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How To Be A Stoic Re-read, Chapter 1 – The Unstraightforward Path, Re-read Saturday. Week 2

Let’s begin by dispelling the notion that Stoicism eschews emotion and feeling, rather than a philosophy based on the importance of wisdom, character, and balance. Pigliucci states, “Stoicism is an... Read More

How To Be A Stoic Re-read, Initial Thoughts and Plans, Re-read Saturday. Week 1

Today we begin the re-read of How To Be A Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci. I bought this book while on a trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan. I was there for a... Read More

Concluding Thoughts, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Re-read, Wk 12

Optimal experiences and flow are states that are often left to chance. One of the important ideas from Flow is these states should not be left to chance and that... Read More

Making Of Meaning, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Re-read Chapter 10, Wk 11

Chapter 10, Making Of Meaning, culminates Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow. Meaning provides a yardstick to evaluate the human condition and to consider what it means to be a human being in... Read More

Cheating Chaos, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Re-read Chapter 9, Wk 10

Three main ideas struck me during this read of Chapter 9 of Flow. Chapter 9 is titled: Cheating Chaos. The chaos we are working to cheat is the random energy... Read More

Enjoying Solitude and Other People, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Re-read Chapter 8

Logistics note:  Including this week, we anticipate completing this re-read in 4 weeks. Are there recommendations for the next book in the Re-read series? Chapter 8, of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s book... Read More