My qualiadelic philosophy is a mere framework, a skeleton, a blueprint or a map that helps me know the world. It is like a child’s sketch of a tree, or a house, or a face – poor art, perhaps, but charming. Living it, though, when I notice new qualia orContinue Reading

Watching a therapist on YouTube last night I was struck by the irony in his “hacks” to get through depressive episodes. Basically, he suggested leveraging convenience to keep from spiraling deeper into the funk. He used the example of a lawnmower: if a tool can make it easier to getContinue Reading

At work, in relationships, at play, even spiritually, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. When we cannot have what we are interested in, we go into something like a state of withdrawal. In withdrawal, it is extremely difficult to lower one’s Interest Level. Instead,Continue Reading