Recently, I came across a post on X offering parenting advice. It’s not too bad. However, it does what every other voice on these topics seems to do - which is to put on a great show of understanding, yet go only halfway with reasoning and never follow through to the insights that matter most. This results in advice that seems smart, but is in reality lacking of substance and value, ultimately. Let me show you the post I saw and then let’s discuss it: Children watch everything you do. Not...

There’s a test that I have personally developed over the years that I have been meaning to share with my Last Symptom friends, but I just never seem to get around to it in a comprehensive way. Sometimes I use this test on people I’m meeting out in my personal life for the first time to quickly learn if they are emotionally healthy or not. I’ll just come right out and say something like, “Can you tell me the last time you saw an ugly baby?” Of course, this surprises them and sets them back a...

I asked several AI platforms, including my good ol’ buddy ‘Chatty’ George P. Tooley (ChatGPT), the following question: “Why does Brian...