Our brains are hungry. “Although the brain represents just 2 per cent of body weight, it consumes about 20 per cent of our energy at rest. Every perception, memory, emotion and idea is metabolically expensive. Thought itself is an energy-hungry… Read More »Fuel for thought
I will start using this more. At home and work. “One of my children loves playing around cliffs and rocks. Initially he was very keen on promising me that he wouldn’t fall down. I explained the difference between accidents and… Read More »Hazardous States and Accidents
Stay sane.
I think it will be like fifth year now that I do not drink for a month two times a year. Usually it is March and October. It always brings a lot of clarity and changes. I know it seems… Read More »Being Sober
Even a real diagnosis is the least interesting thing about you. “You have been told a very dangerous lie: that you are fragile. I don’t think so.” https://tantaman.com/2025-01-01-you-are-not-your-diagnosis
How we do not tell stories and how it breaks us. [Philosophize This!] Episode #232 … Byung Chul Han – The Crisis of Narration #philosophizeThis https://podcastaddict.com/philosophize-this/episode/202194033 via @PodcastAddict
2 and 3 work great if you are wrong. “there are three ways to approach a problem: Move the world towards the desired state Change your perception of the current state Change your desired state” https://andreasfragner.com/writing/three-ways-to-solve-problems
I had a colleague who was diagnosed with a burn-out. But a major part of it was his low iron levels in blood. A lot of psychological issues come down to physical ones and vice versa. Sometimes just drinking more… Read More »Burning Out
Just don’t get tattoos.
Not everyone needs to be classified. “Since its first edition in 1952, the DSM has gradually evolved from a slim document meant to standardize psychiatric recordkeeping into a sprawling classification system that shoulders a set of responsibilities it was never… Read More »You Aren’t In The DSM—Asterisk