Work isn’t optional… | Seth’s Blog
Work isn’t optional… | Seth’s Blog But this job is. We all need to feed our family, find shelter and contribute to the community. Finding […]
J.R.R. Tolkien on How to Fall in Love with Life – The Marginalian
In 1964, Pantheon Books invited J.R.R. Tolkien (January 3, 1892–September 2, 1973) to write an introduction to George MacDonald’s The Golden Key, which he had […]
Seneca on True and False Friendship – The Marginalian
“Friendship is unnecessary,” C.S. Lewis wrote, “like philosophy, like art, like the universe itself… it has no survival value; rather it is one of those […]
When does it become a speech?
When does it become a speech? | Seth’s Blog One person isn’t a lecture, it’s lunch. Three people is office hours. Six people is a […]
How to Be a Good Explorer on the Lifelong Expedition to Yourself – The Marginalian
Life is an ongoing expedition into the brambled tendrilled wilderness of ourselves, continually stymied by all we mistake for a final destination — success, superhuman […]
Colette on the Splendor of Autumn and the Autumn of Life – The Marginalian
The weather has seeded our earliest myths, inspired some of our greatest art, and even affects the way we think. In our divisive culture, where […]
Things are humming | Seth’s Blog
Things are humming | Seth’s Blog The Knot is coming. On sale today, a limited-edition pennant made by hand in Buffalo… The five-pack from Porchlight […]
How to Change Your Life – The Marginalian
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR LIFEby Maria Popova Don’t try to washyour tired handsclean from the bloodshedof your private wars.Just unclench the fistthat has come to […]
Kahlil Gibran on the Courage to Weather the Uncertainties of Love – The Marginalian
“Love is the quality of attention we pay to things,” poet J.D. McClatchy wrote in his beautiful meditation on the contrast and complementarity of love […]
The reality of sunk costs
Culture is built on the stability of persistence. Pop musicians have farewell tours that last for decades. The local print shop is still there, reliably […]
