Burden of Being Human

Humans are burdened by a brain of sufficient intelligence. One the one hand, we possess a brain that has been an enabler for incredible tool development and our substantial population growth over a relatively short time and, for now, dominance of the planet. However, the burden of this intelligence comes from the unintended consequence of the evolutionary development of our brain: an existential angst on the meaning of our lives. In this book we outline a set of precepts to help guide how we might want to find meaning in our lives.