Remember, it is not enough to be hit or insulted to be harmed, you must believe that you are being harmed. If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation. Whichis whyit is essential that wenot respond impulsively to impressions; take a moment before reacting, and you will find […]

Bob Knight

The more you cut down on mistakes, the greater your chance of winning is. – Bob Knight

How to never stress again – Abraham Twerski (YouTube)

What It All Means – Jim Carrey (YouTube)

Life is NOT a Journey – Alan Watts (YouTube)

Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali, 1

Thou hast made me endless, such is thy pleasure. This frail vessel thou emptiest again and again, and fillest it ever with fresh life. This little flute of a reed thou hast carried over hills and dales, and hast breathed through it melodies eternally new. At the immortal touch of thy hands my little heart […]

Epictetus, Stoicism, Anger

The exact date escapes me, but I remember that my studies of Buddhism started around the summer of 2012. Stoicism came into my life a few years later in a form of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. Currently reading Epictetus’ Discourses I come upon a point after point where similarities between the two philosophies are striking. Buddhism, personally, […]

Deviant state of mind (The Book of Five Rings)

Miyamoto Musashi’s Book of Five Rings had been a part of my library for a few years now. The book had been collecting dust until I came upon an episode of the Jocko Podcast discussing the work. Such is the reason for this, as well as subsequent posts regarding the content of Musashi’s work. “In […]

Kobe Bryant Explains why the Cleveland Cavaliers Lose to Golden State Warriors (video)

Nice breakdown of the two basketball philosophies 🏀

Body-language (video)

This is a video of soccer, but body-language is so much more than just about sports.