Month: November 2024

Do you have an unfinished novel hidden away in some obscure folder? Or a business idea that you once sketched on some scrap of paper during a particularly long call? How is your newest arts & crafts passion going – are you still interested in woodworking?

If any of these questions made you flinch, there is no need to feel ashamed. I am the master of starting projects that eventually fade away, pushed into the mists of time by everyday chores, changing interests, or sheer lack of time. 

Reflecting on several unfinished novels, a YouTube channel, and multiple iterations of this blog, I am beyond blaming anyone for their lack of stick-to-it-ness. Yet, the dynamic of generating productive and fulfilling activities only to abandon them piques my interest.

Continue reading “A Toast to Untold Stories”

… is the title of an essay written by the American psychologist and philosopher William James in 1899.  

At its core stands the assumption that we, as beings endowed with rich inner worlds and workings, often fail to fully grasp that whoever we meet is a fully realized world themselves. 

125 years later, the notion still stands and can easily be observed by how we humans treat each other in our daily dealings. 

Continue reading “On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings”