rob hardy

Philosophy isn't a noun to be grasped but a verb to be lived. It's not about having wisdom but about wisdom-ing - the ongoing, embodied practice of questioning, sensing, responding, and adapting to the world as it unfolds.

I want to know

if you are prepared to live in a world

with its harsh need

to change you. If you can look back

with firm eyes

saying this is where I stand.

— David Whyte, 'Self-Portrait' [from Fire in the Earth]

the price you pay for depth is slowness

one of the most exhausting habits, maybe even addictions, is the desire to want to be seen accurately, judged correctly, understood perfectly

there is power in letting distortion exist

when the need to be understood loosens, the energy returns to what actually wants to be made

A life in which we make mistakes and take full responsibility for those mistakes, without recourse to blame, is in some ways even more admirable than a life of impeccable morality. Our very human nature is to grow. So the purpose of your life is not a fixed mark. It is an ever-changing alignment to the core of your humanity, to your ability to... See more

Science is the systematic investigation of open questions. ScienceTM is the institutional authority certifying definitive answers.

How to Ruin a Great Conversation:

1. Replace curiosity with curiositas.

2. Treat therapeutic self-disclosure as the zenith of intellectual intimacy.

3. Assume that talking about great books is the same thing as having a great discussion.

4. Allow your conversations to become sclerotic.

5. Focus on the form of your conversations to the neglect of the... See more