Your Time Is Your Own
Your time is your life, in more ways than one. Here are three important applications of this principle to help you guard your time and put it to best use in support of your wellbeing.
Thomas Walker-Werth Sep 19, 2024
Year: 2024
Dystopian Fiction: Worlds without Rights
I discuss how dystopian novels can demonstrate the importance of individual rights, using Lois Lowry’s "The Giver" as my primary example.
Learn the Best Ideas For Advancing Capitalism
In Defenders of Capitalism, Eric Daniels, assistant director of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism, will present key ideas and arguments of the best pro-capitalist thinkers.
“The Fountainhead” Reading Group
Architect Howard Roark wants to erect buildings “such as had never stood on the face of the earth.” But his innovative approach sparks resentment and resistance. Even the woman he loves undermines his career, believing people are too small-minded to accept his...
The Problem with Mindfulness
Many popular figures tout mindfulness as a way to improve your happiness, calm your mind, and reach a state of focus. But is it really the best way to achieve those goals?
Self-esteem in “Ender’s Game”
Can you imagine a threat serious enough to justify (in anyone’s mind) training children in combat?
Why Genres Die . . . and More
Does streaming music instead of buying it fundamentally change our relationship with music and our ability to appreciate it?
Alex O’Connor’s Red-Herring Thought Experiment vs. Facts that Support Morality
I elaborate on why Alex’s human-altering thought experiments are counterproductive in trying to understand morality. Read...
Dealing with Others’ Irrationality
I have made a list of a few practices that have helped me deal with irrational people and reduce how much their irrationality affects my ability to enjoy my life.