Habit much!
I’ve always been a believer in habits, but now I also realise that they can limit one’s growth if they are not (re)aligned to one’s intentions. As I grow older, I can feel the self’s resistance to any sort of change.
Month: August 2022
Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
The core tents of Stoicism are hugely relevant in today’s world, and the lives of the 26 Stoics offer the best lessons to imbibe the philosophy. The narrative is quite accessible and is a great start to understanding the philosophy.
A sense of senescence
Reading and a few recent experiences made me think a little more deeply about old age than I usually do. There is no freedom from old age, but maybe we can be better prepared.
Behave : The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Our behaviour at any given point is driven by a whole lot of factors – the immediate neurobiological to events that happened millennia ago. Though this is far from an easy read, Robert Sapolsky peels back the layers to give the reader a better sense of what drives behaviour.