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Shares Are We the So-called "Big Children"?: Z.Yan 2018-6-1 18:14; On this particular day, adults often joke at each other, sending "Happy Children's Day, my dear big child" on SNS. Occasionally, friends and colleagues might reply: Thanks. I am a 80kg big boy, where's my Children's Day present? Imagining the appearance of a 80kg big boy rings me the question——ar ...; Individual Classification: Weekly Writing|565 views|0 replies

Shares Writing in June: Buddhism Proceeds and Children Development: Z.Yan 2018-5-31 13:39; I've been tied up these days. At the beginning of this month, I planned to finish Buddhism writings in May, but I didn't make it. Two important topics left I want to discuss:divnbsp;first, Buddha's critique of the notion of Self. This critique formed one of Buddhist core ideas about human mind: ...; Individual Classification: Weekly Writing|575 views|0 replies

Shares A Review of Consolations for a Broken Heart: Z.Yan 2018-4-13 20:27; Chapter 5 of The Consolations of Philosophy is devoted to love. Love is not a major concern in the realm of philosophy: most philosophers conceive of love as a childish, irrational side of life which is unworthy of warranting investigation and it is not for philosophers to speculate on ...; Individual Classification: Weekly Writing|427 views|0 replies

Shares Psychology: A Voyage of the Mental World: Z.Yan 2018-4-11 18:26; In the senior year of my college, I started to read in psychology for some self-aid mental care and I still remember my first introduction book was Psychology and Life , by P. Zimbado. As an Aviation Engineering student at that time, who was trained to do trouble-shooting and make maintenance ...; Individual Classification: Weekly Writing|482 views|0 replies

Shares A Review of Consolations for Not Having Enough Money: Z.Yan 2018-4-6 20:09; An Overview · An introduction of “Epicureanism”: Happiness is Cheap · From Ancient Greece to the Modern Age: Are We Doing Better? · What do we want for a good life? · Zhuangzi ( 庄子 )’s mystic view on a good life Being in th ...; Individual Classification: Weekly Writing|929 views|0 replies

Shares A Review of Consolations for Unpopularity: Z.Yan 2018-3-31 10:47; An Overview · A Brief Summary of the author’s point · Why unpopularity ails us? An evolutionary perspective; · Eastern Views: Undue focus on “self” · Other consolations brought by Eastern Views of self: (1) Taoism: a transc ...; Individual Classification: Weekly Writing|773 views|2 replies Hot 1

Shares My Writing Plan: Mar. 30th-Apr. 30th: Z.Yan 2018-3-31 10:45; In the following month, I will review The Consolations of Philosophy , by Alain de Botton. From the author’s perspective, one of the tasks of philosophy is to shed light on how to lead a peaceful life, especially when our wishes collide with reality. The book is categorized by 6 lif ...; Individual Classification: Weekly Writing|449 views|0 replies

Shares A Fresh Start of Weekly Writing: Z.Yan 2018-3-23 10:49; Well met! I start my non-fiction writing journey on this website and this is my first preface-like article. It is always de rigueur, whether when writing online or not, to introduce purpose and contents of writing at the very beginning. I am to do that in an easy-to-read QA fashion. What is my ...; Individual Classification: Weekly Writing|892 views|4 replies Hot 2