Search results for “alan watts”
William James on Choosing Purpose Over Profit and the Life-Changing Power of a Great Mentor
“After all, the great problem of life seems to be how to keep body and soul together.”
The History Manifesto: How to Eradicate the Epidemic of Short-Termism and Harness Our Past in Creating a Flourishing Future
A beautiful case for why our flourishing requires that we move from pursuing value to cultivating values.
The Artist and the Anguish of the American Dream: Zadie Smith’s Love-Hate Letter to New York
“The greatest thing about Manhattan is the worst thing about Manhattan: self-actualization.”
Sherwin Nuland on the Art of Dying and How Our Mortality Confers Meaning Upon Our Lives
“The greatest dignity to be found in death is the dignity of the life that preceded it.”
The Shortness of Life: Seneca on Busyness and the Art of Living Wide Rather Than Living Long
“The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today… The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.”
Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark on Trust, Integrity, Human Nature, and Why a Steady Moral Compass Is the Best Investment
“What surprises me, in a way, is how almost universally people are trustworthy and good.”
The Mystery of Personal Identity: What Makes You and Your Childhood Self the Same Person Despite a Lifetime of Change
Dissecting the philosophical conundrum of our “integrity of identity that persists over time, undergoing changes and yet still continuing to be.”
Sam Harris on the Paradox of Meditation and How to Stretch Our Capacity for Everyday Self-Transcendence
“Positive emotions, such as compassion and patience, are teachable skills; and the way we think directly influences our experience of the world.”
Neuroscientist Sam Harris on Happiness, Spirituality Without Religion, and How to Cultivate the Art of Presence
“Our world is dangerously riven by religious doctrines that all educated people should condemn, and yet there is more to understanding the human condition than science and secular culture generally admit.”
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