“But it is not a grim otherworldly force that blights our existence. And treating it as an external enemy to be battled is both a losing endeavour and a lost opportunity. (We could also talk about the machismo involved in his approach, but that’s a subject for another post.)”

That was exactly what I thought when I read his book. You articulate it much bettter though.

Thank you for an incredibly helpful article. I wonder how imposter syndrome fits into this?