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 the constant tension of trying to feel fulfilled by “living my best life” always end in despair. Thinking success without fulfillment is the ultimate failure is essentially unexploded ordnance waiting to blow. That’s a given. This essay was originally published on Substack. Continue Reading »»