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Do you think that we have reached a point where retelling the same story no longer works? Nothing ever came after postmodernism. We have retold the stories by Dickens, Shakespeare, the Brontë s, Huxley, etc. – over and over. And depending on which generation you belong to, you might like the contemporariness of the remake. Read More …
Do you have friends that complain about you not getting in touch, but they see you active on social media? You are honest with them and tell them how stressed you are with work, life and family, etc. However, they don’t know that you have no nerve and focus left to relax and chill out. Read More …
Walking carrion is what I used to say, quoting Cioran. This is what a hopeless pessimist like him would describe a human being. I’ve done my best to shift my focus and attitude from that in the last decade, so let’s phrase it a little bit differently altogether: ‘Bite your way through this and think Read More …
The majority of millennials have more important things to do than settle down with kids. I can’t say I know everything about motherhood, but I’ve learned and witnessed enough to say that I will pass on it. Many other components constitute my decision: mental health, financial situation, fear of responsibility and incapability. The list goes Read More …
Jordan Peterson’s second rule for life reminds me of Immanuel Kant’s goodwill theory, except that Peterson expresses it with more compassion and takes it from a different perspective. Kant’s moral theory teaches us that there is nothing good within humanity except for one’s goodwill. Generally, there is no good or bad in this world – Read More …
It’s supposed to be a warm spring day, but I don’t feel it yet in my office. I will feel it soon enough by the time afternoon hits. There is also not much for me to do since my boss is taking forever to give me feedback on the Expression of Interest document. I’ve been Read More …
Springtime has always been kind of daunting, but I’m starting to understand what Hemingway used to see in it. (I know, I still talk about this many years later.) You should always look forward to a new beginning and leave the past behind you. Having said that, I must admit that today I’m doing the Read More …
Writing became an important part of my life when I turned ten and started keeping a journal. It didn’t take long until fiction dominated my life, and I would spend a great number of my teenage years hiding in the bedroom, writing. There have been many attempted novels until after my bachelor’s degree. One of Read More …
Humans tend to associate their five senses with memories. You hear a song and think of a place and time. You smell a particular scent and think of a person or a feeling. Every day we think of something from the past because, ultimately, that is who we are. With that influence, we try to Read More …
Why are your favourite male authors accused of chauvinism? (Bret Easton Ellis, Charles Bukowski, Michel Houellebecq) – I don’t know why. But then again, I don’t see or analyze stories with an eye like that. Over fifteen years ago, when I first discovered these authors, I was in a very irate state with no ways Read More …
