There are so many (too many?) books about happiness. Isaac Asimov is instead famous for writing foundational science fiction, but could he have had a point when he speculated about happiness?
Maybe This is Happiness
Category: Psychology
The Other Many Worlds Theory
It’s so easy to depress ourselves by looking at people who have more, do more, travel more, accomplish more than us. But there are many worlds where people have much harder lives than we do. Now, if only we would compare our world to those worlds we might be hugely content.
Needing to be Heard
People have a need to be heard, to have their opinions matter.
Rational People
Some people like to think they are rational, but this trait only extends to aspects of their lives where rationality is essential.
Other recent comics about human rationality can be found here, and here. And here’s an older post about being wrong.
The Two Worlds
There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is…. Whoops. The cats are channeling Thornton Wilder. What they meant to say is that there are two worlds: the rational, and the not-so-rational, the latter being where most of us spend most of our time.
The non-rationality of humans is a fascinating subject, one that the cats most recently discussed here, when talking about Feline Philosophy. Another post that talks about rationality is Being Wrong.
Eternal Optimists
The cats are eternally optimistic that they will be influential, that their advice will improve the world.
Wabi-Sabi Girlfriend
My friend’s girlfriend epitomizes wabi-sabi. Oh, you don’t know what wabi-sabi is? Read on.
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Cancel Culture
Some people believe we should not study the creative works of flawed people. This can be taken to absurd lengths.
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I Wanna be Elected
Here is the definitive guide on how to be elected to public office.
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The Age of Appearances
For some time now, how we appear to others is the most important thing. Instagram and Facebook are almost synonymous with this need.
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