seeing that saves
What I’m in search of is maybe hard to explain in a neat sentence, but, maybe, it’s some sense of resonance. You know when you’re reading and you’re like “Oh, this person is saying this thing I’ve been thinking or feeling forever, but didn’t know how to express in words?” That’s a beautiful feeling when you can see yourself more clearly through som... See more
On the value of being a beginner
Timeless works have an organized complexity within them. It is a vast universe, containing more wisdom than the mind can behold at once, meaning every time you dip in, you might notice some new layer you missed before (since you’ve evolved in the interim).
Sometimes, when you dive into an intellectual universe (Plato, McKenna, Emerson), it’s overwh
... See moreI don’t know if I’ve learned anything yet! I did learn how to have a happy home, but I consider myself fortunate in that regard because I could’ve rolled right by it. Everybody has a superficial side and a deep side, but this culture doesn’t place much value on depth — we don’t have shamans or soothsayers, and depth isn’t encouraged or understood.
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