I was walking down the street a few days ago and a man whom I did not recognise gave me a hostile glare as he walked past. This is something that I am used and have been experiencing for a long time so I should be used to it. And I am used to it. […]
Category Archives: Self Help
Solitude and being a Genius
I have had the experience of being called a genius and I may very well have been one. It was many years ago, you understand. Not now when I am a 57 year old having lost the intellect, the curiosity and the desire to read that I had for decades. So what led to my […]
The Unwritten Social Rules
A friend of mine (also suffering from a mental ailment) approached me for some advice. I am writing this article based on his predicament which I think will be quite common even amongst people of sound mind. My friend offered the following diagnosis of his situation: He had behaved very badly when he was young […]
Devil in a Good Man
I rarely link to articles in other websites but this blog is good. The author, Antti Vanhanen, is very popular at Quora with millions of views. Have a look: https://www.devilinagoodman.com/blog I’ll end here. Please explore this site for more articles on Spirituality, Self Help and Politics and let me have your comments. Feedback from my […]
Gems from The Arabian Nights
Below is an extract from The Arabian Nights. It gives some excellent advice that will help all who have to deal with peers, superiors and inferiors; that is to say everybody. EXTRACT BEGINS HERE ‘What advice do you give yourself?’ asked Mu’awiya. ‘I plant my feet on the ground, move them slowly and keep my […]
Find a Worthwhile Reason to Suffer
What do I mean when I say, “Find a worthwhile reason to suffer.” What I have to say is a summary of chapter 7 of the book, Everything is F*cked by Mark Manson. The chapter starts with some academic studies that prove that no matter what the circumstances of our lives we will never be […]
On Marriage – Some Comments
I have the reputation of being a controversial and notorious person. Much of it is to do with my open attitude to sex and marriage although I did behave in eccentric ways otherwise when I was young. So you would expect me to write about why I am still single earlier than today. But it […]
How to Read Serious Books
This article on how to read serious books is based on a book that I have mentioned earlier in my blog: How to read a Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren. Link to my earlier article is below; The essence of the book is that you need to be a demanding and active […]
How to Read Philosophy
I start with a short description of how I used to read philosophy book. I made a fundamental error in my reading described below: I read philosophy books the same way I read bestsellers and novels. That is, I just skimmed through the pages without forethought or afterthought. This resulted in my not understanding almost […]
Throw the Lumber Over
It was my birthday recently and I received a gift voucher from my family to buy what I want from Amazon. I have a choice of buying some books – that I may not afterwards read – and a pair of jeans that I need badly. I have more than 500 books already and I […]