When Life Is Slow, Go Even Slower - Forge
A note to myself from the side of the highwayPhoto: Artur Łuczka / Unsplash Last week, my car needed service. I typically manage such days of privileged inconvenience by dropping my car at the dealer and grabbing a ride home with a friend or taking advantage of Toyota’s free shuttle service. But in these unusual times, when policies and hours of operation change as county health…
When Life Is Slow, Go Even Slower - Forge
A note to myself from the side of the highwayPhoto: Artur Łuczka / Unsplash Last week, my car needed service. I typically manage such days of privileged inconvenience by dropping my car at the dealer and grabbing a ride home with a friend or taking advantage of Toyota’s free shuttle service. But in these unusual times, when policies and hours of operation change as county health…
What philosophers think, 2020 edition - Philosophy as a Way of Life - Medium
[image: the “Thinker” by Rodin outside Philadelphia’s Rodin Museum, Wikimedia; this is essay #351 in the Philosophy as a Way of Life series] Philosophy, contra popular opinion (even among some philosophers) makes progress. I have written a whole (free!) book (summarized here) about how that works. The basic idea is that philosophy, unlike science, is in the business of discovering, exploring, and refining conceptual landscapes defined by the questions in which philosophers are interested in.
What philosophers think, 2020 edition - Philosophy as a Way of Life - Medium
[image: the “Thinker” by Rodin outside Philadelphia’s Rodin Museum, Wikimedia; this is essay #351 in the Philosophy as a Way of Life series] Philosophy, contra popular opinion (even among some philosophers) makes progress. I have written a whole (free!) book (summarized here) about how that works. The basic idea is that philosophy, unlike science, is in the business of discovering, exploring, and refining conceptual landscapes defined by the questions in which philosophers are interested in.
In my Abuela’s Kitchen - Klipsun Magazine - Medium
Finding joy in sharing traditional meals with my loved ones. Story by Bella Coronado Esperanza Coronado didn’t cook because she had to, or because it was a hobby; cooking was her love language, how she communicated joy. On the rare occasion when my Abuela’s four sons, three daughter-in-laws and 12 grandchildren gathered together, we came around her food. She valued the way food brings people together, because it brought warmth that could be felt in every room; it was felt through conversation...
In my Abuela’s Kitchen - Klipsun Magazine - Medium
Finding joy in sharing traditional meals with my loved ones. Story by Bella Coronado Esperanza Coronado didn’t cook because she had to, or because it was a hobby; cooking was her love language, how she communicated joy. On the rare occasion when my Abuela’s four sons, three daughter-in-laws and 12 grandchildren gathered together, we came around her food. She valued the way food brings people together, because it brought warmth that could be felt in every room; it was felt through conversation...
In ‘Drama Queens’ Podcast, ‘One Tree Hill’ Stars Rehash the Making of the Show — the Good, Bad, and Toxic
It’s an incredible example of careful processing of a dearly loved but also toxic former workplacePhoto courtesy of Drama Queens I’m of an age that for me, first-run WB shows — *One Tree Hill, Gilmore Girls — *felt like guilty pleasures, not only for…
In ‘Drama Queens’ Podcast, ‘One Tree Hill’ Stars Rehash the Making of the Show — the Good, Bad, and Toxic
It’s an incredible example of careful processing of a dearly loved but also toxic former workplacePhoto courtesy of Drama Queens I’m of an age that for me, first-run WB shows — *One Tree Hill, Gilmore Girls — *felt like guilty pleasures, not only for…
An Extended Break From the Rat Race Has Changed My Life
10 lessons learned that I never want to lose https://medium.com/@lindacastrilli?source=post_page-----942da44c924----------------------------------- Linda Castrilli https://index.medium.com/i-took-an-extended-break-from-the-rat-race-here-are-lessons-learned-that-i-never-want-to-lose-942da44c924?source=post_page-----942da44c924----------------------------------- Dec 16, 2021·6 min readPhoto: GettyImages In the spring of 2021, I left the corporate job I had been in for the prior seventeen years....
An Extended Break From the Rat Race Has Changed My Life
10 lessons learned that I never want to lose https://medium.com/@lindacastrilli?source=post_page-----942da44c924----------------------------------- Linda Castrilli https://index.medium.com/i-took-an-extended-break-from-the-rat-race-here-are-lessons-learned-that-i-never-want-to-lose-942da44c924?source=post_page-----942da44c924----------------------------------- Dec 16, 2021·6 min readPhoto: GettyImages In the spring of 2021, I left the corporate job I had been in for the prior seventeen years....