I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it. — G. K. Chesterton I woke up at 6:43am this morning to a mouse nibbling on Ritz cracker crumbs that had fallen on my blanket the prior night while watching Battlestar Galactica. All…
Will is character in action. — William McDougall Us here at jaketeeny.com are dedicated to three things above all else: truth, justice, peace, humility, entertainment, psychology, philosophy, and the general promulgation of my amazingness. Being able to count accurately is not one of them. Today, I am thus sidelining my pride and publishing a correction…
Yesterday I was clever and tried to change the world. Today I am wise and try to change myself. – Rumi If I were to join a religion, I would be a disciple of Time. Both a stalwart monk and a proselytizing minister, a believer and a preacher of those twelve numbers and their ever-circulating…
Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes. — Voltaire I don’t know if I’ve ever used this blog to broadcast inflammatory ideas, so today’s post may be the first. Sometimes, though, sometimes you believe in an idea so deeply, so passionately, that to keep from expressing it is to melt…
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. — Soren Kierkegaard These last few weeks I’ve woken up with a sense of unease, an almost physical disturbance, like a picture frame slightly off level or a shoe lace that skipped an eyehole. An unsettling, really. An almost general sense of anxiety. But what could be causing it?…
The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. – Douglas Adams There are two types of people who fly with Delta: those who couldn’t find a cheaper flight with another airline, and masochists. On the night before my flight to Austin, Texas for social psychology’s annual conference, I,…