In Defense
Luke SmithLong-form reflections on life, self-improvement, and philosophy.
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The War on the Passions: On Lust
Lust is the child of gluttony, and it thrives in a satiated soul. Lust, as John Chrysostom writes, “comes no longer of nature, but of self-indulgence”[1]. It is desire, let loose from the bounds of reason and sensibility. Separated from the...
On the Gap Between Wanting and Becoming
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You have many desires but lack the will to chase them. The distance between what a man wants and what he is willing to do is the measure o...
The Art of Making Decisions with Incomplete Information
If I asked you to pick the best stock to buy, right now, based on a limited number of options, what would you do? Most people wouldn’t be able to choose a specific stock.
This is a problem in a world full of constantly changing rules, scen...
How to find meaning in life
Lately, I’ve been going through a bit of a “meaning epidemic”. I’ve struggled to find meaning in the daily, monotonous tasks I find myself doing. I found that even the things I used to find joy in were now boring and sluggish. I needed a ne...
You're living in the matrix
Most people never go through pain.
The reality is that the poorest people in America are living better than kings in the Roman Empire. Technology has progressed to the point where almost no 1st world human is required to kill an animal if...
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