I'm building DeepSesh, a pop-up coworking platform for students and freelancers.
G'day,
I'm Jacob
I'm a widely read interpersonal bridge-builder.
I work as a bounty-hunting relationship consultant.
Read on to sample my thoughts and projects or book a coffee/call.
Activities
I take calls on a helpline for family issues.
I offer relationship consulting at Unconditional Therapy.
I’m a hobby photographer.
I participated in an obliviously patriarchal community group who aimed to challenge patriarchy. I've drafted an alternative list of Things Men Can Do to promote gender equality.
I like to read things that expand my perspective or shake up the way I experience the world.
I play chess fast and loose. Challenge me.
Thoughts
Everything is causally determined.
We owe infinite gratitude to ancestors and fellow travellers for the privileges we so often take for granted.
We're obligated to leave this world a better place than the world that we found.
Humans are fundamentally 'good'.
People are motivated by 3 drives: Autonomy, Connection, Competence.
Empathy is meaningful in proportion to the differences between individuals.
I’m interested in maintaining robust democracy.
I worry that polarisation threatens social cohesion by undermining the open dialogue necessary for mutual understanding, constructive disagreement, and the finding of common ground.