Michael W. Austin's Blog, page 19
January 30, 2012
Facebook Free: A 30-Day Experiment
Quitting Facebook can give you more free time to pursue the sorts of activities that make up for a truly happy and fulfilling life: deep relationships, physical activity, productive and meaningful work, spirituality, and the pursuit of excellence in life.
January 25, 2012
Quitting Facebook Could Make You Happier
People who are on Facebook believe that others have happier lives than is actually the case. All of those happy pictures and status updates about success have an impact on how we judge our own lives, even though they are not entirely accurate depictions of the lives of others.
January 23, 2012
Rejecting Moral Relativism
"Isn't all morality relative?" There seems to be a fairly pervasive acceptance of moral relativism in much of our culture these days. However, the answer to this question is pretty clearly "no."
December 28, 2011
Some Hard-to-Measure Resolutions
Our truest and deepest happiness is to be had as we grow in character and give ourselves away to others, for their good. These kinds of resolutions, though hard to measure, are worth pursuing.
December 15, 2011
Self-Knowledge and Religious Faith
In one sense, the motives for what we believe about religion are irrelevant. In another sense, they are very important. A bit of self-knowledge can be useful as we consider whether or not there is a God.
December 13, 2011
Self-Knowledge, Character, and Friendship
Some work in contemporary psychology confirms the philosophy of Aristotle, which can also be useful in our quest for self-knowledge. Good character and good friends are conducive to self-knowledge.
December 12, 2011
Self-Knowledge: Problems and Potential Solutions
Self-knowledge can be difficult to acquire, but there are concrete steps that we can take to achieve it.
December 8, 2011
Know Thyself?
Self-knowledge is important for fulfillment, but it is sometimes difficult to acquire. However, there are steps we can take to help us cultivate our capacity for self-knowledge.
