Confidence is a very valuable trait to have, but an unhealthy ego is often an unjustified sense of confidence that can end up destroying us….
The world is far from perfect – sometimes the best we can do when we see culture and society falling apart is to “ride the tiger” and follow our own inner law….
What’s the difference between “effective altruism” vs. “feel good altruism?” How can we make our efforts to improve the world more impactful? …
Campfires provided an important evolutionary step in group-bonding that likely influenced the development of society and civilization as a whole….
We can learn a lot about ourselves and our nature by studying the behaviors of great apes such as chimpanzees and bonobos, who share a lot of similarities with us….