History defines self. Think of the amnesiac, and his lack of personality, his search to find himself. He does not know who he is or how to relate to those around him. He has lost his identity. In order to become an individual, he cannot rely on his personality type or the circumstances he finds…
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A Terrifically Useful Article for Musicians
Today I decided to get serious about violin. As I do not have a teacher (yet), I casually Google-searched “bad violin technique” to build up a list of things to improve. However, I found this: http://www.creativitypost.com/arts/the_most_valuable_lesson_i_learned_from_playing_the_violin Written by a guy who played the violin since he was two, this article is chock full of information. Noa Kageyama…
On Remembrance
Some people can see love. They are called synaesthetes. They are few, very few, but they can see colors and shapes and animations for every word, every voice, every number, everything. “Peace” is a rainbow disk floating above a maple syrup sea. Your voice is vivid yellow with small, fiery rocks floating in…
The Decline of Critical Thinking and the Rise of Mass Opinion
Did you know that research shows that 64% of statistics are lies? Most people never give a thought to the perils of “credentialed” authors, the title “PhD”, or the phrase “research shows.” Joe Smith reads a magazine article about a recent social study promoting all-day child care as more beneficial than old-fashioned parenting and nods…