This was my weekend watch. It’s a fantastic, far-reaching discussion across the evolution of virtue, morality, free trade and more. It touches on the green revolution and on Ridley’s Rational Optimist perspective (similar to Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now.
In fact, it’s all that you might expect from a discussion between Peterson and Ridley.
Well worth a watch.
This looks interesting.
Jordan Peterson and Douglas Murray in conversation on Peterson’s podcast.
My weekend will be complete.
However, is this 100 minutes isn’t sufficient, there’s an archive of his podcasts, here.
“‘I wish it need not have happened in my time,’ said Frodo. ‘So do I,’ said Gandalf, ‘and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.’“
Steve Layman brings us sound advice from another place and time. He also suggests a few simple rules for everyday life.
Michael Wade shares a moment of tranquillity…
…along with style, beauty, art and advice.
Nicholas Bate provides pithy advice for better living (always) …
How to get better at anything, 22
1. Read the best book on the subject by the best expert.
2, Practise the skill daily.
3. Fill a notebook with key points, learnings and tips on the subject.
4. Read that notebook (3) daily.
5. Create a plan of incremental improvement.
6. …
I am in awe of those who produce thoughtful, thought-provoking and inspiring material with such relentless regularity.
More inspiration to be found at Cultural Offering, and with Patrick Rhone, and with Seth Godin (this particularly caught my eye) and many, many other places. Follow the links, hat-tips and references and let your mind wander. Even if your body can’t.
Photo by Martin Schachinger on Unsplash
A weekend watch on bonsai for beginners.
I’ve long been fascinated by the magical quality of bonsai, but imagined a heady responsibility (nurturing and tending a tiny, decades-old specimen) steeped in ritual.
This makes it all seem more achievable. There’s no prissy nonsense, here.
Continue reading “Beginning bonsai”
Kurt’s Cultural Offering adds the mighty Nazareth to his catalogue of Essential Mixes.
What a great band. I saw them, when I was still at school, at the Inverness Ice Rink. They were/are one of the few bands that continued to record very strong cover versions (Beggar’s Day, Love Hurts, Cocaine, Java Blues etc) alongside their own originals: Hair of the Dog (which Guns ‘n’ Roses later recorded), Expect No Mercy, Holiday etc.
Continue reading “Nazareth – a reminder from Cultural Offering”
Execupundit’s Michael Wade points to a forthcoming series on General Grant — US Civil War general and, later, 18th president of the United States.
It was Michael who first sparked my interest in Grant. It’s on the History channel. I hope it’s available in the UK.
Here’s the trailer: