Today, I made the leap. I deleted my Facebook account. Of course, I didn’t really delete it. I requested that they delete it, and, in fourteen days, they say they will. I’m not sure why they have to wait so long, but I’m glad to be out. Now I just wonder what I’ll do for [...]
I suppose it really ought to be the first step in becoming who you want to be: understanding who you are now. But, well, I don’t think I have been. There have been a few reminders lately that I’m not as smart as I think I am. Whether it’s not being able to focus as [...]
Have you heard of StumbleUpon? It’s a browser add-on for Firefox (and maybe more) that leads you to new websites that it thinks you’ll be interested in. Learning from how you react (thumbs up, thumbs down) to the websites it shows you, it learns what interests you and what doesn’t. It’s so addictive that I [...]
I’ve been formulating some thoughts, trying to put into words the ideas I’ve had on time, timing and arete. I’m not ready. As though to spur me on, I found this is a book called Running and Being by Dr. George Sheehan. He begins by talking about people who live either in the past or [...]
After a few discussions on ‘quality’ and ‘living quality’ with my students and friends, I realized that I had a problem. People already know–or think they know, which is the same thing–what ‘quality’ is. What’s needed is a new term, for a new concept. So, still borrowing from “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” [...]
I’m reading “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” now (and no, I’m not trying to read as fast as I can. . . when I try, the wonderfully ‘oral’ narrative loses something). It’s a book that bills itself as ‘an inquiry into values.’ One of those philosophy novels. I love it. I think I’m [...]