Petrarch, and enlarging knowledge
I’m currently reading Humanely Possible by Sarah Blakewell – I liked her previous two books so it wasn’t too difficult to pick this one up as well. She devoted quite a few…
notes/ books
small meaningful thingsa burden so heavy that we have to put it down
I am now reading “Meditations for Mortals” by Oliver Burkeman, whom I’m a big fan of because he has this way of distilling profound insights. Here are my two favourite quotes midway…
should we follow our natural inclinations?
Was reading The Bell Jar yesterday and it made me wonder why were they injecting insulin into the protagonist at the asylum – she wasn’t diabetic and it was supposed to be treatment…
storing up spirit in a chain of notes
Came across this quote while reading “Born to run“: …and it immediately reminded me of this note I wrote on storing vs mortgaging energy. I like noticing obscure synchronicities in the media…
storing vs mortgaging energy
I was writing in my journal this morning on the concept of storing energy – something I’d learnt from reading Robert A Johnson‘s biography – so I thought I’ll document and share…
on being the odd one out
Because of my views on many issues – covid, mortality, purpose, etc – differ from the mainstream, I spend a lot of time and energy wondering if I am insane. I read…
on “A Psalm for the Wild-Built”
Someone on reddit asked for: “A book that tells you that your life doesn’t need a purpose, or a grand ambition; and that it’s okay to just wander through life finding interesting…
George Saunders on why we should study the way we read
I frequently acquire books through reading people’s blog posts. I picked up George Saunder’s A Swim in a Pond in the Rain from someone’s blog (sorry I forgot whose, but I’ll make…