Kyle's Codex

Existential Pursuits

The pursuit, creation, and management of happiness, meaning, and authenticity in an unpredictable and indifferent world.

Essays

  • Solitude
  • On the importance of your relationship with yourself. How to cultivate contentment, meaning, and integrity in solitude. And why no external relationship can compensate for the absence of this bond.

  • The Insatiable Horizon
  • Happiness was never meant to last. It arrives as a temporary alignment between want and moment, then dissolves, replaced by new cravings and restless anticipation.

  • Can't Have It All
  • There is no path that gives you everything. But there are paths that give you what matters most. In order to be satisfied, you must choose.

  • In Empty Hands
  • What kind of person do I want to be, even if I never get what I want?