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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Blake’s Proverbs
William Blakes’ Proverbs of Hell are a bit like Jenny Holzer’s Truisms – some you get some you don’t, some resonate some clang. Still thinking about some of the things which I think constitute the good life, four of his … Continue reading
Posted in Aristotle, Life, Truisms
Tagged Aristotle, Desmond Tutu, Dogs Drinking, Friends, Imagine, Jenny Holzer, Knowledge & Ideas, Look up, Proverbs, Talk, Think, Truisms, William Blake
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Poetry in Motion
I’ve just finished Csikszentmihalyi’s ‘Flow’. There are things to criticise. Some points – the time we waste in front of TV notably – are right but he makes them repetitively. His style occasionally grates. But, in my humble opinion, it … Continue reading
Posted in Achilles, Aristotle, Ethics, Life, Psychology
Tagged 'Flow', Achilles, Aristotle, Balance, Bayesian Brain, Csikszentmihalyi, Epicureanism, Existentialism, Meaning, Nureyev, Poems, Scepticism, Stoicism, Telos, The Harp Player
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Queen
Chugging slowly with a car full around a clogged South Circular last Sunday, I was simultaneously cheered and touched by my other half. As as the peerless Freddie Mercury sang… I’ve been with you such a long time You’re my … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Freddie Mercury, Happiness, Lyrics, Queen, Smile, Songs, You're my best friend
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The Good Life
I used to be a strict Act Utilitarian – the moral act is the one that produces the most overall happiness or least harm. The undergraduate philosophy case studies all seemed clear cut to me. Knowing what we know now, … Continue reading
Posted in Aristotle, Ethics, Life, Psychology
Tagged Arete, Aristotle, Bayesian Brain, Bentham, Csikszentmihalyi, Ethics, Eudaimonia, Happiness, Mill, Moral Philosophy, Telos, The Harp Player, Utilitarianism, Virtue, William Blake
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Broadband
Our home broadband has been on the blink this week. You really miss it when it’s not there. Perhaps worse is when it comes and goes – one minute you’re surfing gaily, the next you’re beached with a ‘no network’ … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Psychology, Work
Tagged 'Flow', Boredom, Broadband, Cognitive Bandwidth, Csikszentmihalyi, Directed Thought, Irritation, Joy, Marseillaise, Punched Tape, Satisfaction
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Immersion
Concentrating on boiling a ham on the hob yesterday, I was reminded of a key aspect of ‘flow’ – immersion. ‘Flow’ is ceasing to be self-conscious or unduly conscious of others and becoming thoroughly immersed in the task or activity. … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Life, Psychology
Tagged 'Flow', Absorbing, Children, Extrinsic Distractions, Immersion, Intrinsic Value, Joy, Parenting, Self Consciousness
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Kisses
As my other half left the house for work one morning this week, my daughter was a bit sad. My daughter and son were perched with me on the back of the sofa. My partner waved to us through the … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Truisms
Tagged Children, Contentment, Eudaimonia, Happiness, Joy, Kisses, Parenthood
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Cross Stitches
I’ve subscribed to Montaigne’s Essais on dailylit.com which breaks him up into comparatively bitesized chunks. Still the discovery that there are 426 daily episodes to look forward to sometimes feels a long haul. I’m up to episode 62. Some days … Continue reading
Posted in Aristotle, Ethics, Life
Tagged 'The good life', Aristotle, Children, Csikszentmihalyi, Dailylit.com, Epictetus, John Wanamaker, Montaigne, Parenthood, Parenting, Plagiarism, Seneca, We are what we do
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