I‘m currently watching episode 314 of the Lex Fridman podcast with Liv Boeree, and in it, Lex posed the question: What is beauty? Liv‘s answer was beautifully intelligent: I’m paraphrasing her answer: Something is beautiful when it can‘t be reduced down to easy metrics. Think of a tree. What is it about a big ancient … Read more
I love Steven Pressfield’s work, and his book The War of Art is on of my all-time favorites which I revisit regularly. So naturally, I was excited when he released a new book. Here’s my summary of Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be. Overall rating: 8/10 In a nutshell review: This is … Read more
I just revisited one of my favorite books, The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, and came across this prayer to the muse which he recites every day before starting to work: O Divine Poesy, goddess, daughter of Zeus, sustain for me this song of the various-minded man who, after he had plundered the innermost … Read more
I love Esther Perel’s work, the fresh perspective and deep insights she brought into the world of relationship therapy, and the her often succinct but profound statements. Here are some of my favorite quotes. I’ll update this list—if you have any quotes by Esther Perel you love, share them in the comments and I will … Read more
We’re living in the age of fake happiness. It’s all around us, everywhere we look. (Yes, especially on social media.) But the most dangerous place to find it is within yourself. Even the whole idea of FAKE IT ‘TILL YOU MAKE IT has been on the rise for years now. The data proves this. Some … Read more
How do you let someone go when you love them? It’s time for her to move on. The time we had was beautiful. Our love has grown deeper over time. But ultimately, I want the best for her. And the best for her and her family is not being in this situation with me forever. … Read more
Rumi’s love poems are beautiful, and they make me wish I could read Farsi. But here are some beautiful translations into English. The depth of his poetry makes me drunken at times. You Found Me(translated by Haleh Liza Gafori) You found me once again,you thief of hearts. In drunken ecstasy,you searched the bazaar and found … Read more
Every relationship has these kinds of fights and conflicts that are around values. They come out in different situations. Some of the examples she mentioned in her video: A couple fighting about whether to get the Covid vaccine or not. The wife insisted on her husband getting vaccinated, the husband refused. To open the relationship … Read more
I just heard this Greek aphorism for the first time, and I love it. In the original Greek, it reads like this: Ὁ βίος βραχύς,ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή,ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς,ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή,ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή. Now to me that’s just a bunch of scribbles, so here’s the English translation: Life is short,and art … Read more