If win-win relationships are possible, why should we want any part of a win-lose or lose-win? Yet lose-win is what conventional morality offers us explicitly if we take it seriously. And we ought to take it seriously. Our self-esteem and mental health depend on it.
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Thanks, Bob Dylan: Podcast ep. 43 now released
What is a personal “culture” or identity? And is it ours to shape as we like, or is it determined by factors beyond our control?
How did a Bob Dylan quote from an interview in Netflix’s Rolling Thunder Revue encapsulate an answer to this idea that gave Matthew to cheer?
Continue readingWhat happened when I dropped Facebook?: Podcast ep. 42 now released
Matthew had been feeling less than optimal for the past several months, but with one small change, his world has brightened again. The change was dramatic and almost immediate.
Continue readingAct with more conviction: Podcast ep.41 now released
Who is the imposter who grows inside us all, trying to evict us from our own bodies and lives? Why and how do we empower him?
Continue readingConvince yourself to crave things that are good for you: Podcast ep. 40 now released
You can make your unwanted cravings disappear. Matthew has. And he’s here to describe how.
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Mr. Bright Side 