What to leave out: The key to creativity
September 24, 2015
I highly recommend long reading. Not least because of the lovely knowledge that unfurls from it. I also think that committing to a long read
Blast from the...
Category: deep thinks
In defence of bookstores
September 16, 2015
Here’s a bourgeois inner-city faux-boh statement for you: The death of bookstores is another win for capitalism. Sounds like something people in fisherman pants said
Louis C.K. on the pain of always being “the one who copes”
September 3, 2015
Love Louis? I’d be surprised if you didn’t. He’s humanely and humanly funny. By which I mean, he plants the basics of life in front
Louis C.K.’s decision-making rule
August 4, 2015
Making decisions is a theme on this site. It’s a theme in my life as I grapple with the confidence, laissez faire-ness, certainty and surrender
Ditch the NavMan for a more meaningful life!
July 21, 2015
It’s a simple idea, but one that intuitively gels: Navigating without technological aids like Google Maps or Navman works an important part of the brain
The importance of a moral struggle against yourself
June 10, 2015
David Brooks is one of my preferred writers. I’m currently reading his new book, The Road To Character, which chronicles his attempt to cultivate a deeper character, mostly
Start with a big fat lump in your throat and run with it
May 27, 2015
As an angsty teen I read Robert Frost’s The Path Not Taken and would feel all kinds of profoundnesses. I would also read the bible, looking for
Have you contemplated the “Hard Problem” yet?
May 14, 2015
When I was 21 I got a scholarship to study philosophy at the University of California, Santa Cruz. I arrived with my mountain bike and a passion
Why I like my unsettled life and have no hope of finding balance
May 6, 2015
We keep seeking balance. But it’s a false goal. We have it wrong. For one thing, it’s just not possible. I’ve written about this before –
Some advice for anyone who’s recently left a relationship
April 30, 2015
English poet and philosopher David Whyte was once called on to give a friend some advice. This friend was in the middle of leaving a relationship. I’ve