Michele Pasin / Quotes

The evil necessary for the good

‘It is good that authors should be remunerated, and at least exceptionable way of remunerating them is by a monopoly. Yet monopoly is evil. For the sake of…

Open Knowledge #days #purpose #authors #goods

Burning man

One sculpture was the three-story “Embrace” – two upper torsos and heads facing each other. They took two years to create. Three weeks to assemble in the…

My First Burning Man: Confessions Of A Conservative From Washington #weeks #men #hours #morning

Practice meditation

Practice daily meditation, in the morning, for 5-10 minutes for at least a month. Extend it to 10-15 minutes after a month. Notice when you are putting off…

How To Develop A Mind That Clings To Nothing : Zen Habits #months #minutes #meditation #morning

Winter solstice access at Stonehenge

"The winter solstice, which I prefer to the summer event, has always been less well attended – but that may not be the case this year, because of the visitor…

Stonehenge Unveils Its £27m Makeover In Time For The Winter Solstice | Culture | The Observer #access #years #people #morning #events #cases

A daily fitness routine

Nevertheless, I persevered with the lessons, and I exercised every day. I worked my way up to twenty sets of thirty push-ups, with a minute rest between each…

Shantaram (gregory David Roberts) #days #months #rest

Greed and time scarcity

The problem isn’t that we have too little time — we all get the same amount of time each day and each week. It’s the exact right amount of time, because it’s…

Becoming A Master Of The Time-scarcity Demon : Zen Habits #time #weeks #experience #days #lack