About Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky is considered one of the world's most famous authors. He was Russian, a descendant of a noble Russian family, but grew up in a relatively poor household. He wrote many literary masterpieces, such as Crime…
One thing I used to love about the internet before social media was all the active internet forums. There were no infinite-scroll feeds filled with mindless content and no distinct user profiles. We didn't have any online personas to keep…
Existentialism has its roots in the work of philosophers and writers such as Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and Albert Camus. The core idea of existentialism is that we have the freedom to choose what we…
I've now been teaching full-time at Chalmers (a Swedish university) for 6 months. I've been teaching courses in both interaction design and software engineering. Most of the courses I teach are directed either towards design students or software engineering students,…
As far back as I can remember, I've kept a journal, either as a digital file or as a physical notebook. I've found notebooks as far back as when I was 6, probably soon after I started to learn to…
I have these memories, certain fragments from my past, when I remember feeling and being entirely free. These memories pop up in my mind when I hear certain tracks, or when my daily life stills and my mind starts to…
There are ways to stop an existential crisis, and here’s how. I’ll also share my personal experience, in case it can help you as well.
What does writing contribute to society? Let’s take a look at how writing can impact the world and how a writer can influence society
Here’s an honest confession: I can’t stop thinking about the fact that my life is meaningless and other existential questions.
It’s so cool to think about the uniqueness of each individual who has ever lived and how we can express our uniqueness through authentic self-expression.
We can experience ourselves as alone and isolated. But we never are, not truly. We are always a part of the universe.
Reflections about the definition of consciousness. Based on the article "What is it like to be a bat?", interesting counter-arguments, and my own reflections.