Ben ThomasinForgeGet Drunk On LifeLearning How To Be Yourself Through “Zorba The Greek”·4 min read·Mar 9, 2022--3--3
Ben ThomasWhat Is This The Emptiness You Feel After You Succeed?Is This All There Is?·4 min read·Feb 18, 2022----
Ben ThomasHard Choices Easy Life, Easy Choices Hard Life.There’s this quote by Jerzy Gregorek, this Olympic weightlifter, that I can’t help but hear in a thick Polish accent:·4 min read·Feb 1, 2022--1--1
Ben ThomasShould You Commit Ego Death?A common resolution to most human conflict is the minimization or eradication of the self in some form. Anxious? Remember that you’re not…·4 min read·Jan 27, 2022--6--6
Ben ThomasBe Like Water: How Bruce Lee’s Philosophy Can Improve Your LifeMany watching this video have probably seen the famous YouTube video where Bruce Lee talks about his philosophy of being like water. Beyond…·4 min read·Jan 15, 2022--3--3
Ben ThomasThe Freakiest Psychologist You’ve Never Heard Of (It’s Not Freud!)The early days of psychoanalysis are often imagined as a deeply sexual, dark and taboo period in the study of psychology. Many may look at…·9 min read·Jan 15, 2022--1--1
Ben ThomasThe Desire To Simply Not ExistI think that a rarely discussed but commonly felt desire is to simply not exist. This should of course be distinguished from its far more…·4 min read·Dec 29, 2021--14--14
Ben ThomasWhy We’re All Terrible At Love According to Erich FrommThis time of the year, when lovers rejoice and cupid’s arrow is drawn, can also be a painful one for those left un-cuffed. Love is a tricky…·5 min read·Feb 14, 2021----
Ben ThomasWho is Slavoj Žižek?If nobody can agree on what someone has said, have they really said anything at all? In the realm of philosophical and theological texts…·13 min read·Dec 27, 2020--2--2
Ben ThomasWho Is Sam Harris?Some public intellectuals have suggested that discussing reality and truth entails a healthy skepticism when attempting any solutions or…·13 min read·Dec 27, 2020--2--2