Rationality is overrated.

I like to tell myself that I’m a rational person. In feedback on an upcoming publication, I was called a “neo-liberal.” I wasn’t sure how to take that, but the implication was that I was too rational for my own good. I admit I lean heavily on logic and identify in many ways with theContinue reading “Rationality is overrated.”

Can You Change Your Life by Changing Your Opinion?

I recently saw a meme quoting Mac Anderson that read, “You are always one choice away from changing your life.” I don’t know much about the author or the originality of his idea, but the essence of the quote can be found millennia ago. Marcus Aurelius wrote something very similar in his diary. In bookContinue reading “Can You Change Your Life by Changing Your Opinion?”