Why I wrote The Paradox of Happiness
I wrote The Paradox of Happiness, ironically, because I felt unhappy about our current understandings of happiness. What are the common proposals? Buy this product. Get this gorgeous. Follow the seven […]
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Reflections on the Death of Billy Graham
Billy Graham, a personal hero of mine and a giant of 20th-century Christianity, has died this week. Christianity Today has a beautiful special edition with articles on his life and […]
Is Life Worth It?
“But don’t you think life is worth all the suffering we go through?” I was surprised by my own question, wondering myself if life was indeed worthy, compared to the […]
In the Groove
I ran into an old acquaintance in the grocery store recently. We hadn’t seen each other in almost twenty years when we were students at the same college. He had […]
Read a biography this summer
One of my life principles are: competent people are competent also at getting rest and recharging. To be constantly busy does not mean we are productive. It’s just being busy, […]
Don’t Do Stupid Stuff
Some time ago, back when Barack Obama was still president, I read that one of the phrases that guided the workings of his White House was “don’t do stupid stuff”. […]
Small Wonder
It’s probably not the best idea for politicians to slack off and smell the roses in the run up to a general election, but smelling the roses is what more […]
