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TUESDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-Publishing & Better Living: The...
Photo Credit: H.Magdy via Compfight cc Quote of the day When asked about what they regret most in the last six months, people tend to identify actions that didn’t meet expectations. But when asked...
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MONDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-Publishing & Better Living: The Myth of...
Photo Credit: Davide – Dusk photographer via Compfight cc Quote of the day The widely talked about and common word “multitasking” is a lie – but nearly everyone in our fast-paced world has accepted is...
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Is Ethosism the Solution to Global Socio-Economic Inequality?
The author of Cast Away offers a thought provocative remedy to global socio-economic inequality; the rise of Ethosism. Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth and they lead to lower...
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We Are Free, Even If Everything Is Written In Advance
Human Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants: An Introduction to Ethics makes philosophy fun, tactile, and popular. Moral thinking is simple, Ruwen Ogien argues, and as inherent as the senses. In...
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A Balance Between Automatic Pilot and Consciousness
Joy cannot be compared to pleasure or happiness, since they depend on external circumstances and are ephemeral. Joy is at the heart of any search, and at the same time the clearest sign that a human...
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3 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said
10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said is the antidote to those cotton-candy platitudes that are all too familiar to anyone who’s ever worn a mortarboard, Wheelan’s 101 head-turning...
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Discovering Your Natural Capacity for Love, Integrity, and Compassion
In Coming Home to Who You Are, David Richo teaches us that we already possess everything we need to have satisfying relationships and a happy, fulfilling life; all we need to do is learn how to bring...
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Is It Wrong To Lie?
In Lying, best-selling author and neuroscientist Sam Harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situations where others often lie. What...
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Jefferson and The Pursuit of Happiness
In The Happy Life, Malouf traces our conception of happiness throughout history, distilling centuries of thought into a lucid narrative. He discusses the creation myths of ancient Greece and the...
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Epicurus on Freedom and Friendship
In Travels with Epicurus, Klein uncovers the simple pleasures that are available late in life, as well as the refined pleasures that only a mature mind can fully appreciate. On freeing ourselves from...
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LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Better Living: Love Is Never Enough
Quote of the day We can never really know the state of mind— the attitudes, thoughts, and feelings— of other people. We depend on signals, which are frequently ambiguous, to inform us about the...
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Asshole Management
In Assholes: A Theory, philosopher Aaron James presents a theory of the asshole that is both intellectually provocative and existentially necessary. Self-understanding The asshole is deeply bothersome...
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Love Is Under Threat
In In Praise of Love, For Badiou, love is an existential project, a constantly unfolding quest for truth. This quest begins with the chance encounter, an event that forever changes two individuals,...
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What Scientists and Philosophers Get Wrong about Art
The construction of sophisticated tools has long distinguished the human species from those still content with sticks and rock — or nothing at all. We are creators of things in our essence, says UC...
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The Idea Of Serenity
In How philosophy can save your life, discover how great philosophers can help you live a more purposeful and peaceful life. What is serenity? Serenity is the possession of a steady spirit that...
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Why Do We Love? A Philosophical Inquiry
Ah, romantic love; beautiful and intoxicating, heart-breaking and soul-crushing… often all at the same time! If romantic love has a purpose, neither science nor psychology has discovered it yet – but...
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Self-Discipline: A Virtue
William J. Bennett has collected hundreds of stories in The Book of Virtues, an instructive and inspiring anthology that will help children understand and develop character — and help adults teach...
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What Would Plato Think of Crowdsourcing?
Philosopher Rebecca Goldstein, author of Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away, on what Plato would think of technology today. If Plato were to come back today I think he would have a...
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Would You Choose A Life Of Limitless Pleaure (With No Pain)?
In The Pleasure Trap, the authors offer unique insights into the factors that make us susceptible to dietary and lifestyle excesses, and present ways to restore the biological processes designed by...
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The 10 Principles Of Optimal Living
Think of this book as a Philosopher’s notes on that awesome class. From “Spiritual Farts” and “110-Year Old You”s to “The Tolle Trap” and “Blissipline,” you’ll have fun getting your wisdom on in this...
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