Here it is, a rundown of interesting articles I’ve come across recently, to consider for your weekend readings:
‘Success addicts’ choose being special over being happy. The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful. (Atlantic)
Am I drunk, hungry, or both? Alcohol as an appetite stimulant. (Skeptical Inquirer)
No, billionaires don’t drive economic growth – and crony billionaires strangle it. Research found that the myth of billionaires boosting the economy is untrue – particularly when they amassed their wealth from political connections. (Guardian)
The Epictetus Club: part four. Stoicism in prison. (Modern Stoicism)
Exploring hypothetical thinking. [Highly recommended] (OUP Blog)
Believing in literature. [A highly confused piece, excellent example of postmodern literary criticism. Not endorsed.] (LA Review of Books)
No time. How did we get so busy? (New Yorker)
Philosophy as a Way of Life