The Fish Was Never a Fish: How to Read Zhuangzi Without Sinking Him
Daoism isn't passive, and 'non-action' isn't doing nothing. A reading of Zhuangzi's giant fish — and the craving that quietly blinds us.
12 minute read
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Eastern Philosophy
Reading as a Mirror: Why Books Change Lives — and How Framing Shapes Everything You Feel
The same book can save one person's life and bore another to tears. Why? Because you don't read books — you read yourself through them. And the mechanism behind that reveals something deeper: the only way to change how you feel is to change how you see.
14 minute read
Where Meaning and Value Come From — When Logic Starts Questioning Itself
We spend lifetimes asking 'what's the meaning of life' but rarely ask where 'meaning' itself comes from. From evolutionary cognition to social needs, a dismantling of humanity's most fundamental concepts.
16 minute read
When Hustle Loses Its 'Why' — The Ordinary World and the Crisis of Meaning
A novel that moved millions made me realize a deeper problem: when we say 'keep fighting,' do we actually know what for? From emotional comfort to philosophical foundations, a journey into the roots of meaning.
15 minute read
Zaiyu and the Gap Between Words and Actions
Confucius's most brilliant speaker taught him a lesson he never forgot: eloquence without execution is like rotten wood — beautiful grain, hollow core. What neuroscience now confirms, Confucius knew 2,500 years ago.
13 minute read
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Seeing Through Ourselves: The Big Map of Human Cognitive Filters (East and West)
A conversational, east-meets-west guide to the big hidden filters that shape how we think, feel, and get stuck—with stories, analogies, and practical takeaways.
8 minute read
Within the Four Seas: Finding Brothers Everywhere
Exploring a timeless Confucian teaching about universal brotherhood and how it applies to modern relationships across cultural boundaries.
5 minute read
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