Pavel SomovinA Pattern BreakTruth About TruthIf something is true, it doesn't have to be very true. Or absolutely true. Or always unequivocally true. Truth is case-specific…Sep 1Sep 1
Pavel SomovUnprincipled KnowledgeThe paradox of suicidality is that it is always ego-syntonic, all the way from ideation to attempt; no one kills themselves without really…Sep 1Sep 1
Pavel SomovUsonian Architecture of SelfOur skin and skulls were the first boxes, the first boundaries between us and not-us.Aug 30Aug 30
Pavel SomovIs Neuron a Who or a What?The scientific taboo against anthropomorphizing is nearly absolute. So much so that we are hesitant to anthropomorphize the very cells that…Aug 15, 2023Aug 15, 2023
Pavel SomovReality Is Never WrongSay, something happens that you didn’t expect. A common thought pops into your mind: “This wasn’t supposed to happen!” In other words, you…Jul 26, 2023Jul 26, 2023
Pavel SomovInner Peace in Outer JungleAssume that everyone you meet is drunk, afraid and armed.Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Pavel SomovThe Famous Wanderer Plays on Tattered Strings — review of Hamsun’s “On Overgrown Paths”“Pan” was the first book by Knut Hamsun I read. Over the years I read a few more, but not all of what Hamsun wrote. “On Overgrown Paths” —…Nov 1, 2020Nov 1, 2020
Pavel SomovPursuit of HappinessOctober 3rd, around 12pm, with my dog off leash and Kid Cudi’s song “Pursuit of Happiness” in my ear (for the first time!), I start up on…Oct 20, 2020Oct 20, 2020
Pavel SomovWorld War on Ourselves“I got a ‘Mom, I’m scared’ text message and ‘come get me at the high school.’”May 25, 2018May 25, 2018