For many years I wrote about fiction, story, belief, ordinary life, and the questions that shaped my work. More than two thousand essays remain here—not because every one represents my current thinking, but because together they tell the story of a writer learning over time.
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04/20/23 Biking & Listening
Biking is something else I both love and hate. It takes a lot of effort but does provide good exercise and most days over an hour to listen…
Mood Science and the Evolutionary Origins of Depression
Here’s the link to this article. What language and symbolism have to do with mood and how light exposure and sleep shape our mental health. BY MARIA POPOVA…
An Antidote to the Age of Anxiety: Alan Watts on Happiness and How to Live with Presence
Here’s the link to this article. Wisdom on overcoming the greatest human frustration from the pioneer of Eastern philosophy in the West. BY MARIA POPOVA “How we spend…
Richard L. Fricks 