Allen Sanderson
@erstwhile
Allen Sanderson
Capacities
app.capacities.ioTop of Mind notes are fleeting thoughts that I won’t remember if you ask me a few hours later. It used to be on top of mind but easily gone in a few minutes. It could be a snatch of dialogue. Emotional moment. Single incident or observation. Things like that.
Every time I open it I have no idea what I’m going to read. In addition to reflection, it has pretty good serendipitous value.
Excited (anything compelling, resonant and important to me). An effort to pay atention to what I pay attention to.
The Divine Comedy: Inferno, a new translation by Jason Baxter
angelicopress.com
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
amazon.com
These are readers and viewers who have developed sophisticated skills of analysis: They trace complex storylines across volumes, engage with detailed world-building, and discover how seemingly minor details become crucial plot points. Consider the fan who can explain how The Silmarillion enriches every page of The Lord of the Rings, making seemingl... See more
A person who has not been in danger is not a person.
Antifragile - Nassim Taleb
You can measure your worth by the number of things you love and not by the number of things that love you back.
Elizabeth Gilbert - Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.
The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.
Elizabeth Gilbert in Big Magic
What is so important about epic poetry? Why are these five (or six!) poems considered the backbone of a solid classical education?
What makes them so special?
An epic 🧵on why epic poetry should matter to you... https://t.co/PftUWp0wgq