Guilt Archives - The Happy Philosopher https://thehappyphilosopher.com/tag/guilt/ A Guide to Freedom and Happiness Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:46:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/thehappyphilosopher.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cropped-Untitled.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Guilt Archives - The Happy Philosopher https://thehappyphilosopher.com/tag/guilt/ 32 32 103003146 Searching for Purpose https://thehappyphilosopher.com/searching-for-purpose/ https://thehappyphilosopher.com/searching-for-purpose/#comments Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:57:55 +0000 https://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=2073 I was sitting on a bench just enjoying the beautiful fall day. It was sunny and warm, or perhaps I was warm due to the semi-vigorous bike ride. Every now and then a cloud would briefly cover the sun or a gentle breeze would throw a slight chill in the air, a reminder that eventually …

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]]> https://thehappyphilosopher.com/searching-for-purpose/feed/ 56 2073 If We All Stop Buying Stuff Will We Destroy the World? https://thehappyphilosopher.com/stop-buying-stuff-destroy-world/ https://thehappyphilosopher.com/stop-buying-stuff-destroy-world/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2018 03:21:26 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=1865 I recently started a buy nothing experiment. Minimalism is one of the unintentional themes of this blog, and as I move through life I find myself drifting towards it more and more. I’m an advocate of cutting out unnecessary things from our lives. After all, most of the stuff around us doesn’t really make us …

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]]> https://thehappyphilosopher.com/stop-buying-stuff-destroy-world/feed/ 38 1865 The Messy Truth About Privilege https://thehappyphilosopher.com/privilege/ https://thehappyphilosopher.com/privilege/#comments Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:33:25 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=1782   Privilege I typed a single word onto the page. Privilege. It sat on my screen for several days. I tried to start an article several times, but I simply couldn’t write, which is odd because usually I can get something out, even if it is complete garbage. This time was different though.   Maybe …

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]]> https://thehappyphilosopher.com/privilege/feed/ 47 1782 The Cult of Productivity https://thehappyphilosopher.com/cult-of-productivity/ https://thehappyphilosopher.com/cult-of-productivity/#comments Sat, 05 Aug 2017 23:34:16 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=1662 Fitter, Happier, More Productive Productivity is great, right? I mean who doesn’t want to be more productive. Productivity means you are doing things, often important things. And getting things done is what we do. Society needs people buzzing around doing stuff to keep the hive running smoothly. Idle hands are the Devils work after all. …

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]]> https://thehappyphilosopher.com/cult-of-productivity/feed/ 21 1662 A Brief Observation on Shame https://thehappyphilosopher.com/shame-and-identity/ https://thehappyphilosopher.com/shame-and-identity/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:09:18 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=629 Shame and Identity After reading my last article someone sent me the following comment: When someone asks me what I do or a living, I feel a certain degree of shame. It feels like I am not only afraid of being judged by others, but I am afraid of judging my own identity. Shame is …

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