rob hardy

almost nothing makes sense when isolated as an end-in-itself; meaning is inherently ecological

The problem with organized religions, Bill Wilson once complained, “is their claim how confoundedly right all of them are.”7 The spirituality of imperfection that forms the heart and soul of Alcoholics Anonymous makes no claim to be “right.” It is a spirituality more interested in questions than in answers, more a journey toward humility than a

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the road to success is paved with bad incentives

You see, I want a lot.
Maybe I want it all:
the darkness of each endless fall,
the shimmering light of each ascent.

So many are alive who don't seem to care.
Casual, easy, they move in the world
as though untouched.

But you take pleasure in the faces
of those who know they thirst.
You cherish those
who grip you for survival.

You are not dead yet, it's not too

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When the founder of Hasidic Judaism, the great Rabbi Israel Shem Tov, saw misfortune threatening the Jews, it was his custom to go into a certain part of the forest to meditate. There he would light a fire, say a special prayer, and the miracle would be accomplished and the misfortune averted.

Later, when his disciple, the celebrated Maggid of

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A staggering amount of business success comes down to making a list of the 20 people you need to talk to and contacting them one by one.