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Education
Become a Self-Directed Learner
If we wait for someone else to manage our lives we’re always going to be falling short of our aspirations Learning good habits — habits that work for our own lives — is key, but so is how we approach the situation; how we look at the work ahead of us is just as important as how carefully we take no
Essay
The Importance of Being Vulnerable
When you ask someone what it means to be vulnerable they oftentimes start talking about it as a synonym for weakness.
Extinction (2018): A little diamond in the rough
The critics did not enjoy this film. After finishing Extinction, I went ahead and looked it up — as I do with all films I enjoy — and…
Essay
The Rose Within: A Personal Reflection on "The Little Prince"
"Trying to be witty leads to lying, more or less." - Antoine De Saint-Exupery Love, and compassion - which is really just a particularly important form of love - are concepts within The Little Prince - and we adults would do well to pay attention.
Essay
Fickleness, yet Passion
There is a line of thinking that suggests that attachment and passion are anathema — a bane — to a healthy and productive life. If we give…
Books
Age of War: Review
There is only one terrible problem with Michael Sullivan’s books — once you finish one you go into a state of withdrawal to which there is…
Essay
Simply Complex: This World is It.
A simple system is one where the parts are fully predictable: the lock on your front door, for instance, is a simple system. You insert…
Film
Almost There: Documentary as Life
Almost There brought up some interesting themes through its narrative that were complimented nicely by its relaxed artistic style, which…
Zen
Homeostasis: A Musing
“[Homeostasis is] the fundamental property of life that governs everything that living cells do, whether they’re living cells alone, or…
Essay
One World, One People: Ruminating on Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry (born 1934) is an intellectual writer, philosopher, conservationist, activist, Christian, and small-farm advocate. A devout…
Film
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Pampering the Inner Child
If you’ve read my review of the previous Ant-Man film you’ll already know that I was not much of a fan. Sophomoric, poorly-written, and…