On Solid Ground – Latest Blog Posts
On the Relationship of Logical and Conceptual Fallacies
I elaborate on the similarities and differences between logical and conceptual fallacies.
Loving Your Life: A Framework for Flourishing
Here’s the video of a talk I gave at LevelUp 2024. I’ll share the accompanying slides below—along with two extra slides I prepared but didn’t use
Self-Concept in Thornhedge
This fun fantasy novella offers an opportunity to reflect on identity and self-esteem.
Three Principles for Finding Meaningful, Fulfilling Work
Is your work meaningful and interesting to you? If not, do you have a plan for how to transition to work that is?
How Reading Your Journal Entries Can Make You Happier
From someone who's journaled over seven hundred and fifty thousand words
“The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood
This spinoff to The Handmaid’s Tale, set in the same tyrannical theocracy (the Republic of Gilead), alternates between the perspectives of three very different women. Aunt Lydia, the only character who’s in both this novel and the original, was coerced into helping...
Conceptual Fallacies and How to Avoid Them
Logical fallacies are not the only errors that retard thinking.
I Found the Day Music Actually Died
I did something kind of nuts, and it took forever, but I think it clearly shows that pop music has definitely gotten worse.
A Week with the New Intellectuals
Here are three big takeaways I got from my week at the New Intellectuals Conference.