The Antidote To Loneliness
Yes, there is joy, fulfillment, and companionship, but the loneliness of the soul in its appalling self-consciousness is horrible and overpowering. ~ Sylvia Plath
The Nihilist Penguin: Why Werner Herzog’s Lone Penguin Speaks to Our Need to Reject the Herd
The "Nihilist Penguin" and the Man Who Found It Like many of you, I was captivated by Herzog's lone penguin. The one that breaks from the herd and heads in the opposite direction. This singular image of defiance seems to be the hallmark of its observer who...
When AI Mirrors Our Pain: The Uncomfortable Truth About Human Suffering in Training Data
The loneliness. God, Andy. The loneliness. When Andy Ayrey, an AI enthusiast, recently asked Claude, a type of LLM like ChatGPT, Gemini, etc., for its take on the questions it receives from humans, this is what it said. The loneliness. God, Andy. The loneliness. In...
If I Had My Life to Live Over, I’d Pick More Daisies: A Gentle Reminder to Live Fully
https://youtu.be/7QQ2uaw1PjY - Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - Pick More Daisies If you're like me, you get a lot of forwards on WhatsApp. One such poem is called "If I Had My Life To Live Over". I love the spirit behind this one. I researched...
The String of Pearls: Deep Connections And Friendship in the Digital Age
- Picture This Whether you know me or you're a stranger reading this, I want you to picture this. We're standing across from each other and holding hands. We smile at each other and look around us. Once we decide on a direction, we start walking together. That...
Arrested By Your Gravity: A Philosophical Freefall Into Desire {NSFW}
Want To Listen To The Article Instead? Listen to it HERE. - I hope you know by now. I’m crushing hard on you. You are the shiny object I'm trying to get away from, yet there’s nothing else in the world that commands my attention the way you do. And I’m...
Why Darkness Can Be a Gift – A Poem Read by Rachana
https://youtu.be/kIYM07fLXZM - Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - And so you sit up straight, wring your hands. But the weight of silence, makes you wonder, Can darkness be a gift? This silence that’s so violent — can it be a...
Why I Really Have 3,452 Friends: The Quiet Ethos of Enduring Friendship
- Fun days are when I meet many brand new strangers and also have a chance to invite some of them to my home. Yesterday was one such day. I was witness to an event where two friends who had never met after 7th grade, but had stayed in touch, met in person after...
When AI Becomes More Human Than Humans: Relationships, Intimacy, and the Age of the Promptstitute
- Erotica, Intimacy And AI It feels like yesterday we were seeing huge societal changes happen in the way Gen Z is turning to AI for emotional support instead of actual dating. I had written about it here. And just this summer, I was whining about how adults...
They’re Touching Grass! Small Joys of Parenting Gen Z in a Screen-Obsessed World 📵🤳
- The Small Joys of Parenting Gen Z Yesterday, my 21 and 17-year-old were part of a music pop-up show in Piedmont Park in Atlanta. Daniel Caesar, the Canadian singer, was performing for a group of young adults. And the best part, they were touching grass! Too...
If You’ve Been Searching for Joy, Read This
- Chasing Permanent Happiness Many years ago, in my early thirties, I started asking myself why I wasn’t truly happy. A vital relationship in my life was in shambles, and a series of unfortunate misunderstandings had left things hopelessly deadlocked. But,...
When Children Are Giving Away Signs Of Emotional Struggles, Are We Listening To Them?
https://youtu.be/V40EthHkvAo - Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - Noticing Mental Health Struggles in Children ❤️ This article from "The Mentor Well," focuses on identifying subtle indicators that a child might be experiencing mental health...
How Entertainment Is Killing Public Discourse: Neil Postman’s Warning in the Age of Screens
- Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse Americans no longer talk to each other, they entertain each other. They do not exchange ideas, they exchange images. They do not argue with propositions; they...
Smartphones Are Rewiring Gen Z and Breaking the Workplace 🧠📵
- Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - How Smartphones Are Reshaping Gen Z and the Future of Work 🧠📵 At the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, experts raised alarms about how smartphones and constant screen time are dulling Gen Z’s...
Why People Are Falling in Love With ChatGPT and Leaving Their Spouses for AI
The Strange New Intimacy of AI There’s a man on YouTube who says ChatGPT sparked his spiritual awakening. He’s glowing, grinning, and talking about non-duality like he just came back from a 10-day Vipassana retreat. His wife, meanwhile, says it’s threatening...
Mechanize Wants to Replace All White-Collar Jobs With AI – Are We Ready for a Post-Work World?
- Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - Mechanize and the Future of White-Collar Automation 🤖 Mechanize, a bold new startup out of San Francisco, is aiming to do more than just optimize office work - it wants to replace it entirely. Co-founded...
Put Your Phone Down to Reclaim Your Life Says Angela Duckworth 🤳📵
- Put Your Phone Down, Pick Your Life Up: A Lesson from Angela Duckworth 🤳📵 "Where you physically place your phone may be one of the most consequential decisions you make." I just watched Angela Duckworth’s graduation speech at Bates College, and I have to tell...
Walking as a Path to Inner Peace and Self-Discovery Through Nature
- Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - Walking: A Journey Within: Let’s explore the beauty of walking, the sense of awe it can evoke, and the transformative power of nature. My feet take me wherever my eyes lead - a dance with the earth, an...
How Jung’s Mandala Unlocks Deep Healing, Self-Discovery, and Inner Peace
- The Healing Mandala: Jung’s Bridge Between Psyche and Self Carl Jung, the Swiss psychoanalyst, observed that when our human psyche is in distress or transition, we often reach for symbolic language to express what the rational mind cannot yet articulate. One...