Author: Stephan Joppich
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The Most Important Relationship in Life
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It’s often been said that the most important relationship in life is the one with yourself. If this is true — and let’s assume it is for a moment, even though, as…
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You Don’t Need to Love Yourself
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in PhilosophyI recently went through the torturous experience of applying to several jobs where I could see myself having a future. I spent dozens of hours writing cover letters. I sent…
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Escaping the Accomplishment Trap
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in PhilosophyWhen I was seventeen years old and clueless about what I wanted to do with my life, I attended a job fair, where I stumbled upon a stand advertising a…
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Writing Is Deleting
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One of the few soothing reminders that reliably warp my writer’s block from a brick wall into a magically traversable barrier (like the one at platform nine and three-quarters) is…
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You Don’t Have to
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A few months ago, I signed up for a seminar on existentialist philosophy. Because the existentialists were part of the reason I’d decided to study philosophy in the first place,…
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‘The Science of Storytelling’ by Will Storr: A Complete Breakdown
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After years of combing through frustrating advice, The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr revolutionized how I craft stories in two ways. For one thing, it addresses the core problems I encounter…