Category: Real Talk
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Introduction Examine the seasons of your life. Start with the one you’re in, and stop farming against the weather. The inference is this: Find a posteriori justifications for living authentically, in accordance with your true nature, as a rejection of hypothetical potential. The constant tension catalyzed by status anxiety in the drive for “success” and…
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How Cybercriminals Gain Access You can’t stop cyberattacks, cybercrime, and, by extension, cybercriminals. They’re out there, hiding, lurking in the shadows, working tirelessly to steal, harvest, and sell your data—credentials, passwords, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), sensitive and confidential information—and your hard-earned money. That’s the unfortunate reality of the world we live in. But all’s not…
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A profound exploration of the intersection between Sartrean Existentialism, the psychology of aging, and the specific phenomenon of status anxiety. Introduction In terms of hodological space, viewed from a Sartrean perspective, some older adults, wrapped in the warmth of counterfeit emotions, fear being authentic. Why? Because something inside them says, “If I’m authentic, then I…
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When Boundaries Are Misused Boundaries are important in daily life, mental health, and overall well-being. They are a foundation of healthy relationships, peace of mind, and individual well-being. Unfortunately, disguised coercion, often misused to erode boundaries, may be wielded to gain compliance and control. And while boundaries are designed to protect an individual’s autonomy, emotional…
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Never an I Love You A life reduced to introspection, with no vehicle of diversion. A Reference to a Serial Killer?An Island of OneWhy Write This?The Coercive CudgelHow It All EndsAdditional Reading A Reference to a Serial Killer? Big Ed Kemper,[1] after decapitating his mother, placed her severed head on a mantel and screamed at…
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A Reaction to Digital Distraction IntroductionDon’t Call It a ComebackReframing Influence: From Purity to LegibilityWhat Ambiguity? Preserve the UsefulWhat Authenticity Looks LikeA Workable TemplateHow to Fill Each HonestlyThings to Watch (Three Gotchas)A Get Started SampleStructure Against the AmbiguousConclusion Introduction If we’re talking about combating digital distraction, we should talk about the ambiguity of so-called influencers.…
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Introduction What do family, colleagues, friends, and digital distractions all have in common? They’re frequent intruders in the landscape where focus is indispensable: Time. Consider time as a landscape of exclusion, and time management sits at the intersection of focus, time burglars, and disguised coercion. Time burglars and disguised coercion are inexorably linked to how…
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Introduction You’ve Been Thrown Into the World… Now What? Us vs. “They” Befindlichkeit Discloses the World Demythologizing Success & the Other Demythologizing Material Possessions Conclusion & Key Takeaways Introduction For the 45+ adult, the drive to appear “successful” becomes, a fortiori, more catalyzing than the underlying inner conflict of envying others. Why? The answer is…
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We have an obligation to ourselves to become all we can be; at a minimum. As such, we must clear up a common misconception: Willpower and self-discipline are dissimilar. The distinction is critical: Conflating willpower with self-discipline is the main reason most people fail to build lasting habits. At this point, you might be thinking,…
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IntroductionThe Incarcerated SlaveOf Course, Childhood TraumaManifest Parentification as an AdultThe Incarcerated Slave RevisitedEmpathic Depletion & Compassion FatigueConclusion & Lessons Learned Introduction I was in, no. I stayed in a fifteen-year “relationship”; one that should have ended within months. But what can I say, die Eule der Minerva fliegt. The relationship officially came to an end…