Joy? What joy? Minds overwhelmed, we rage, avenge and despair. Our fathers turned to booze. These days it’s mantras, happiness summits, self-improvement gurus, personality tests and “professional help”. Our quick fixes only land us in deeper darkness. These fancy treatments to joylessness only address the symptoms. They numb. But chronic joylessness is in many places now accepted as … Continue reading On Joy: The darkest depths of despair, and the dangerous duty of delight