It’s so easy to put off doing things we are afraid to do.

It’s so easy to put off doing things we are afraid to do.

Some people think that writers must have a deep void in their lives that they are desperate to fill.

Being human is to live with a mind that refuses to either see clearly or to do the right thing.

When the next pandemic arrives, will people rush to be vaccinated or will they wait?

Too much thinking is unhealthy. Sometimes we need to just refrain from thinking.

According to the Buddha, the path to happiness depends on letting go of our attachment to outcomes.

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?

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.

People have a need to be heard, to have their opinions matter.

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.