Tag: boredom

It wears us down, leaving us dulled, as if our very minds have been scrubbed over and over, removing all of the interesting edges that make life feel worthwhile.

There are some people who argue that a religious life is its own reward, that worship and piety lead to an experience of a kind of sacred joy. Medieval Christian monks, however, were… more emotion Acedia

Vladimir Nobokov wrote that “No single word in English renders all the shades of toska.” That’s not just because English speakers lack the specific emotional concept of toska, but also because toska is… more emotion Toska

This week, our journey into greater emotional granularity follows the path of pilgrimage, the purposeful mindset of traveling that seeks the happenstance of insight before the concrete goal of the destination is achieved…. more emotion Weary