Aperture

Everything has an end. The question is how you carry yourself before it does.Stoic philosophy has persisted for over two thousand years for one reason: it works. Not as a theory. Not as an academic ex...

21 Touko 20251h 2min

Everything you believe to be true was shaped by something you didn't choose.Your past. Your upbringing. Your culture. Your pain. Every experience you've ever had built a lens that sits between you and...

6 Touko 20251h 29min

You think you know why you do what you do. You probably don't.Every decision you make is driven by something. But most of the time, you have no idea what that something actually is. You tell yourself ...

1 Touko 20252h 6min

Rain doesn't bother you. But what about when the streets flood and you can't leave your house?What about when you can't afford the home you want? When your investments plummet? When you're laid off wi...

23 Marras 202313min

"People simply empty out. The color leaves the eye. The voice becomes ugly. Everything does."Your eyes ache after another day staring at a screen. Your legs turn to jelly behind the cash register. You...

14 Marras 202312min

You've asked yourself these questions before. Probably late at night. Probably alone.Why are we here? What happens when we die? Is there a purpose to any of this? Do we have free will, or is everythin...

7 Marras 20231h 34min

If nothing matters, why bother getting out of bed?If we're all just specks of dust floating through space and time, what's the point in trying? Building relationships seems futile when everyone you lo...

31 Loka 202311min

You've probably been influenced by a cult and don't even know it.Not the kind with robes and compounds. The modern kind. The ones hiding in plain sight inside your social media feeds, your favorite co...

24 Loka 202312min