This is a podcast reading of my article of the same title that I published here today.
It describes how I overcame a collapsed lung, an operation, and a hospital recovery, and what kind of attitude you need to have when confronting disasters.
Author: Quintus Curtius
8 Ways To Win When Dealing With Difficult People
We all have to deal with difficult people. They may be co-workers, clients, friends, family members, or lovers. We can’t avoid contact with them.
And with our narcissistic world being what it is, more and more difficult people are injected into the course of life every day.
[To read the rest of the article, click here.]
“You Never Got Me Down, Ray”
I have a huge scar on my back. It’s 35 or 36 stitches, I think. I can’t remember the exact number. Let me tell you how I got it. It was my freshman year in college. And this was a long time ago, mind you. I’m talking 1986 here.
The Power Of Justice
This is a podcast reading of an article that I published yesterday.
The tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has much to say about the virtue of justice, and why it is so rare.
Unleashing The Creative Forces Inside You (Podcast Reading)
This is a podcast reading of an article that I published last week here at Fortress of the Mind.
Recently I received a moving request to turn some of my articles into podcast readings. It came from one very kind German schoolteacher who found them useful for her classroom instruction in teaching English to pupils.
William H. Prescott: America’s First Great Historian
William H. Prescott was mentioned in the preceding article here, but I felt that he merited a more extended treatment in an article devoted to him alone. He was America’s first great historian, known for his heroic style, and for his ability to fuse a meticulous attention to original sources with a striking narrative power.
Unleashing The Creative Forces Within You
It’s hard to predict when you’ll enjoy your most productive periods in life. For some people, their years of productivity come early, and then they just ride out the remainder of their lives based on early successes. Albert Einstein, to take an example, was one of those people. In fact, most major scientists seem to achieve their major breakthroughs before they reach the age of 50. After that, there seem to follow decades of “coasting” on past successes.
Film Review: “The Revenant” (Podcast)
This podcast is a discussion of the merits of Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s new film The Revenant.
It’s an important film, and one that I think every man would benefit from.
Embrace The Scarcity Mentality
We’ve heard so, so much about the abundance mentality. So, so, much. It almost feels like a wearisome cliché at this point. Continue reading
“Pathways” Is Now Available
My latest book, Pathways: Best Short Essays Of 2015
You can find a summary of it here.
The book is available both in a Kindle version and as a paperback.
2015 was a good year, and 2016 is shaping up to be even better.
Keep the fires burning, and keep moving forward.
No matter what.
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