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The Power of Meaning

Existential ideas and attitudes have embedded themselves so deeply into modern culture that we hardly think of them as existentialist at all. People (at least in relatively prosperous countries where more urgent needs don’t intervene) talk about anxiety, dishonesty and the fear of commitment. They worry about being in bad faith, even if they don’t

James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts

He sees the hunger people have for a wisdom and nourishing that algorithms and devices don’t provide—but the humanities can. This is the real crisis in humanities, and it’s reached a boiling point.

I don’t travel as extensively as Dana, but I hear the exact same thing in my online dealings with people. They want something that the tech can’t... See more

Ted Gioia • The Real Crisis in Humanities Isn't Happening at College

To be human is to be animated and oriented by some vision of the good life, some picture of what we think counts as “flourishing.” And we want that. We crave it. We desire it. This is why our most fundamental mode of orientation to the world is love.

James K. A. Smith • You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit

Presence is far more intricate and rewarding an art than productivity. Ours is a culture that measures our worth as human beings by our efficiency, our earnings, our ability to perform this or that. The cult of productivity has its place, but worshipping at its altar daily robs us of the very capacity for joy and wonder that makes life worth living... See more

Maria Popova • 13 Life-Learnings from 13 Years of Brain Pickings

the quality of our lives and the health of our society depends, to a large degree, on how well we treat each other in the minute interactions of daily life.

David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

Our emotions and intuitions are not something to be set aside, they are among the best tools we have in determining what to work on in this world, how to live, and how to aim towards a better sense of belonging. Learning to tame your emotions through willpower is helpful, but your emotions themselves are still an asset. They are a tool to be... See more

Simon Sarris • Stoicism is Not Enough

The little things you do for others that remind you both of who you are, matter. They’re what define the thread count of the human experience

Molly Mielke • Feeling seen · Molly Mielke

The Real Crisis in Humanities Isn't Happening at College

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