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Truth Told Sideways


Mindfulness in the Chaos: How to Stop Living in the Past and Future
Author Mark Brent reads from Idiot Factory in the embedded video . Article goes in-depth on what mindfulness is and what it is not.

Mark Brent
Aug 28 min read


The Pursuit of Happiness Is Making Us Miserable
The Pursuit of Happiness Is Making Us Miserable
Our pursuit of happiness has become a form of psychological torture.
Not because happiness is bad. Not because joy is fake. Not because wanting a good life is some kind of moral failure.
The problem begins when happiness becomes a requirement. When we decide that every day must feel good, every feeling must be productive, and every uncomfortable moment must mean something is wrong with us.
That is where we stop living and sta

Mark Brent
Jul 316 min read


Idiot Factory - Chapter 1 - Graphic Novel Audiobook: Our Opinions Won’t Change The World
This is a stylized audiobook style reading of Chapter 1 of the Idiot Factory. The actual manuscript is used verbatim for the voiceover, so yes, it's like getting an audiobook, but with a little more visual storytelling. Enjoy. https://youtu.be/xDcecvagCiI?is=hG8XEJRo9rj2Ms76

Mark Brent
Jul 291 min read


Audiobook Reading - Idiot Factory Intro + Chapter 1
Here is a audiobook reading of Idiot Factory by Mark Brent. Enjoy it while you work around the yard. Listen to it on your drive to work. If you like what you hear … well, the Idiot Factory is now available on Amazon. https://youtu.be/1HE9h4y4Jy4?is=5aGx2ZPAGXbbd95g

Mark Brent
Jul 261 min read


Idiot Factory - Introduction - Audiobook: This Isn’t a Self-Help Book.
Listen to the Idiot Factory by Mark Brent

Mark Brent
May 241 min read
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