The Pattern
There's a difference between humour as presence — the fool who sees the truth everyone else misses — and humour as distance. The question is whether your wit is bringing you into contact with life or keeping you safe from it.
What Mastery Looks Like
The capacity to experience genuine delight and play
The Path Forward
Work through it with Nas
Guides on this pattern, each one a conversation you can start rather than an article you read.
Related patterns
Patterns that often live alongside this one.
Working through “Stop Hiding Behind Humor”?
Talk it through with Nas, and start where it actually helps.