InPattern & ParablebyAshish Joy·Dec 9, 2025Why “Being Yourself” Is Exhausting YouHow the modern pressure to be “self-made” is destroying our capacity for connection.
InPattern & ParablebyAshish Joy·Dec 2, 2025The New Religion of YouBrands hack psychology to manufacture want, replacing religion to sell identity. Don’t let what you own own you. Reclaim your story.
InPattern & ParablebyAshish Joy·Nov 27, 2025The Black Friday bargain: How we trade our freedom for stuffWe willingly trade leisure and free time, for a “work-and-spend” loop where the things we buy end up owning us.
InPattern & ParablebyAshish Joy·Nov 24, 2025The high is fake, but the bill is real.We try to buy happiness, but because the thrill is designed to fade quickly, we end up being controlled by those very things.
Ashish Joy·Aug 1, 2021Looking Up AgainOur knowing, understanding, and imagining are limited and fallible
Ashish Joy·Dec 14, 2020A Christian Perspective Around our Ecological and Climate CrisisThe earth is going through a monumental ecological crisis. For many Western Christians, it is a crisis that is easy to ignore and become…A response icon1A response icon1
Ashish Joy·Dec 26, 20185 Ways To Own Your StoryThe new year is just around the corner. Whether it’s your professional or personal life, here’s 5 ways to recalibrate and own your story.
Ashish Joy·Feb 18, 2017New Adventures, New PerspectivesSometimes we’re supposed to navigate the road less traveled