Writings | Kourosh Dini

Taking on New Years Resolutions – Examples in Diet and Exercise

by Kourosh | Jan 1, 2018 | On Play and Productivity, Writings

Ah, the New Years’ Resolution… It’s that time of year where many of us decide to improve ourselves. With a loud proclamation of intention, we take several steps forward and, just as often, fall on our collective faces somewhere in the coming weeks or months. Our...

Quotes from Norm MacDonald

by Kourosh | Sep 7, 2017 | Writings

Thoughts on “Based on a True Story” by Norm MacDonald

The Wisdom of Wilbur Weathervane

by Kourosh | Jul 16, 2016 | On Mind, On Play and Productivity, Writings

“Courage stands at the beginning of a task and luck at the end.” – Wilbur Weathervane, The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 I’m certain that there must another source of attribution to this quote. But I totally get a kick out of it coming from a video...

On Cal Newport’s Deep Work

by Kourosh | Feb 9, 2016 | On Mind, On Technology, Writings

On Cal Newport’s excellent Deep Work.

Good Morning, Lake Michigan.

by Kourosh | Jul 21, 2015 | Writings

The Act of Patience

by Kourosh | Jan 8, 2015 | On Play and Productivity, Writings

Beyond virtue, patience is a skill:

Patience is the skill to allow and accommodate for a process to develop at its own pace.

Patience is not waiting for something. Patience is a type of organizing that respects the development of the environment and the self. Waiting is only one component, an action of inaction, in that constellation.

We reflect upon some intention, acknowledge its needs of material, mentation, and time, and begin to accommodate for them. Each component in turn is provided its nutrients until some vision unfolds.