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Power is maintained not only through force. It is also maintained by determining which ideas seem normal, which values we consider desirable, and which limits we believe cannot be questioned. When a society accepts a particular order as something natural…
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Intelligence is often measured by how much we know, how quickly we learn, or how easily we can solve a problem. But knowledge has a limit. There will always be situations where the information is incomplete, contradictory, or simply unavailable.…
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The quality of your life is closely connected to the quality of your boundaries. Boundaries determine what you accept, what you reject, how much time you give to others, and what behaviour you are willing to tolerate. They are not…
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We know that human relationships are one of the things that matter most at the end of life. When we look back, we rarely think about the hours we spent working, the things we bought, or the things we achieved.…
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Almost everything we do has a fairly simple objective: to try to feel well and avoid suffering. The street vendor walking along the beach under the sun, the person relaxing on a sun lounger, the exhausted worker heading home, or…
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Other people’s suffering affects us in a strange way. We can know that thousands of children die every day from preventable causes and continue with our lives without it having much effect on our emotional state. The number is enormous,…
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Democracies were not born out of generosity from those in power. They emerged because governing without the support of the masses became impossible or too costly. Rulers needed soldiers for wars, workers for factories, and voters for legitimacy. In exchange…