Filling the Well: Metropolitan Museum
Ages and ages ago I read (and enjoyed) ‘The Artist’s Way’ by Julia Cameron. One of the foundational tools from this seminal book on creativity is something called an ‘Artist Date’. ‘The Artist Date is a once-weekly, festive, solo expedition to explore something that interests you. The Artist Date need not be overtly “artistic” — think mischief more than mastery.… Read more →
What I Listened To: Week of 6/6/22
Here’s a link to my original post, ‘Healing My Brain Through Music’. Read more →
What I Listened To: Week of 5/30/22
Here’s a link to my original post, ‘Healing My Brain Through Music’. I also went to see Brett Dean’s Hamlet at the Met. Read more →
What I Listened To: Week of 5/23/22
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Acting As If
I want my life to be amazing. I want to wake up every day and jump out of bed with enthusiasm. I want to be so excited about my life that I can’t wait to get my day started. I want all of those things, but as I type these words I don’t currently have a grand plan for my… Read more →
Healing My Brain Through Music
I had the incredible good fortune this past week to get to see three phenomenal classical music performances. On Thursday night I saw Anthracite Fields by Julia Wolfe at Carnegie Hall. On Friday night I was completely blown away by pianist Evgeny Kissin. Also at Carnegie Hall, this was a program made up primarily of pieces by Frederick Chopin. It… Read more →
Project Fitness (vol.1) – Strategy
Here’s where I’ll list and continue to update my ‘Project Fitness‘ strategies. Cardio Initial Strategy – Started: 5/18/22 30 minutes (minimum) of vigorous low impact cardio, 5 days a week Define ‘vigorous’ Walking fast on hilly terrain and/or steps Possible Locations: Mt. Riverside / Mt. 135 / Mt. Morningside Do my cardio exercise first thing in the day Mix in… Read more →
Project Fitness (vol. 1)
If I want to be all that I can be and do all that I’m capable of then I must have a lean, fit, flexible, athletic and healthy body. As of today, I’m 6 foot 2 inches, and 195.5 lbs. That’s not the heaviest I’ve been, but it’s also not where I want to be. I’ve let my fitness slide… Read more →
It’s Time to Wake Up
I’m a big fan of Sam Harris. I’ve been following his podcast for some time now, and his Waking Up meditation app is fantastic. A better way to put it would be to say ‘The ‘Waking Up’ app is fantastic… when I actually use it.’ It’s time to eliminate the qualifier from that sentence. If I am to become the… Read more →