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Mark A. Hawkins is a psychotherapist, writer, and educator whose research is focused on an interdisciplinary exploration of human well-being. He has a PhD in Philosophy of Education and a Master’s in Counselling Psychology. He is the author of The Power of Boredom: Why Boredom is Essential for Creating a Meaningful Life and The Mismatched Human: Our Fight for a Meaningful Existence. Hawkins has been interviewed for his ideas on boredom and evolutionary mismatch in modern society by numerous news organizations, podcasts, and radio shows, including The New York Times and The Daily Telegraph. His book, The Power of Boredom, has been translated to Korean through Teumsae Publishing in Seoul, South Korean.

How Ernest Becker Can Help Us Live Fully

Ernest Becker was a cultural anthropologist whose main goal was to explore the core of human existence and behaviour.

In 1973 his lifelong pursuit culminated in his book The Denial of Death that went on to win the Pulitzer Prize.

THE PARADOX AT THE CORE OF THE HUMAN CONDITION 

Becker argues that the fundamental driver of human behaviour is a paradox that sits at the core of our very existence: we ar Read more of this blog post »
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