The effect of a glass of wine on conversation – CulturalOffering.com

Some things scientists should study, courtesy of Kurt at Cultural Offering.

How to become more secure – Cultural Offering

Be purposeful.

From Cultural Offering, originating with True Gentleman.

Don’t Analyse, Fertilise – Nicholas Bate

Sound advice from Nicholas Bate

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The Gate to Hell

Special thanks to Cultural Offering for flagging this.

Archaeologists have rediscovered the lost Gate to Hell in Turkey.

(image from Francesco D’Andria, via Discovery News)

Sounds ripe for a horror movie.

It also reminds me of the more overtly dramatic Door to Hell in Turkmenistan.

That would be more of an action movie.

One would star Ralph Fiennes, the other Tom Cruise.

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Thought, Speech and Writing

This from Walter Benjamin via brainpickings.com and View from the Ledge:

“Speech conquers thought, but writing commands it.”

(From Benjaimn’s “Writer’s Technique in Thirteen Theses”, 1928)

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More rules for Riting (and more)

(aside from spelling and the considered selection of words).

Steven Pressfield suggests you put your ass where your heart wants to be.

Matthew Stibbe gives you top tips for productivity.

As if you needed a still greater push in the right direction, Michael Wade offers sage words:

“Postponing work until you feel like it is a formula for failure.”

That’s a rule that applies to all forms of activity and sovereign professionals can be particularly prone to procrastination.

Perhaps take bite-sized inspiration from Nicholas Bate.

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Where your heart wants to be – Steven Pressfield

More sound advice on writing.  Steven Pressfield:

“If you wanna get strong, go to the gym.

…

Put your ass where your heart wants to be.”

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