Gavril Nikolaev 
Studies show1 that our brains react to attacks on our beliefs the same way as threats to our physical safety. That’s why any civil discussion can end up in violence when you run out of arguments. It’s difficult to admit that you might be wrong, especially when facing an opponent who embodies everything that you … Read more
. I started my very first WordPress blog because I wanted to share what I knew with others. It was an attempt at carving up my own corner of the Internet, where I could meet like-minded people. It wasn’t an attempt at becoming a better writer. Yet a decade and several selves later, that’s exactly … Read more
. “Jobs are actually easier to enjoy than free time, because … they have built-in goals, feedback, rules, and challenges,” Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (September 29, 1934–October 20, 2021) writes in his book “Flow.” “Free time, on the other hand, is unstructured, and requires much greater effort to be shaped into something that can be enjoyed,” he … Read more
. When asked about their day, average Americans say, “I devote eight hours to sleep, eight hours to work, and I have eight hours … left over for free time.” So writes Mortimer J. Adler in his book “How to Think About the Great Ideas.” Then he adds, “And the average American today would [also] … Read more