by Yule Heibel

I wonder what my mind did – what I thought about – during the “rusty nail” incident, before I passed out? There must have been a rising sensation of fear, and then pain, so what would my mind have done? How would it have reacted? We know that eventually, at some point, it blacked out […]

Mid-“week,” for those who are nine-to-fivers on a Monday to Friday schedule. Their numbers are …numbered? Either their jobs already have or will morph into the precariat economy – not all, obviously, but a growing minority of them – or, if they are employed in such a traditional way (employed, mind, not the small business […]

Rivulets. Ferrules. A perfect cliché of a Monday, this: first, it’s Monday, globally the bane of cubicle – or open office – slaves, of working stiffs in any profession which still adheres (how cute) to the concept of M-F / 9-5 as opposed to the gig economy’s 24/7-ism. Still, even if you’re a Task Rabbit […]

We really have little idea just how susceptible our minds are and how difficult – if that’s the right word – it is to maintain sovereignty. Note: I did not say control. I said sovereignty, by which I mean the ability to focus attention where we want it focused (not where things or events tell […]