Introduction If you started with $1, and then doubled your money every day for a month, you would have over $500 million by the end of the month. And just a few days later, you would be a multibillionaire. The moral of the story is that when things increase exponentially…

Four years ago, I read an essay by Carl Jung, entitled Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious. At the time, I expected the essay to be like the various other psychoanalytic texts I had read: a strange combination of both overzealous and mind-numbingly dull. However, it quickly became clear that Jung…

A lot of people are scared of ghosts, but you know what’s scarier than a ghost? A star. Seriously. Those things are crazy. We just don’t think about them because of how far away they are. Think about it. A ghost might spook you a bit, but a star will…

Introduction According to the Hungarian physican Gabor Maté, we come into the world with two basic desires: a desire for authenticity and a desire for attachment. Authenticity means being true to oneself, and ensuring that one’s physical and emotional needs are met. …

Like many, I discovered David Foster Wallace through his 2005 commencement speech at Kenyon College. I’m not going to say much about the speech here — if you’re really curious, you can find it on YouTube. …

“If you’re looking for self-help, why would you buy a book written by somebody else? That’s not self-help. That’s just help.” — George Carlin Perhaps you follow Tony Robbins or Tai Lopez. Or maybe your taste is more alternative, and you prefer people like Matt D’Avella, or Nathaniel Drew. …

For as long as I’ve known Minecraft existed, I’ve loved Skywars. It’s a perfect meld of the strategic game-sense of Bedwars and the fast-paced combat of duels. Because of my love for Skywars, I’ve become quite good at it. …

Note to the reader: I wrote this sloppily and I’m too lazy to edit it. The belief in the world as a set of material objects is one of the prevailing features of our time, and I think it is hurting us. When we see the world as empty, dread…

Part 1: What is Cringe? We’ve all felt it. We’ve all felt that horrible feeling. You know the one I’m talking about. The one that makes you grimace like you’ve just been socked in the chest. The one that makes your chest crumple like a paper bag. …