The Wisdomous

The Wisdomous

Anger, numbness, and calm can all be costumes for feelings we were taught to hide (here’s how to recognize them).
Why anger so often turns out to be grief and fear so often turns out to be control
 • Written by NY Ivan
Yes and… a short way to saying no.
Yes opens the collaboration, and allows people to walk through it.
 • Written by NY Ivan
The Difference Between Feeling and Reacting
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." …
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Common sense doesn't mean common practice.
And the long journey between knowing and doing.
 • Written by NY Ivan
How we become a generation amusing itself to death?
And the illusion of the infinite feed.
 • Written by NY Ivan

August 2026

How Productivity Culture Teaches Us to Distrust Our Emotions
“The things you own end up owning you.” — Chuck Palahniuk
 • Written by NY Ivan
Why Peter Parker Must Choose Responsibility Over Happiness to Be Spider-Man
The Cost of Doing What’s Right
 • Written by NY Ivan
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: Art, Letters, and Guilt
In our deepest isolation, we are capable of leaving behind undeniable warmth and light.
 • Written by NY Ivan
Ted Lasso and how sometimes home is just a state of mind
Leaving a place does not mean losing it, and moving forward does not mean leaving love behind.
 • Written by NY Ivan
How our physicalized emotion dictates our creative pace
Your body isn't just carrying your brain to the desk. It's deciding what work is possible today.
 • Written by NY Ivan

July 2026

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