My First Priority

I have a robust planning and priority system, strengthened by planned reviews and receptive to periodic changes. But my first priority is my family. That simplifies things a lot.
A Must Read Book About Synesthesia

A Must Read Book About Synesthesia

(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Some books I read check all of my intellectual boxes. Wednesday is Indigo Blue (by Richard E. Cytowic, M.D. and David M. Eagleman, Ph.D) does just that. It explains the current scientific thinking around the...

Why I Generally Don’t Swear

I very rarely swear, nor do I find vulgarity in others a good thing. It’s not because I am a prude, or that my delicate sensibilities (if I have any!) are easily offended. Here’s why: To a degree then, I believe the health of a culture can be measured by the...

Dead Language Learning

One of my greatest educational regrets is not having learned Ancient Greek. Although it’s a “dead” language, it underpins the cornerstone writings of Western Philosophy, and I feel its lack is one of my deepest intellectual holes. However, in a recent interview with...

Daily Blogging Until?

I’ve decided to continue blogging daily, seven days a week, until the end of the year or until my first book is complete. The reasons are several-fold, but mostly it’s to keep my writing hand in the game of daily content production. After my first book—or after the...