seanessay.com If articles on humour in business magazines are written humorously, (they all are) then I guess an essay called Poetry Matters should be written poetically. Ya, but I’m only human, and my deadline is tonight—after I’ve done some socializing, including (“but not limited to” interjects my panicky lawyer) being outside on lawn chairs with […]
Smug, not Smug
seanessay.com Introduction: As teens, we were so heavily serious about ourselves, so judgemental about other people’s choice of music. As an adult, I can lightly step to one side and laugh at myself. Today I wrote to a successful musician, Derek Sivers, after his podcast interview. (link) Dear Derek, Greetings from the Canadian prairie. In […]
Self Improvement, Other Improvement
seanessay.com Prologue “God bless the wounded healer.” A visiting pastor, at Friday Free Fall writing, who asked me if I was a pastor too. As we were leaving, two churchgoers told me I have the demeanour of a pastor. Introduction A European writer, Alice Miller, noted that in WWII each of the European fascist and […]
Distractions from Fear
seanessay.com Dear Derek, (link) Greetings from the Great Plains. When you were asked why your famous successful peers didn’t give in to distractions, you said they stayed active because of “holding themselves in high regard.” To me, the flip side of that is not “normal regard,” it’s “low self esteem.” Commentary What society doesn’t talk […]
Review of Homely Odyssey 5
seanessay.com I’m not a racist, but I can remember when America still had space shuttles. During this summer of raised consciousness, while stuck in covid lockdown, I am enjoying an old Showtime cable series about five people trying to save the world: Odyssey 5. Series note: The show was still getting good ratings (link) when […]
People Don’t Read
seanessay.com Hello Reader, Got Reading? I wrote to Derek Sivers, commenting on his 80 hours of being podcast interviewed. (link) Dear Derek, Greetings from Western Canada. You have noted something queer: For your company mass mail-outs, many people don’t read past (under ten sentences) Then they waste your time, writing back to ask you about […]