The Reflectionist

Resilience is an attribute of psychological strength. It is the ability to cope and bounce back from adversity. Here’s how to nurture it…

The false promise of a better future and the inevitable consequence of diminishing emotional returns.

You’re a fool no matter what. The moment you feel inflated by the apparent self-confidence or self-depreciation that possess you, you…

Skirting the edges, most of us blindly play the game never finding the truth of the matter, if indeed, there is one.

An essay on the phenomenon of happiness & unhappiness and the dichotomous nature of the human condition.

Everyone seems to want the big win, fame, if only for 15 mins. But maybe the lure of fame and fortune is a trap. Maybe boring old ordinary…

It’s coming. We can’t escape it. Best maybe to talk about it now and address the elephant everyone wished wasn’t in the room

We are on the edge of the world — on the edge of something. Sometimes we approach the middle but only if we are hungry, thirsty, tired, angr

I have come to the tentative conclusion, as I sit here this evening in my quiet illusion, that the more real I am to myself, the more…

For many, scepticism has undesirable connotations. To be a sceptic is to be negatively focused, unsupportive and a non-team player. But…

Work is an inescapable aspect of life. It provides meaning and purpose to millions, yet many are slaves to it. Can we ever be free from…

You know this thing has more legs… just one more day, one more drink, one more bet, keep your foot on the gas…

Expectation of how good we are at something and how much time it should take often impedes success. Consider this instead.

The prospect of leaving stable employment and doing your own thing be scary, yet exciting. But there is no greater tool in the growth of…

Benoît B. Mandelbrot was a scientific maverick — tried many things and mastered none — until everyone else caught up with his thinking.