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Most of our beliefs are not the result of personal investigation, but of education, culture, our surroundings, and the experiences we have accumulated. We accept ideas because we trust the people who share them with us, because they align with…
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Society establishes rules about how we should work, consume, relate to others, and measure our success. Many of these rules go unquestioned because we learn them from an early age and eventually mistake them for something natural. Working more to…
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For a long time, we have accepted that a life is worthwhile when it brings success, financial security, social recognition, and goals to achieve. However, none of these things guarantees a satisfying life. We can achieve everything society considers desirable…
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The institutions and technologies we create are designed to solve problems, organise society and make our lives easier. However, over time, they stop being mere tools and begin to shape the way we think, decide and act. We adapt our…
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We say we are free, yet we organise our lives as if every minute had to justify its existence. We work to produce, learn to improve, exercise to perform better and rest to recover our strength and get back to…
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Imagine having to design the rules of a society without knowing what place we would occupy in it. We do not know whether we will be born rich or poor, whether we will be healthy or disabled, intelligent, vulnerable or…
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What we consider normal, true, and acceptable does not arise solely from reality. It also depends on culture, education, family, institutions, the media, and the people who have the power to influence others. From an early age, we learn what…