Derek Sivers and the Philosophy of Obsessive Simplification
Reading Time: 3 minutes Derek Sivers’ philosophy on creating for a world crowded with content.
Philosophies
Peter Rollins: The Frustration of Reality
Reading Time: 3 minutes The problem occurs, Rollins says, not with the innate dissatisfaction of life, but in the adoption of the belief that life’s inherent frustration can be assuaged.
The Responsibility of Happiness: Paulo Coelho’s Philosophy in The Alchemist
Reading Time: 4 minutes “Coelho’s philosophy centers around his views on expectations and courage, intuition and the “Language of the World,” and his universal idea of goodness.”
Why Do We Laugh? Theories of Humor in Philosophy and Psychology
Reading Time: 4 minutes What causes us to laugh? Superiority? Relief? Incongruity? What do Philosophers and Psychologists even know?
Socrates: Life as a Legacy
Reading Time: < 1 minute “Ultimately, our lives are our legacies and we should remember to see others who know this and appreciate them—not for their achievements, but for their actions.”