I had come to see my retinal specialist. The place gets more like a factory with every passing what? Quarterly earnings report? In between the generally unnecessary but billable examinations with new machines They had me wait on a chair… Read More ›
meditation
The Practice of Philosophy
FROM SEQUENCE 2013 November 2013 [click for pdf] A friend told me that every morning upon waking she meditates for an hour. My first reaction to this news was not positive. First thing in the morning nothing has yet… Read More ›
Living Life to the Fullest
FROM SEQUENCE 2013 August 2013 [click for pdf] A recent series of e-mails has offered me an opportunity to state succinctly a philosophy of life (and to offer another writer’s insights regarding what I will call untamed or unleashed psychotherapy)…. Read More ›
An End of Thinking
FROM SEQUENCE 2012 September 2012 Note: A revised version of this essay (and shorter besides!) was published in July 2013 in The Chronicle of Higher Education. For a pdf of this revised text click here. There is that moment,… Read More ›
