James Altucher writes about his experiment of wearing a suit and begging for five dollars from the folks who work in the richest block on the planet – Wall Street. He also has other words of advise – but this stands out: make every moment a work of art.
Tag: Writing
Cultural progress: A Russian perspective from 1886 [Letter]
We all have our notions of what it means to be cultured. Money, public behaviour, private standards of decency, morality, etc ad infinitum. Anton Chekov, the Russian author wrote this letter in 1886, when he was 26, to his elder brother Nikolay who was 28, with the ‘eight traits of cultured people’. Timeless truths, if you are wondering how our idea of culture has progressed over 125 years since Chekov advised his brother.
A craftsman at work – Calligraphy [Video]
The art of the written word…. Calligraphy penmanship like (maybe) you’ve never seen before