The Scaffolding of Suffering
Chip Von Gunten2026-03-12T18:25:32+00:00Adversity doesn’t show up with a motivational poster. It comes [...]
The Weight of Meaning: Why We Chase Significance
Chip Von Gunten2026-02-01T02:24:57+00:00Meaning used to be quiet. It used to show up [...]
The Grind is the Daily Grit
Chip Von Gunten2026-01-21T15:01:35+00:00Most days the work doesn’t announce itself. It doesn’t kick [...]
The Long Way Around: How Collaboration, Collapse, and Solitude Shaped My Writing
Chip Von Gunten2026-01-15T13:21:15+00:00I’ve been circling the same ideas for years, writing them [...]
Letting Go, But Learning From It
Chip Von Gunten2026-01-02T23:10:32+00:00You carry it every day—the weight of the past. Scars, [...]
Addicted to Certainty: Why Our Brains Love Dogma
Chip Von Gunten2026-01-02T22:43:51+00:00Humans are addicted to certainty. Not metaphorically addicted: neurons wired [...]
Futility
Chip Von Gunten2026-01-02T22:33:17+00:00Futility is that cold little voice that shows up after [...]
Bet on Yourself
Chip Von Gunten2026-01-15T13:26:19+00:00You don’t know me, but you wish, you wish I [...]
Resilience
Chip Von Gunten2026-01-02T22:25:52+00:00Resilience is the quiet comeback. It’s what happens after the [...]
The Lost Math of the Mayans: When Time Was a Living Thing
Chip Von Gunten2026-01-02T22:24:06+00:00We are obsessed with time. Not the kind that hums [...]