Robert Greene on Catarina Sforza

January 22, 2019 David Hurley 0

This afternoon I was listening to Paul Michael’s narration of the twelfth chapter of Robert Greene’s book, The Laws of Human Nature, Reconnect to the Masculine or Feminine Within You. The chapter argues that there is much to be gained in reconnecting with the qualities of the opposite sex that [Read more…]

Robert Greene on the Relentless Rebel

January 16, 2019 David Hurley 0

I spent this afternoon listening to the Audible version of Robert Greene’s The Laws of Human Nature (narrated by Paul Michael), which I also blogged about – here – a few days ago. I especially enjoyed the section in the fourth chapter devoted to toxic personality types. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = “clevercuckoon-20”; [Read more…]

On Clarity: Aliquo Respiciat

January 5, 2019 David Hurley 0

Towards the end of 2016 I bought The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman. It is a year book of 366 “meditations on wisdom, perseverence, and the art of living.” One page is devoted to each day of the year, with a thematic heading, a quotation by one of the Stoic philosophers, and an few paragraphs of commentary.