Essentialism and Goal-Setting

For years now, my health hasn’t really allowed me to plan ahead. Why set goals when I’d have a health setback for six weeks or so that would stop my progress? Thanks to finally getting on the right medications, I’m able to think about the future. What do I want, Read more

Scarier than armed combat

TW: discussion of make-believe self-harm. Back in 2002, I made friends with someone who played the live-action role-playing game (LARP) Vampire: The Masquerade. I was familiar with it, having attempted to play back in the late 90’s, but I never got to do much with my character. This time I Read more

The Will to Meaning

I was just looking through my collection of quotes (I read a lot of ebooks, and highlight/annotate them like crazy) and thought I would share my favorite psychological paradigm: existential analysis.  I get to ramble about something I love, and you get to learn something most people outside of psychology Read more