Your Mind is Your Castle: Defend It Accordingly

by Thomas Walker-WerthLifestyleApr 23, 2025

To borrow a phrase from author Michael Crichton, we live in a state of fear. Everywhere we turn, news and social media are trying to give us reasons to be pessimistic and fearful.

It’s hard not to be infected by the deadly disease of pessimism. A quick scroll down my news feed is often enough to get me worrying about war advancing throughout Europe, the Western world sliding into dictatorship, economic meltdowns, natural disasters, and so on. I also see stories spreading fear about climate change, diseases, AI, social disorder, and much more.

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