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Evolution is the process of many tiny incremental changes. And it’s a beautiful thing. We suddenly find a new purpose for one or more of our parts, but without significantly diminishing the old function, and it feels like magic. Darwin’s work on natural selection says that among organisms, there is no such thing as better or worse, smart or dumb, good or bad, strong or weak. There is only…

There are people in this world whose victimhood is their primary sense of identity. They are looking for goblins in every shadow. Protesting every experience as a violation of their personal freedom. But when we try to help or console them, they get annoyed. Sometimes horribly defensive and insulted. As if to say, hey now, don’t take away my tragedy. I’m planning on dining on that for a while….

When asked if it was possible for someone to rehab on their own, my favorite television doctor made the following observation. Treatment is not a solo process. It’s an interpersonal experience, and it must be done with other people. His insight, though, is not exclusive to people with substance abuse problems. Because even if we have never taken a drink or done a drug in our life, it’s still…

There’s an employee review for a telecommunications company that has the following title: Are you killing yourself for someone who would replace you in a week? Reading this kind of remark makes me sad. Because people who give some company the best years of their life are not heroes, they’re martyrs. There is nothing noble about trying to please someone who will never be happy with you no matter…