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The Flourishing Mind

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Elias

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Aug 12

You Are Not Reading the News. You Are Reading Press Releases.

How the demand of the modern content cycle turned writers into megaphones for the powerful.

You Are Not Reading the News. You Are Reading Press Releases.

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The Flourishing Mind

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Aug 6

The Smartest People Are Often the Least Rational

Why a grandmother’s cooking is scientifically superior to a nutritionist’s chart.

The Smartest People Are Often the Least Rational

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The Silent Script

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Aug 4

The Silence of Real Wealth

We judge success by what we see, but true independence is what you don’t see.

The Silence of Real Wealth

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Pen With Paper

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Elias

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Aug 4

The Invisible Psychological Tax of the Things We Own

Why your possessions suddenly seem twice as valuable the moment you try to let them go.

The Invisible Psychological Tax of the Things We Own

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Aug 2

You Are Not Confident. You Are Just Highly Validated.

Why relying on your job title, your partner, or your bank account for your worth is a psychological time bomb.

You Are Not Confident. You Are Just Highly Validated.

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The Silent Script

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Elias

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Jul 31

How Vivid Stories Hijack Our Reality

Why we obsess over spectacular rare dangers while ignoring the quiet threats right in front of us.

How Vivid Stories Hijack Our Reality

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Jul 29

When Rivals Become Enemies: The Psychology of Existential Politics

What happens to a culture when we stop debating policy and start debating each other’s right to exist.

When Rivals Become Enemies: The Psychology of Existential Politics

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Pen With Paper

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Jul 27

You Are Living for a Stranger (And That Stranger is Your Memory)

Why we routinely ruin our present happiness just to construct a good story for the future.

You Are Living for a Stranger (And That Stranger is Your Memory)

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The Flourishing Mind

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Jul 23

The Hidden Danger of Being Too Logical

Why intellectualizing your feelings is just another way of running away from them.

The Hidden Danger of Being Too Logical

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The Flourishing Mind

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Elias

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Jul 21

The Dangerous Myth of the “Self-Made” Individual

We idolize extreme independence, but true freedom is always built on the invisible labor of others

The Dangerous Myth of the “Self-Made” Individual

Elias

Elias

heya, my name is Elias. I read a lot and from time to time I like to write short essays about whatever is currently on my mind :)

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