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Top Three Secrets To Becoming A Better Thinker by: Maya Talisman Frost We all know there are ways to become a better thinker. We should read more books. We ought to go to lectures and concerts. We need to visit exhibits and appreciate art. We can take classes and expand our horizons through travel. Blah, [...]
Doing Dinner: Confessions Of A Radical Mother by: Maya Talisman Frost I love slow living. It’s peaceful, meaningful and downright radical in a go-go world. According to a recent article in (appropriately enough)Time magazine, groups of harried parents across the USA are joining a wave of slow living advocates by doing something really revolutionary–having one [...]
Flights Of Fancy: An Air Of Gratitude by: Maya Talisman Frost Feeling cranky about air travel? Get a grip. Not on the arm of your passenger seat–on reality, history, and the incredible accomplishment of human flight. We’ve just celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ historic flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Although there [...]
Good, Good, Good, Good Intentions by: Maya Talisman Frost I always do a lot of thinking about good intentions in December. It’s not because I’m inspired by the holidays. I’m simply observing the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Each year, around December 10th, I reread that incredible document just to remind myself [...]
How To Party Like Leonardo Da Vinci by: Maya Talisman Frost After studying scores of great thinkers like Leonardo Da Vinci, I think I’ve stumbled upon what really set them apart from the rest of the folks living (and thinking) at the same time. It’s remarkably simple. They learned how to entertain a thought. Aristotle [...]
Would Socrates Be A Celebrity Today? by: Maya Talisman Frost Last week, as I was standing in the checkout line of my local grocery store, I found myself staring at the dozen or so magazines on display. As I gazed upon the various photos and headlines praising or trashing the celebrity du jour, I got [...]
Five Great Ideas From Aristotle by: Maya Talisman Frost It was Socrates who said that the purpose of philosophy is to help each of us become “an excellent humanâ€. That seems like a respectable and reasonable big-picture goal for every person on the planet. But what about the specifics? How do we become excellent humans? [...]
Looking At Time With A Capital T by: Maya Talisman Frost I keep a fossil on my desk at all times. Whenever I feel rushed or find myself creating a sense of urgency, I pick up the fossil and caress its polished surface. It’s over 200 million years old. Suddenly, returning that phone call or [...]