Selection of quotes from the top 5 most read posts on humanfactor.blog in 2022.
Why Is The Lightness Of Being Unbearable?
If you have read Milan Kundera's novel "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", published in 1984, you might have asked yourself this question. Why is the being light, and why is lightness unbearable? Here are my very brief reflections. Don't worry if you have not read the book, there are no spoilers in this post. Just … Continue reading Why Is The Lightness Of Being Unbearable?
How Many Opportunities Are Enough?
Big cities offer more opportunities than smaller ones. It is such a familiar statement that it feels almost empty. Yet, we tend to repeat the things best known to us. That is how habits form and are reinforced - repetition. Patterns of thought. Everyday motions that are second nature to us are born out of … Continue reading How Many Opportunities Are Enough?
Giants in Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland, is beautiful in October. Have a look here at my previous post with some photos. Today, I share with you a short video of a couple of giants. The sequoia are some of the tallest and oldest trees in the world. The grove in the video is from the Royal Botanic Garden in … Continue reading Giants in Edinburgh
Catching Autumn in Edinburgh
Visiting Edinburgh, Scotland, these days is a treat for autumn lovers. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then here are some very talkative and colourful visuals I had a chance to capture in the last couple of days. Unfortunately, I cannot convey the gorgeous autumn smell through the digital world, but believe me … Continue reading Catching Autumn in Edinburgh
Art As Increase In Being
Quotes about art as an act of increased being by the German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer from his magnum opus, Truth and Method.
When Your Public Image Becomes You
German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer on the formative influence of our public image - we are expected to become what we present ourselves to be.
Ikigai Diagram and Your Life Purpose
The ikigai Venn diagram unintentionally became a global phenomenon after its creator Marc Winn combined several other people’s ideas he had heard into the visual and used it in his 2014 blog post. His primary focus was not the Japanese culture’s understanding and experience of ikigai but rather the Western thought of finding your life … Continue reading Ikigai Diagram and Your Life Purpose
Revisiting Existentialism in Disney
This is an article I wrote precisely one year ago. It explores existentialist themes I discovered in Disney's Lion King story of Timon and Pumba. Today, while researching 13th-century theologian and philosopher Thomas Aquinas's thoughts on individuality and subjectivity, I felt it can be useful to revisit this post. I hope it inspires you to … Continue reading Revisiting Existentialism in Disney
Story of One Saint’s Garden
The small town of Attard in Malta has a beautiful garden filled with exotic trees, old pathways, and romantic fountains. Home to proud peacocks, a few chickens, lots of pigeons, several turtles, some cats, and two swans - one black, one white - the garden belongs to a palace of the same name. The name … Continue reading Story of One Saint’s Garden
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