Tag: society
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The Social Contract According to Seinfeld
I’ve been watching a lot of Seinfeld recently. All of the characters perfectly straddle the line between normal and insane. Yes, even Kramer. And I’ve found I relate to all of them the most when they are defending the social contract. The social contract theory is as old as Socrates and has been argued about…
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Failing is a Luxury
The scariest thing I’ve done this year is turn down a job offer. The scariest thing I did last year was quit a job without another job lined up. Lately, I’ve been presented with the idea of failing as incredibly necessary. If it’s not possible for you to fail, then you never really tried; and…
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Why you should say “I’m sorry” less
I had trouble deciding what to write about this week since last week was so heavy. I’m glad I wrote that post but I regret not have a transition plan. You can’t exactly go from writing about death to writing about silly, irrational fears. My instinct was to apologize for not posting this Monday and thankfully…
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To less improvident actions
I spent a lot of time thinking about the word improvident the other day. Ironically. There are a number of things we collectively seem to do mindlessly. Drunk driving. Hitting the snooze button. Tying our shoes. Saying, “How are you?” when we don’t mean it. Having children. So what are we thinking about? According to…
Jessica Puente 