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Sisyphus and Happiness

Posted on March 20, 2008 by

As I was waking up this morning, in that state of not-quite-awakeness, the name Sisyphus bubbled up. Somehow the idea of dragging myself out of bed to do almost exactly the same thing I had done the day before, felt … Continue reading →

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Making Meaning: The Van Gogh Blues

Posted on January 24, 2008 by

In his book “The Van Gogh Blues,” Eric Maisel introduces an intriguing idea: Instead of searching for meaning all over the place, we can simply make our own meaning. Far fetched? I think not. In fact, I agree with Maisel … Continue reading →

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Melancholy vs. Depression

Posted on January 17, 2008 by

The Dragonslayer pointed me to a very interesting essay by Eric Wilson: In Praise of Melancholy, based on his new book “Against Happiness.” In his essay, Wilson eloquently argues that all that pursuit of happiness that we’ve been doing might … Continue reading →

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