Finishing up Essays in Idleness by Kenko with a Catherine Project reading group. Plan to lead reading groups in the spring on Mozi, Impostures by al-Harari, and Tale of Genji by Murasaki. What about yourself?
How exciting! This is my first time hearing of Essays in Idleness and it's now high on my list — currently moving through a few of Montaigne's essays and think Kenko would be a lovely complement. Would love to join your reading groups once they're announced!
That’s awesome! I ran a reading group with CP this season that read: The Pillow Book, Hojoki, and Essays in Idleness. We did a one time reading group on Montaigne’s On Pedantry which was really interesting and I think would be of interest to you. I’m actually doing an impromptu CP reading group starting in a week or two on The Intellectual Life by A.G. Sertillanges. If interested, I can save a space for you. I haven’t decided on the time/day yet, but likely once a week for 6-7 weeks. Each session would be 90-120 minutes. Happy Thanksgiving!
"I feel incurably delusional, a quixotic dreamer who spends more time basking in grand visions than turning them into reality." Oh wow, does that ever hit a nerve. I refer to my own "basking in grand visions" as the percolating of ideas - ever brewing in my mind but very seldom do I pour a cup.
"It felt frivolous to indulge in a world of make-believe and cultivate an online persona when my real one felt so primitive." Isn't this (most of) us all, at the end of the day? Except for the few who toil away incessantly at their dreams, I think most of us feel like primitive versions of ourselves, and publishing here is not meant for those who are fully actualized but rather as part of the process for those who are in the midst of the journey.
Really love your writings! Can't wait to read more :)
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Hi, Simon! Wishing you and your family a lovely holiday season. 🤍
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Thank you, Jaycel! I hope you’re well — what are you reading these days?
Finishing up Essays in Idleness by Kenko with a Catherine Project reading group. Plan to lead reading groups in the spring on Mozi, Impostures by al-Harari, and Tale of Genji by Murasaki. What about yourself?
How exciting! This is my first time hearing of Essays in Idleness and it's now high on my list — currently moving through a few of Montaigne's essays and think Kenko would be a lovely complement. Would love to join your reading groups once they're announced!
That’s awesome! I ran a reading group with CP this season that read: The Pillow Book, Hojoki, and Essays in Idleness. We did a one time reading group on Montaigne’s On Pedantry which was really interesting and I think would be of interest to you. I’m actually doing an impromptu CP reading group starting in a week or two on The Intellectual Life by A.G. Sertillanges. If interested, I can save a space for you. I haven’t decided on the time/day yet, but likely once a week for 6-7 weeks. Each session would be 90-120 minutes. Happy Thanksgiving!
"I feel incurably delusional, a quixotic dreamer who spends more time basking in grand visions than turning them into reality." Oh wow, does that ever hit a nerve. I refer to my own "basking in grand visions" as the percolating of ideas - ever brewing in my mind but very seldom do I pour a cup.
"It felt frivolous to indulge in a world of make-believe and cultivate an online persona when my real one felt so primitive." Isn't this (most of) us all, at the end of the day? Except for the few who toil away incessantly at their dreams, I think most of us feel like primitive versions of ourselves, and publishing here is not meant for those who are fully actualized but rather as part of the process for those who are in the midst of the journey.