10 Jan 2022
You become what you think about all day long. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson What I read (attentively) tends to affect my thinking during the rest of the day. I’ve been reading stoic philosophy in the mornings. I use the principles I read to examine my previous day and to prepare...
08 Jan 2022
Blogging is an essential tool toward meditating over an extended period of time on a subject you consider to be important.
– Marc Weidenbaum
I didn’t start a blog because I had something to say, I started a blog to find something to say.
– Austin Kleon
https://austinkleon.com/2020/09/09/15-years-of-blogging-and-3-reasons-to-keep-going/
07 Jan 2022
Stoic lesson of the day. Useful for a daily exam. Good source: https://www.lucidwisdom.me/seven-clear-functions-of-the-mind/ Choice – of your thoughts and actions. Refusal – of negative opportunities to think or act. Yearning – to be better. Repulsion – of negativity, bad influences, of what isn’t true. Preparation – for what lies ahead...
06 Jan 2022
Stoic philosophy teaches us to recognize that there is very little of our lives that is under our control. Basically, we only control how we interpret and react to the events in our lives. It also teaches to live with death in mind, and not make the assumption that you...
23 Oct 2021
Research, then sketch 1. “Pretty much every project begins with entering a world” Every project starts with diving into a world new to you. Entering a world is done through research. “You are searching for a way in for you” 2. You can do research in many ways. Google. Books....
