Maxims Walls SimonJuly 24, 20191 Sometimes a wall is just a wall. Photo is from Charnay, France and is of an old and mysterious dry stone...
Humor Cakism SimonJuly 17, 20191 Cakism: The belief that you can have your cake and eat it too. Photo from a very good restaurant in Brittany...
Maxims Trust SimonJuly 16, 20190 "I trust everyone except those who tell me they are trustworthy." From The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim...
Maxims Pay Your Taxes SimonJuly 9, 20190 "Pay Your Taxes" From The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman...
Maxims But SimonJuly 6, 20190 "The first one who uses "but" has lost the argument." From The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Taleb...
Maxims Change SimonJuly 5, 20190 ”If we want things to stay as they are, then things will have to change.” Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa in The...
Maxims Less is More SimonJuly 2, 20192 Less is More From The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman...
Maxims Maxims Explained SimonJune 29, 20190 "A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation." From The Bed of Procrustes by...
Maxims Things SimonJune 25, 20190 "We buy thing we don't need, to impress people we don't like." From The Fight Club as quoted in The Daily Stoic by...
Hohokam Starvation SimonJune 24, 20191 "Starvation is a powerful motivator." From The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer...