Andrew Haslam
28 articles by Andrew
Hollow promises of productivity
Books and blogs are constantly offering us the seductive and powerful promise of a more productive life: the end of procrastination, frustration, and incompetence. But our hunger to find out the perfect productivity system reveals something more profound going on in our hearts.
The dating apocalypse
The world of dating is changing faster now than at any time in history, and hookup culture has become pretty much the norm. This isn’t likely to slow down or stop, but we need to pause and think about the consequences.
Cultivating the inner life
In a society that has rejected many of the roots that gave meaning to past generations, more and more people are seeking to cultivate the inner life, and to experience a sense of purpose that is deeper than the superficialities of our age.
A Christmas thought experiment
You start off in a strange place with no memory of how you got there, surrounded by hundreds of people in the same situation. You end up understanding the significance of Christmas. Ready?
Man Leaks Secret To Living Forever In 3 Easy Steps
How did we miss this one?! Oh wait, that’s how.
Entertaining ourselves to death
It seems we have lost the ability to sit still and do nothing, which is more problematic than you might realise.
Dawkins and the meaning of life
How can life possibly have meaning when we’re just an accident of chemistry + physics + who-knows-what? Dawkins gave his answer, and it’s fascinating.
Conversations and cringing embarrassment
Embarrassment begets embarrassment, and because embarrassment is infectious, it pulls a veil over the important conversations in life.
Kurt Cobain and the problem of guilt
While Cobain and Augustine both end up famous and well-regarded in their respective fields of philosophical musing—one in music and the other in writing—somewhere along the way one experiences a tragic hopelessness leading to despair and suicide, while the other encounters life-changing hope and a new start. And what made the difference?
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Hollow promises of productivity
Books and blogs are constantly offering us the seductive and powerful promise of a more productive life: the end of procrastination, frustration, and incompetence. But our hunger to find out the perfect productivity system reveals something more profound going on in our hearts.
The dating apocalypse
The world of dating is changing faster now than at any time in history, and hookup culture has become pretty much the norm. This isn’t likely to slow down or stop, but we need to pause and think about the consequences.
Cultivating the inner life
In a society that has rejected many of the roots that gave meaning to past generations, more and more people are seeking to cultivate the inner life, and to experience a sense of purpose that is deeper than the superficialities of our age.
A Christmas thought experiment
You start off in a strange place with no memory of how you got there, surrounded by hundreds of people in the same situation. You end up understanding the significance of Christmas. Ready?
Man Leaks Secret To Living Forever In 3 Easy Steps
How did we miss this one?! Oh wait, that’s how.
Entertaining ourselves to death
It seems we have lost the ability to sit still and do nothing, which is more problematic than you might realise.
Dawkins and the meaning of life
How can life possibly have meaning when we’re just an accident of chemistry + physics + who-knows-what? Dawkins gave his answer, and it’s fascinating.
Conversations and cringing embarrassment
Embarrassment begets embarrassment, and because embarrassment is infectious, it pulls a veil over the important conversations in life.
Kurt Cobain and the problem of guilt
While Cobain and Augustine both end up famous and well-regarded in their respective fields of philosophical musing—one in music and the other in writing—somewhere along the way one experiences a tragic hopelessness leading to despair and suicide, while the other encounters life-changing hope and a new start. And what made the difference?
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