Solastalgia is a neologism introduced by Australian Philosopher Glenn Albrecht to describe the psychic harm caused by environmentally induced distress. Any context in which pervasive…
Hafeez-ur-Rehman joined the staff of the Center for Middletown Studies in January of this year and assumed the role of Managing Editor for Everyday Life…
We are being encouraged to live in the moment a good deal these days. The classical “Carpe Diem” (seize the day) has transformed into the…
What kind of mood are you in right now? Feeling good, for no specific reason? Stressed? Hazy and sluggish? Neutral? And, more to the point,…
What does it mean to pay attention? The phrase is odd, as Essay Daily editor Ander Monson recently pointed out. It describes attention as something…