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How To Conquer Your Deepest Secret Fears

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Not long ago I was stuck in a dingy machine shop 20 miles from nowhere waiting around for the mechanics to install a new pipe and muffler on my car.
This was not because I love automobiles or get some kind of visceral thrill from rumbling engines and screaming tailpipes.
No I was here because not 3 [...]

Understanding Hedonism and Embracing Your Own Freedom

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

“No human thing is of serious importance.” – Plato
“Pleasure is the beginning and end of living happily.” – Epicurus
“A well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.” – Leonardo da Vinci
“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” – Bertrand [...]