Today we deal with two separate questions from two different readers:
1. How do I get rid of negativity in my life from people around me?
2. How can I get along best in a politically-correct environment?
Author: Quintus Curtius
The Wreck Of The Brig “Polly”: Staying Alive At Sea With Ingenuity
I recently came across a remarkable story of endurance and survival. It hammers home the point–made repeatedly on this site–that when disaster strikes, one must dig in and use all available resources to fight on to final victory.
Hard-Core Travel Survival Tips From Robert Young Pelton
I recently wrote an article that featured some great adventure travel equipment tips from Robert Young Pelton, the hard-core author of The World’s Most Dangerous Places. As I was thumbing though my old copy of this classic (my edition is one of the first, and dates to the mid-1990s), I realized that there is some very useful travel wisdom here.
Questions About Carelessness, Frivolity, And Career Choices (Podcast)
This podcast answers unrelated questions from two different readers:
1. What did I mean in a certain sentence from “Thirty-Seven”?
2. What guidance should a young guy get who isn’t sure he’s in the right career?
Sir Stephen Spender’s “I Think Continually Of Those Who Were Truly Great”
Here’s something for you to start (or end) your week with. I hope it speaks to you.
It resonates with me, and celebrates some of the themes of Fortress of the Mind.
You Can’t Save People Who Won’t Participate In Their Own Rescue (Podcast)
This podcast discusses the following topics:
1. How some knowledge comes suddenly, and some gradually.
2. Discovering the Nautilus bodybuilding system in college.
3. How leadership principles are absorbed gradually.
4. How you can’t save people who won’t save themselves, and why this is the most difficult thing for a man of action to accept.
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Read more on this and other subjects in the new translation of Cicero’s Stoic Paradoxes.
Robert Young Pelton’s Travel Gear And Equipment Tips
Robert Young Pelton has done what the rest of us should aspire to do: he’s turned a love for travel and adventure into a career. He’s the author of The World’s Most Dangerous Places (which has gone through multiple editions), as well as a journalist, documentary producer, and television personality. His specialty was producing on-the-spot situation reports from worldwide conflict zones.
Why You Should Follow Your Passions: The Example Of Michael Punke
Some time ago I wrote a review of a film I admired very much, The Revenant. I’ve recently learned more about the author of the book on which the movie was based. His name is Michael Punke, and his story provides a good example of why you should stick to your guns and pursue your passions. Success may take a long time, but it will come.
Are Psychic Phenomena Real? (Podcast)
In every culture in every historical age, there has been interest in some version of psychic phenomena.
But are these phenomena “real,” or simply delusions?
And how can it help us in our quest for answers? I offers some suggestions based on my own travels, studies, and experiences.
The Giving And Receiving Of Advice
Advice requires two participants. One must offer it; and another must receive it. If it is offered without first having been solicited, it generates resentment, however small and incremental. And if it is requested, the counselor must yet take care not to overstep his boundaries, for fear of providing insight that is too pungent.
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