Archive - The Counterintuitive Guide to Life

Nothing is What We Think

It had never occurred to me that there was anything the human mind was incapable of understanding

Jun 15 •

May 2025

How to Cope with Vulnerability Hangovers

What they are, why they arise, and how to recover (no greasy food required)

May 18 •

April 2025

Autism, Love, and Taxes: My Neurodivergent Response to RFK Jr.

Neurodivergent people aren't broken, but the culture's developmental delay is showing.

Apr 19 •

March 2025

Listening to the Quiet Voice Inside

Even when it tells you to move to a different city

Mar 12 •

January 2025

Today [Jan 20] is Just Another Day

Turn off the news, log out of social media and get outside

Jan 20 •

December 2024

November 2024

How to be an Effective Force for Good, part 1

Please don't feed the painbody.

Nov 16, 2024 •

However You Need to Grieve, It's Okay

There will come a time for action. That time is not now.

Nov 8, 2024 •

This is Not the End of the Story

ETA: I wrote this before the destruction of American democracy.

Nov 6, 2024 •

Facing Our Shadows: How Self-Awareness Can Help Heal a Polarized World

Owning our inner darkness can help brighten our collective future.

Nov 2, 2024 •

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