When Does It Matter If a Leader Is Popular?
England’s unloved football manager will outlast its prime minister. What does this have to say about the importance of approval ratings?
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Yes to Life, in Spite of Everything: Viktor Frankl’s Lost Lectures on Moving Beyond Optimism and Pessimism to Find the Deepest Source of Meaning
“Everything depends on the individual human being, regardless of how small a number of like-minded people there is… on each person… creatively making the meaning of life a reality in his or her own being.” “To decide whether life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question of philosophy,” Albert Camus wrote in his…
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The Most Important Thing to Remember About Your Mother
“It is not easy to give closeness and freedom, safety plus danger.” One of the hardest realizations in life, and one of the most liberating, is that our mothers are neither saints nor saviors — they are just people who, however messy or painful our childhood may have been, and however complicated the adult relationship,…
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Lawful Good
As noted in other essays I’ve written on the subject, it is often useful to look at the actual world in terms of the D&D alignment system. In this essay, I will look at the alignment that many players find the most annoying: lawful good (or, as some call it, “awful good”). Pathfinder, which is…
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Relationship Attachment Therapy Online Explained
Relationship attachment therapy online offers gentle support for patterns of closeness, fear and trust, helping you build safer, steadier bonds.
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When the World Feels Too Much: Reclaiming Stability
As certainty becomes harder to find, many people are discovering that stability comes from relationships, meaning, and adaptability, rather than control.
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The 7 Best Things That Happened After I Simplified My Wardrobe
I decided to simplify my wardrobe by creating a minimalist fashion challenge called Project 333. I’ve been dressing with less since 2010 and here are the best things that happened since I simplified my wardrobe. When I… The post The 7 Best Things That Happened After I Simplified My Wardrobe appeared first on Be More…
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The Benefits of Attending Pride Events for Queer People
Pride events are not just parties and fun. They provide a range of benefits that are good for queer people’s mental health, including a meaningful sense of belonging and acceptance.
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Very Retro Design
The principle behind biophilic spaces is that what made us happy and our brains work well long ago has the same effect on us today.
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The Insight Gap in AI Delusions
When a loved one is caught in an AI delusional spiral, direct confrontation may backfire. Cultivating insight, self-awareness, and self-care gradually may be a more effective path.
