Archive - Life after the daily grind

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction

We need the occasional disaster, the unexpected -- some chaos in our lives -- without it, nothing changes

Nov 5, 2024

September 2024

Is the fear of death holding you back?

Death is at the root of everything we fear and are anxious about

Sep 5, 2024

August 2024

No purpose or place

Seeking purpose in a purposeless world

Aug 8, 2024

July 2024

Boreout at work and life

Stress, depression, and insomnia don't only come from burnout

Jul 5, 2024

June 2024

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality

It was Seneca who said, “We suffer more often in imagination than in reality”.

Jun 21, 2024

April 2024

The holiday paradox: how to slow down time

Would you rather live until 100 and feel like you've not lived long enough or 80 and feel like you've lived a long life?

Apr 23, 2024

December 2023

Routine kills a man

I’m confident that humans aren't wired for routine.

Dec 13, 2023

October 2023

We all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own

I was doing an excellent job of falling off my surfboard recently while practising on a sandy beach break.

Oct 30, 2023

August 2023

Living without purpose

Back in 2013, Alex Lewis had symptoms of the common cold which he dismissed as "man flu".

Aug 18, 2023

July 2023

Opposite thinking

From soothsayers in the 1st century CE to modern-day TV pundits making forecasts about the future, over the centuries it's obvious that our enthusiasm…

Jul 25, 2023

June 2023

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