Category: Philosophy
A Good Teacher
A good teacher is less of a teacher and more of a mentor. She always teaches you by asking the right questions that help you learn about yourself. And then improve from that point forward. You need to trust your teacher and believe you share a common interest to get there. It begins with acknowledging…
A Philosophical Start to 2023
We are once again at a transition moment in history. Where our journey goes from here could be exceptionally good or absurdly bad. This mirrors past moments, such as the transition into the Agrarian Age, which gave us early high cultures but also vario…
A Philosophical Start to 2023
We are once again at a transition moment in history. Where our journey goes from here could be exceptionally good or absurdly bad. This mirrors past moments, such as the transition into the Agrarian Age, which gave us early high cultures but also vario…
Progress vs. Categories
As humans we like to put things into categories. It makes communicating and thinking easier. Scratch that. It makes communicating and thinking possible. Categories go hand in hand with words as providing us with crucial compression of reality. Just lik…
Progress vs. Categories
As humans we like to put things into categories. It makes communicating and thinking easier. Scratch that. It makes communicating and thinking possible. Categories go hand in hand with words as providing us with crucial compression of reality. Just lik…
Ishmael (Book Review)
This post is by Continuations by Albert Wenger from Continuations by Albert Wenger Recently someone tweeted at me that I should read Ishmael by David Quinn in response to a piece I posted about the need for unlimited growth in a finite world. Well I have read it and now find myself wondering if people…
A Short Note on Persistent Practices
This post is by Continuations by Albert Wenger from Continuations by Albert Wenger In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.- Yogi BerraYoga works. Meditation works. Conscious breathing works. By “works” I mean that these practices have positive effects for people who observe them. They can help build and…
The Power of Kindness
This post is by Continuations by Albert Wenger from Continuations by Albert Wenger I am obviously late to the party on Ted Lasso, as I try not to start any series at all due to what my therapist calls “completion compunction” (and yes I binge watched the entire first season on two consecutive evenings not that…