Writer exploring culture, technology, life design, and the human experience. Writing at BarryFralick.com
Sunday Notes 10/20/24
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Greetings friends. Here are this week's notes. From me: How to live a good life Make your way in the world. Find someone wonderful to join you. Live in a place that gives you energy. Find something to do that makes you happy. Ignore outcomes. Minimize regret. Take risks. Change often! Keep learning. Appreciate today. -- True: Writers are such phonies: they sometimes have wise insights but they don't live by them at all. That's what writers are like...you think they know something, but usually they are just messes.
― Anne Sexton
-- Interesting: The Case for Intellectual Loneliness -- Tech: Our Tools and Us At what point does digital technology- a supposed accelerator and augmenter of our ability to think, reason and discern become a replacement for these skills? -- ??: How to Be a Badass: A Comprehensive Guide -- A quote: Unspoken expectations are premeditated resentments.
― Neil Strauss
-- Lastly, a cartoon: See you next week. Barry |
Barry Fralick
Writer exploring culture, technology, life design, and the human experience. Writing at BarryFralick.com
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