The majority of people in the audience of David Foster Wallace's This is Water speech at Kenyon College in 2005 didn't understand what he was talking about. This is evidenced by their laughter and applause a few times throughout the speech. To …
Sloww Sunday Newsletter 017 (May 17, 2020) — The Hero’s Journey, What is Simplicity, Life Learnings, & More
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Stream of Consciousness: Can you be Selfish AND Save the World?
This is a new premium series called Stream of Consciousness. Most of the time, I go deep into a concept or book, synthesize what I learn, and then summarize it for you. Often times, we must go deep to reach a sufficient level of understanding and …
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How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose: “Awakening Your Ikigai” by Ken Mogi (Book Summary)
Looking for more posts about ikigai?- “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life” by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles (Book Summary)- The Truth about Ikigai: Definitions, Diagrams & Myths about the Japanese Life Purpose- Ikigai …
The Communication Cheat Sheet — What is an Aphorism, Heuristic, Platitude, Deepity & More (+ Infographic)
What is an aphorism? How about a heuristic? Sick of platitudes? What in the world is a deepity? After seeing some of these words over and over again on Twitter—and getting tired of repeatedly searching definitions of them—I decided to make this …
Sloww Sunday Newsletter 016 (May 10, 2020) — Stories vs Reality, Words of Wisdom, Mental Models, & More
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