The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled How to learn? Seek joy in the process as a starting point. It should excite you. Read textbooks for a broad overview and structure. Popular science books tend to be for entertainment. If you truly want to deep dive - start with textbooks. ‘Double click’ on a thread by reading journals / other textbooks for a complete overview When you take notes - salient points only. Read more...

Reading Lady and the Monk (Pico Iyer) Awakening from the Meaning Crisis (John Vervaeke) I’ve found a kindred spirit with Pico Iyer. Just finished reading Lady and the Monk, a retelling of his time in Japan and more importantly, his discovery of the person who would be his wife. I can already feel the influence of reading his book. Similar to Autumn Light, it’s full of descriptive prose capturing a piece of the internal landscape more than the external. Read more...

Links and Reading Currently Reading: A Guide to Japan by Pico Iyer Rules of Radiology Listening : FKJ Tiny Desk - on repeat 24/7 Directives: Give Up Quotes Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment (Rumi) Links : Pinboard Commencement speech by Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes creator) “We’re not really taught how to recreate constructively. We need to do more than find diversions; we need to restore and expand ourselves. Read more...

Restructuring the site Getting back into writing on a blog, so I took the time to restructure the site. I’ve recreated the Blog page containing anything I want to write about that I find interesting. No definitive conclusion. No advice. Can just be pointless drivel, thoughts, interesting links, or just a view into life circumstances during a particular time. Archive show all the posts arranged by year. Then a Directives section containing short ‘do this and don’t do that advice’. Read more...