Healing by Thinking.
Thinking by Being.
Re:Mind Studio
is an independent essay studio
dedicated to thinking about
trauma, recovery, humanity, society, technology, and love.
The writings here do not sell comfort.
They offer a language for thinking.
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[Essays in Love #7] Happiness as Altitude Sickness: The Strange Terror of Anhedonia
Certain words become far more vivid when approached through literary metaphor rather than dictionary definitions. For me, the word “Anhedonia” is exactly like that. In a certain novel, this condition is portrayed in a peculiar way. It is described as being rooted in a “sudden terror that one might lose their happiness,” exhibiting symptoms remarkably…
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A Lone Scientist’s “Interpretation” Beneath the Data Waterfall of Mega-Capital
The intersection of Biology and Informatics. Standing at the site of this discipline—sophisticated even in name—I often fall into the illusion of being a movie protagonist hacking the secrets of life through digital means. However, behind the brilliant protein structures and genomic maps on my monitor, there stands a cold, towering wall that every individual…
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A Listing of Results or a Defined Essence?: Two Perspectives on Sets
In math class, when we learn about sets, we master two ways of expressing them: the “Roster Method” (Element-listing), which takes out and shows each element one by one like pulling marbles out of a pouch; and the “Set-builder Notation” (Condition-presenting), which explains why those marbles had to be in that pouch in the first…
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A Stage Where Not Everyone Needs to Be the Hero: On the Dignity of the Extra
The phrase “Not everyone can be the hero” is treated almost as a taboo in modern society. We are educated to believe that everyone must be the solo lead, basking in the spotlight of the stage called “my life,” and we label any life that falls short of this as a “supporting role” or a…
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The Unfairness of Salvation: Information Asymmetry and the Mediator’s Trap
From a secular perspective, the Christian system of salvation is profoundly unfair. The conditions for those who personally saw and touched Jesus two thousand years ago cannot possibly be the same as for those today, who hear the news through ancient scriptures and the mouths of corrupted religious figures. The idea that my salvation depends…