Screw depression. Really. It sucks. If anything in the world is unfair, it’s depression. My own brain literally just doesn’t do what it’s supposed to, and the result is a compromised, stunted experience of life. I suffer from depression. It’s been a part of my life for a long time, though it took years to …
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Yoda got it right: There really is no try
I have a difficult relationship with failure. The source of the difficulty is fear. I am afraid to fail. As a result, I hold back, which makes failure virtually certain in many situations. I’ve known about my fear of failure for some time. It’s something I’d like to change, and I’ve given it a fair …
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Screw risk aversion
How many risks have you taken today? Have a look at what you’ve done since waking up this morning and see where you’ve taken risks, mostly without realising at the time. The number of risks is not important. Rather it’s the realisation that risk is entirely unavoidable in the life of a human being that …
Fear, courage and conscious choices
I am in the process of working out what it is that I want from my life. It’s a long process, and I’m right at the start, but I’ve made an observation that might be useful: I am afraid of defining and forming myself through the choices I make. Of course, that’s an illogical fear …
Screw the Moon 