Small Talk: How to Cultivate the True Disposition of the Artist
Practice being an artist by being a good conversationalist
The Grid-less Vacation
Power Down Week is April 21-27, 2024
How to be a Good Agrarian
I hung out with Michael Jordan outside Chicago about twenty years ago.
No, not basketball Michael Jordan. I'm talking about Michael Jordan, the English professor from Hillsdale College.
We met at a Touchstone conference at Mundelein Seminary. He saw my name tag and said he enjoyed my articles.
A Tip to the Right Hemisphere
I agree with Modern Drunkard Magazine's observation that, if you can't afford to tip the bartender, you can't afford to drink in a bar. Just buy a six-pack and stay home.
Me? I prefer to stay home with the six-pack, but I love bars.
Hey Dude, Let's Inherit the Kingdom
If you want to inherit the kingdom, look with the eyes of the little child. Or maybe drink a few cocktails.
Here's the thing about kids: Their prefrontal cortexes aren't developed. Their PFCs don't fully develop until their early twenties.
PFCs control analytical thinking.
Handwriting: Brain Connectivity?
George Citroner at Epoch Times
Propaganda and Love of the Ugly
Anthony Daniels (a/k/a "Theodore Dalrymple") at The New Criterion
Botch Your New Year's Resolutions Already? Maybe Try a Few of These Winter Resolutions
"New year" means "new soul."
That's what British writer G.K. Chesterton once observed.
Many of us, though, already feel like we've soiled our souls with botched New Year's resolutions.
And the rest of us will feel pretty soiled soon
23 Truths
Gurwinder at The Prism (Substack)
Feeling Hurried? Blame Netflix
One quality about modern life that no one denies: it's rushed.
It's hurried.
Frenzied.
No one feels like they have enough time.
There's a simple explanation: Modern life is fun. It's interesting. Tons of worthy things grab our attention.
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