Reads tagged with “psychology”
A New Refutation of Time: Borges on the Most Paradoxical Dimension of Existence
“Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire.”
Just-Like-That Mind: A Great Zen Teacher on Navigating Loss and Grief
“Name and form are made by thinking. Water does not say, ‘I am water.’ Steam does not say, ‘I am steam.’”
Facing the Blank Page: Celebrated Writers on How to Overcome Creative Block
Wisdom on artistic paralysis from Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Atwood, Jonathan Franzen, Lydia Davis, and others.
What Makes a Hero and the True Measure of the Human Spirit: Walter Lippmann’s Stunning Tribute to Amelia Earhart
“The world is a better place to live in because it contains human beings who will give up ease and security and stake their own lives in order to do what they themselves think worth doing.”
The Private Person and the Public Persona: Borges on the Divided Self
A timeless parable of the self-defeating quest for integration.
How to Meditate: An Animated Guide
A simple, assuring invitation into releasing the resistance to one of the most life-expanding practices possible.
Composing a Life: Anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson on Our False Mythos of Achievement and the Messy, Nonlinear Reality of How We Become Who We Are
“The knight errant, who finds his challenges along the way, may be a better model for our times than the knight who is questing for the Grail.”
Do: Sol LeWitt’s Electrifying Letter of Advice on Self-Doubt, Overcoming Creative Block, and Being an Artist
“You belong in the most secret part of you. Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool.”
Jennifer Egan on Writing, the Trap of Approval, and the Most Important Discipline in Creative Work
“You can only write regularly if you’re willing to write badly… Accept bad writing as a way of priming the pump, a warm-up exercise that allows you to write well.”
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