Introduction

The 21st century can often feel like a maddening time in which to live.

The goal of this page is not to explain why that is.

My aim is to discuss and develop a constellation of ideas which may aid anyone in cultivating a personal sense of sanity in modernity.

I wish to make clear that on this page I will deal with the idea of sanity in an existential sense rather than a psychological or medical one - I wish to avoid debates surrounding mental health and/or illness. I do not wish to define sanity in any categorical way.

I do this for the simple methodological reason that I think these ideas are both accessible to and constructive for anyone who wishes to engage with them in a reasonably sincere way.

The posts on this page will not proceed in a narrative or argumentative way. Instead, different posts will discuss different ideas, all of which participate in a larger framework which serves as an arena for contemplation and discussion.