Category: Change

  • Nobody Knows What They’re Doing

    Nobody Knows What They’re Doing

    In the beginning I’m fascinated by children who have no fear of interacting with adults, the ones who will talk to their doctor or dentist during an appointment as if they’re a peer rather than someone with authority. Some of my fascination may be masking what is actually envy. With…

  • Normalization

    Normalization

    In previous posts, I’ve written a little about my experiences dating post-divorce. Overall, my experiences were very positive, I met some amazing people. With some I connected, with others I didn’t. I started thinking about dating and my past relationships because of a socio-economic term I had been reading about: Hypernormalization. It…

  • Change is Going to Come

    Change is Going to Come

    We’re terrible at predicting change Why are we afraid of change? We’re bad at adapting to it, anticipating it, and, in some cases, accepting it. This is illustrated in the psychological phenomenon called the “End of History Illusion”. Basically, humans are good at recognizing changes in the past but terrible…