Thoughts on an idea presented by Tim Ferriss and Tony Robbins on how to frame difficult situations.
Read MoreEpisode 68: “We have always been at war with Eastasia”
“The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.” George Orwell, 1984.
Read MoreEpisode 67: Our Levels of Preparedness
Thoughts on our current health crisis from an ancient civilization’s perspective.
Read MoreEpisode 66: The things we fall - and stay - in love with
Thoughts on drumming, tennis, astronomy, and photography.
Read MoreEpisode 65: Agora and Remembering Hypatia
Episode 64: Accidentally getting back to meditation
Thoughts on meditation and its relationship with other meditative states (in art and sports).
Read MoreEpisode 63: The girl in the mask and the infinite paintbrush
Fun thoughts on learning art as a kid.
Read MoreEpisode 62: The best place to live and where home is
Thoughts on travel, finding your ideal home and what that could mean on a broader sense.
Read MoreEpisode 61: Corona, Proust, and Loving Life Today
Thoughts on catastrophes and my reading of a passage by Marcel Proust about the subject.
Read MoreEpisode 60: Investing in your art practice
Thoughts on investment strategies in your art practice according to 6 areas: education, gear, speed, production, marketing and savings.
Read MoreEpisode 59: Thoughts on going to graduate school for art
Reviewing my experience going for a master’s degree for art in Canada and some things to think about if you are considering it.
Read MoreEpisode 58: Russian Banyas
Thoughts on the benefits of heat/cold therapy in Russian banyas (saunas)
Read MoreEpisode 57: Tonight's Dream - Picard, Future Ancient Ruins and Mythological Art
My deconstruction of a dream I had tonight.
Read MoreEpisode 56: A Church of Art and Science?
A thought experiment about some good elements of religiosity and how it would be applied to a secular institution around art and science.
Read MoreEpisode 55: Do you decide or do you discover your purpose?
Thoughts inspired by recent news about Bob Iger stepping down as CEO of Disney and how successful people find purpose and motivation.
Read MoreEpisode 54: A State of Float
Thoughts on the benefits of going on sensory deprivation tanks.
Read MoreEpisode 53: Regrets and the Randomness Of Fate
Thoughts on regret, learning how to forgive yourself and creating artworks inspired by that feeling.
Read MoreEpisode 52: Watching the Truman Show in 2020
Thoughts on re-watching the movie 'The Truman Show' 22 years after its release and its relationship to today's surveillance technology and social media.
Read MoreEpisode 51: Exploring your heritage with DNA testing
Thoughts on my recent DNA test and the search for our connection to history.
Read MoreEpisode 50: Going on a Vision Quest
In this episode I talk about three seemingly different subjects of interest from last week: getting my DNA test results, snowboarding in Western Ukraine and visiting the city of Lviv, and how they all combine in one theme of going into a vision quest.
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