Philosophy

What the ritual of making tea reveals about time, decision and comfort

Dec 02, 2025 • by Élise Laurent

I have a habit: whenever a thought arrives that feels too loud or too general, I make tea. It is a modest ritual—boil water, choose a leaf or a bag, wait—but it subtly rearranges the interior furniture of my day. Tea-making slows something down, or rather, it makes me notice the speed at which...

How to notice the moral argument hiding in your favourite sitcom episode

Dec 02, 2025 • by Élise Laurent

I have a habit of rewatching sitcom episodes not for the jokes but for the quiet moral conversation that sits behind the punchlines. It’s a strange pastime: while my partner watches for the one-liners, I’ll pause, rewind, and listen for the little argumentative threads — the assumptions about...