feel, but
Catastrophe will befall us all. But in between those times, there are moments that do go according to our dream script.Catastrophe will befall us all. But in between those times, there are moments that do go according to our dream script.
Everyone through out history has at least one cataclysmic event happen. By the definition of being mortal we all must face the greatest catastrophe that there is – death. At least
Friday Flips [pt.2] – Everything Changes by SojaFriday Flips [pt.2] – Everything Changes by Soja
What are the songs that make you instantly feel relaxed and chilled as fuck? The songs that after a week of work you put on and instantly feel like you
If you want to make a deep connection to another human, what are some better questions to ask them than ‘what do you do?’ or ‘How was the weather on your holiday?’?If you want to make a deep connection to another human, what are some better questions to ask them than ‘what do you do?’ or ‘How was the weather on your holiday?’?
A good question can open up someone to you much more colourfully, interestingly and honestly than a funny story or anecdote can. So instead of the boringass regular questions you
If you try to prove Murphy’s Law, you can’t. Because any attempt to do so will –based on Murphy’s Law– go wrong. And that’s another reason why it’s dumb as shit.If you try to prove Murphy’s Law, you can’t. Because any attempt to do so will –based on Murphy’s Law– go wrong. And that’s another reason why it’s dumb as shit.
You can’t prove something that necessarily and inherently cannot be proven true. Therefore, my conclusion is: Murphy’s Law = Dumb as shit. Because of this: I just invented ‘Reverse Murphy’s
A Deep Dive into: The (beautifully tragic) absurdity of love songs – A love song isn’t a true love song if it doesn’t contain sadness and longing – The Philosophy of: Nick Cave (& why he thinks Kylie’s Better the Devil You Know is a devastatingly remarkable love song.)A Deep Dive into: The (beautifully tragic) absurdity of love songs – A love song isn’t a true love song if it doesn’t contain sadness and longing – The Philosophy of: Nick Cave (& why he thinks Kylie’s Better the Devil You Know is a devastatingly remarkable love song.)
…The love song is never truly happy. It must first embrace the potential for pain. Those songs that speak of love without having within their lines an ache or a
If you just one of billions of living humans ever to live, on a tiny speck of dust spinning on a rock in a vast cosmic arena, doesn’t it make sense to just live life driven entirely by emotion?If you just one of billions of living humans ever to live, on a tiny speck of dust spinning on a rock in a vast cosmic arena, doesn’t it make sense to just live life driven entirely by emotion?
If no one is going to remember you eventually and you are just one of the billions that are alive right now and will go down as just one of
Friday Flips [pt.1] – KokomoFriday Flips [pt.1] – Kokomo
What are the songs that make you instantly feel relaxed and chilled as fuck? The songs that after a week of work you put on and instantly feel like you
If you stumble, what if you turned it into a (sexy) dance? – The philosophy of : Flight of the ConchordsIf you stumble, what if you turned it into a (sexy) dance? – The philosophy of : Flight of the Conchords
Any calamity that befalls you… what if you somehow not only moved on from it, used it to your advantage or even found something within yourself to have a laugh
Fuck it.Fuck it.
Sometimes, despite the absurdity of life, despite the risk, despite whether you’ve made the same mistake before (but maybe it made you who you are), we just have to say
From beast to priest, everyone poops – The philosophy of: The Caganer (and Carles Puidgemont)From beast to priest, everyone poops – The philosophy of: The Caganer (and Carles Puidgemont)
Everyone, absolutely everyone, does that. From Alexander the great’s mule driver, all the way up to Alexander himself. As exiled former president of Catalunya, Carles Puidgment put so blithely, the caganer
Do you know what you’re actually feeling? It’s not about what it is, it is why.Do you know what you’re actually feeling? It’s not about what it is, it is why.
Tagging the way you feel as ‘anxious’, ‘afraid’, ‘worried’ or ‘upset’ for example may do little or nothing in the pursuit of actually determining how we feel. The words have
I hope today goes absolutely wretchedly for you. – A Deep Dive into: The wonderous beauty of Pessimism & The philosophy of: Alain De Botton (on Pessimism)I hope today goes absolutely wretchedly for you. – A Deep Dive into: The wonderous beauty of Pessimism & The philosophy of: Alain De Botton (on Pessimism)
Any shitty thing that happens in our lives happens not because it is indeed a shitty thing, it only is shitty because of our predetermined lofty expectations of how we hoped it would turn out.
A Deep Dive into: Love [pt.13]: Why playing it cool with someone you think is special is not cool at all.A Deep Dive into: Love [pt.13]: Why playing it cool with someone you think is special is not cool at all.
If you truly think someone is wonderful, that they are a special human person, or that the things they do, how they comport themselves and the euphoric way they make
A Deep Dive into: Love [pt.11] – The philosophy of: François de La RochefoucauldA Deep Dive into: Love [pt.11] – The philosophy of: François de La Rochefoucauld
If you didn’t know what love is, and you observed someone who was going through the pangs of love you would best guess that it’s some kind of crippling disease.
If someone points out a flaw in you, you can either get upset (which may mean you acknowledge it) or you can actively try change it. & what humour’s got to do with it.If someone points out a flaw in you, you can either get upset (which may mean you acknowledge it) or you can actively try change it. & what humour’s got to do with it.
There is no perfect person. We all do absurd things and have neuroses that make no, or very little, sense to others. From time to time, some of these may be