Then – May 18th 2020

What I’m Reading (or *Re-Reading):

Master and Commander, by Patrick O’Brian

Atlas Shrugged (*), by Ayn Rand

The Practicing Stoic (*), by Ward Farnsworth

Dandelion Wine (*), by Ray Bradbury

My Man Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse – just finished

What I’m Listening to (*Re-Listening to) on Audible:

Letters From a Stoic (*), by Seneca

The Tattooist of Auschwitz, by Heather Morris

Deep Work (*), by Cal Newport

A Tale of Two Cities (*), by Dickens – just finished

The Fountainhead (*), by Rand – just finished

What I’ve Watched Recently (I Watch Very Little):

The Last Continent – documentary

The 2019 World Series – on DVD (I miss baseball games)

Albums I’m Really Enjoying Right Now:

U2 – How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

The Verve – A Storm in Heaven

Radiohead – In Rainbows

Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti

Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27, perf. by Evgeny Kissen

A Few Things I’m Especially Grateful For:

Being able to take my cat Orsino on walks.

Being able to still listen to music on vinyl.

Being able to spend most of each day thinking about photo artistry.

Being able to rely on the awesomeness of my assistant David.  (He rocks.)

Something I’ve Been Journaling About Lately:

I see one’s essential Purpose as the choice of the happiness one is committed to obtaining through the active engagement of one’s faculty of reason and one’s dedication to living a life of independence and integrity.  And if that is so, and if I’m to live a life of greater Purpose, how can I demonstrate, through my daily actions, my commitment to my highest values?  For instance, in my career, in my relationships, in my health, in my intellectual ambitions — what am I aspiring to, and how I am taking action to pursue my highest values and ambitions in each of those areas of my life?

Something I’m Paying No Attention To Whatsoever:

The news

What I’m Mostly Doing Now:

1.) Preparing some really exciting tutorials for my advanced “KAIZEN Group.” 

2.) Completing a cool surprise for my “AWAKE Photography Group.”

3.) Consulting for the Objective Standard Institute on how to best roll out their new website and launch a full slate of courses on The Morality of Loving Life, Thinking In Principles, and Human Flourishing.

4.) Making time each day to spend reading, studying philosophy, and walking in the woods or around the lake.