You film bats hanging upside down, flip the camera, and bam! Here we are on a Wednesday nigh in an 80s German nightclub:
Two pillars of Buddhism recently explored through the wonderful book "Seeing that Frees" by the late
Of course, you know him. Because you're cool like that, and nobody tells me anything.
I know but I can’t stop myself!
Two videos watched several years apart, yet both left a similar lasting impression on me.
We often forget the people who make our lives easier.
We dwell too long on those who cause us problems.
In the series "I found a treasure trove of lockdown drawings that I post when I'm in a hurry," here's a lockdown drawing that I'm posting because I'm in a hurry:
Often, when I watch a documentary, I wonder how people who claim to be so affected, so depressed, sometimes so mean, can appear so open, so sincere, and have so much perspective when telling their
Yeah, sorry: I can't help myself. But every time, I'm amazed.
Received this week at a particularly opportune time (if only I believed in signs):
In business, of course, it's a quality. We want it everywhere.
When I find the time, I'll write a recap article about my approach to productivity and how far I've come in this area.
I've decided not to renew my subscription to the New York Times and New Yorker to see how it feels. Not to get stuck in my reading habits and discover new avenues.
Another dead-end hobby of mine: generative art. I program in c with the Cairo library to make little drawings.
Did you notice how the music from Kubrick's 2001 A Space Odyssey makes everything seem strange? No? Well, I have:
I liked the play so much that I did a quick recording of it. Excerpt:
The challenge starts like this:
Don't think of elephants!
Bam! Too late. You lost.
I'm rediscovering Leonard Cohen: The Partisan, yes, but also "Who by Fire" which speaks to me quite a bit in these times of Zen exploration.
In an old chest, I found pictures taken in New York where I had invited my mother more than ten years ago.
Set-up day for a project that I produce and direct with ChezFilms for École des Ponts.
I had let myself go a bit so this weekend I planned to get back on track.
Instead of being glued to my phone, I drew some pictures (still that stoic experience I'll talk about):
I've been conducting a "stoic experiment" for the past two days - I'll tell you about it - that took me in the evening to the Trouv