OCD and Coconuts

By |2026-01-16T14:49:13+00:00January 15th, 2026|Imagination, Inverse Reasoning, Overestimating Threat, Uncertainty|1 Comment

How my brain turned a tropical snack into an existential threat My mind sometimes has trouble shutting down. So naturally, one afternoon, it latched onto coconuts. This happened in the Caribbean, where coconuts are everywhere, lounging under palm trees like they pay rent. Back home in Montreal, my usual habitat, coconuts are exotic celebrities you [...]