Ennui and over-consumption
The human need for security and peace of mind is powerful. When people have to struggle to survive, they crave more certainty and stability …
Well-being
Working from home
Since the arrival of COVID-19 many people have discovered the pros and cons of working from home. I have worked from home for over …
The search for lost time
A study reported that the average English person spends 10 minutes a day looking for misplaced things. Over a 60 year period this equates …
Definition of Sustainability
The definition of sustainability (i.e. environmental sustainability) is when all people live within the limits of the Earth’s biocapacity. Biocapacity (or biological capacity) is …
Love yourself and others
This is not some sentimental notion. To love is a practical way to improve your well-being, and the well-being of others at the same …
Environmentally sustainable human well-being
Environmentally sustainable human well-being is what we call Sustainabilism. The question Sustainabilism answers is, can we have universal human well-being without ruining nature? The …
Do what’s right
Yesterday I was clever so I changed the world.Today I am wise so I am changing myself.– Rumi Do what you think is right …
At one with the universe
One of the consequences of having self-awareness is the feeling that you are separate, and not at one with the universe. Feeling separate leads …
Pursue wisdom
The most important truth for all humans to face up to is that, in the words of Frederick Nietzsche, we are not finished yet. …
Be true to yourself
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could …