Adam Phillips
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The Unlived Life August 06, 2024
In 2012, the British psychoanalyst Adam Phillips wrote a book called “Missing Out.” Its subtitle is “In Praise of the Unlived Life.” The paths we have not chosen, Phillips argues, are as much a part of our lives as the paths we did decide to take. Th...
Psychoanalysis Learns to Love Letting Go April 04, 2024
There’s a game my girlfriend and I sometimes play. Well, really, it’s more of an argument: “Fuck, Marry, Kill” with the past, present, and future. My answer, which I take to be a good, solid American answer, is fuck the present, marry the future, and...
