I never understood politics until I had a way of classifying political beliefs; the concept of a left-right political spectrum helped me do just that. Canada’s Prime Minister called an election recently, so why not a quick primer on politics and a look at the [...]
“Marriage is a traditional institution, and women today are not traditional.” Men, therefore, shouldn’t bother getting married. So the argument goes, according to the Fresh & Fit Guys, recent guests on Tim Pool’s podcast and hosts of their own. They focus on dating and lifestyle [...]
Personality: does it change? And what does that mean for romance and career? It’s been a truism at weddings and marriage/dating/love conferences and messages: The person you marry will not be the person you are married to. My wife’s been married to five different people, [...]
Slowly but surely I’ve been trekking through Jordan Peterson’s Beyond Order - his follow up to 2018's 12 Rules for Life - and slowly but surely I’ve been having my perspectives on life altered once again. He’s got another 12 rules, and like the first [...]
Talking to Strangers is recent, relevant, and masterfully presented. I'm upset I waited this long to read something by Malcolm Gladwell. In the last few years, our politically charged climate has given way to discussions of race and police brutality, a conversation that returned to [...]
Schedules mean stability and structure; both keys for productivity and mental health. If you don’t have a routine, are depressed and anxious, have trouble sleeping, maybe don’t even have a job or something to get you up in the morning, things can spiral out of [...]
While introversion is often stigmatized, extroversion is associated with addiction, personality disorders, and risky behaviour. [side note: extrAversion is also acceptable spelling] Extroversion: everyone’s favourite personality trait. On the surface anyway. Understandably so: extroversion is assertiveness, gregariousness, warmth, charisma, and social ability. All very endearing [...]
Get organized, productive, and mentally healthy with this short guide. Getting organized can do wonders for your mental health. Fact is, we crave function. We want to feel useful to others and ourselves. Feeling useless, or otherwise being poorly organized (lack of routine, etc.) directly [...]
Reflecting on my graduation has me nostalgic and thinking about the “gospel truths” that I’ve seen in my favourite action hero: Goku. “Corey,” you say as you roll your eyes. “Dragon Ball is so nerdy. Just stop.” “Ridiculous!” I say, finger in the air. “Every [...]
Cancel Culture, mob rule, progressivism… the list of potential horrors that many fear will ruin the West goes on. I have a theory that these attitudes come from (or perhaps are cultivated by) deeper, intrapersonal issues. We are, increasingly, a disconnected and insecure culture that [...]
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