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The 1970s ended postwar, bipartisan, middle-class America, and with it the two relatively stable narratives of getting ahead and the fair shake. In their place, four rival narratives have emerged, four accounts of America’s moral identity.
George Packer
theatlantic.com
Zhuangzi understands virtue as manifested by living in accordance with nature. Corruption occurs, according to Zhuangzi, only when one deviates from nature’s path. If nature determines that a person has one arm, splayed limbs or a hunched back, the person can embrace these changes and harmonize with them. As Zhuangzi says, “Virtue [takes] no form.”
Opinion | Was This Ancient Taoist the First Philosopher of Disability?
nytimes.com
This technique is often helpful to disrupt cognitive processes like worrying, ruminating, obsessing. Step 1 is to name the process (e.g., “Here’s worrying”). Sometimes that is enough to unhook you. But if it doesn’t, step 2 is to drop anchor, which pulls you out of your head and helps you refocus on what you’re doing.
The Happiness Trap
Harris, Russ
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