“For if a person shifts their caution to their own reasoned choices and the acts of those choices, they will at the same time gain the will to avoid, but if they shift their caution away from their own reasoned choices to things not under their control, seeking to avoid what is controlled by others, they will then be agitated, fearful, and unstable.”—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.1.12
Let’s face it, no matter what people are saying, no matter what leaders signed when it comes to agreements etc. is not going to help us anymore. Not when money, economy and profits etc. are at play. The seven hottest years on record have been the past seven. We will continue with this trend until it will really start hitting money, the economy and profits very hard. 2021 Was Earth’s Fifth...
“The essence of good is a certain kind of reasoned choice; just as the essence of evil is another kind. What about externals, then? They are only the raw material for our reasoned choice, which finds its own good or evil in working with them. How will it find the good? Not by marveling at the material! For if judgments about the material are straight that makes our choices good, but if those...
This is so good, I decided to re-blog it here… enjoy it!
A Video Countdown of the 25 Best Films of 2021:
David Ehrlich’s video countdown of the 25 best films of 2021. It’s like a trailer for an entire year’s worth of movies, lovingly constructed by a movie fan, critic, and editor, chock full of vivid imagery, memorable moments, and homages to great films of the past.
“Some things are in our control, while others are not. We control our opinion, choice, desire, aversion, and, in a word, everything of our own doing. We don’t control our body, property, reputation, position, and, in a word, everything not of our own doing. Even more, the things in our control are by nature free, unhindered, and unobstructed, while those not in our control are weak, slavish, can...
“We must give up many things to which we are addicted, considering them to be good. Otherwise, courage will vanish, which should continually test itself. The greatness of soul will be lost, which can’t stand out unless it disdains as petty what the mob regards as most desirable.”—SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 74.12b–13
It has been about 100 years since the 1920s when the working style of “salaryman” was born in Japanese society. Society seems to have reached a turning point because of a pandemic. SmartHR, a human resources agency in Japan, has created a short animation film that looks back on the 100 years of working that has changed with the times. This look at the past will allow you to think...
“The proper work of the mind is the exercise of choice, refusal, yearning, repulsion, preparation, purpose, and assent. What then can pollute and clog the mind’s proper functioning? Nothing but its own corrupt decisions.”—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 4.11.6–7
I cannot believe it has been 20 years already! iMac G4 was my first Apple computer and I have been using them ever since… I could never go back to anything else at this point. Below is a link to a review that originally appeared in the May 2002 edition of Macworld. iMac G4 review: Bold system avoids the sophomore slump | Macworld: As the best-selling Mac of all time, the original iMac...
“A person who doesn’t know what the universe is, doesn’t know where they are. A person who doesn’t know their purpose in life doesn’t know who they are or what the universe is. A person who doesn’t know any one of these things doesn’t know why they are here. So what to make of people who seek or avoid the praise of those who have no knowledge of where or who they are?” —MARCUS AURELIUS...
