Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World
[Note: My Epicurean experiment took place over the winter holiday season. I am just getting to posting it now.] I’m on vacation over the holiday season for a full two weeks. I told a few friends and co-workers this and they were impressed that I was able to take that much time off. I don’t
By Dale TLDR Bullets I felt envious of a friend’s success and upcoming book about a topic I cared about Envy can be triggered when it exposes your own perceived flaw and past failures Reducing the feeling of envy is tough, some techniques don’t work, such as Telling myself not to feel that way Making
My experience with Christianity is limited. I attended an International Christian School (this one, actually) as a child, and as a child, I was certainly a Christian because, well, that was the only religion I knew about. I also had a childish idea of what it meant to have faith and “be saved”. I remember
The Problem with Modern Productivity After I read The Four Hour Work Week, I thought I could solve all of life’s problems could by becoming super productive and effective in my work (whether day job or side business “muse”). The 80-20 rule blew my mind. I began to see it everywhere. Yes, I do get
In the 1985 book, Habits of the Heart, sociologists Robert Bellah and Richard Madsen interviewed a young nurse, Sheila Larson, about her religious beliefs. “I believe in God. I’m not a religious fanatic. I can’t remember the last time I went to church. My faith has carried me a long way. It’s Sheilaism. Just my
Everything is foreseen, yet the freedom of choice is given. The world is judged with Goodness, and everything depends on the abundance of good deeds. – Pirkei Avos I’m in love with freedom. I love that I can choose where I go to dinner, who I can marry, what I should do for my career,
After my ice bath yesterday I took a nap, dropped my girlfriend off at the airport, came back and ate dinner, watched Skyfall on Netflix while having a few beers, and then went to sleep. Spending Friday night alone relaxing felt good, but it only felt good because I accomplished what I wanted to with
I took my final ice bath and completed my Stoicism month yesterday. There were no balloons or anything, but I celebrated the occasion quietly in my mind. I think Seneca would approve. Did my month of ice baths and negative visualization help me achieve tranquility and greater appreciation for the present? It’s hard to say.
RSS URL Direct Download Link Who is Scott Young? Scott Young is an entrepreneur and writer who is an expert on Ultralearning, a method for acquiring difficult skills rapidly and effectively. While we talk a great deal about his recently published book Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career, Scott has
I recently finished Cal’s latest book, Digital Minimalism, and was thoroughly impressed by his core insight: we are mindlessly ceding our autonomy and personhood to technology. While everyone understands, and agrees that Facebook, Reddit, and Instagram are distractions, most people severely underestimate the damage these tools are doing to the core elements of self-hood. His