We like to think of inner peace as something self-contained, a state of mind independent of the world. But how can we even define "inner" without an "outer"? Your sense of self is constantly shaped by the external--your relationships, your environment, the way the world responds

Made this table with ChatGPT, accuracy unclear. Etude Book Etudes (Grouped by Difficulty) Total Difficulty (5–25) Bowing (1–5) Shifting (1–5) Thumb Position (1–5) Double Stops (1–5) Special Techniques (1–5) Lee Op. 31 1–10 5–7 1–2 1–2 1 1 1 11–

Prolific composer, wrote High School of Cello Playing," Opus 73, which I recently started practicing, a fascinating set of etudes. "Apparently the phrase "High School" resulted from a terminology difference due to the original language of the book, and that the original term "Hochschule"

TIL Hume's Is-Ought Problem Hume argued we can't logically move from describing what is (facts) to prescribing what ought to be (morals) without additional justification. Example: • Is: "Humans can eat meat." • Ought: "Therefore, humans should eat meat." This leap assumes a value

Jesus was a Jew, and the Jews belong to Semitic culture. The Greeks and the Romans belong to Indo-European culture. European civilization has its roots in both cultures. Related language, related ideas —> culture. Indo-European: world view=good vs evil fight, speculative view of universe, multi gods, visual (cosmic vision,

(Not sure who wrote this, but I agree.) The real luxuries in life: time  health a quiet mind  slow mornings  ability to travel  rest without guilt  a good night's sleep  calm and "boring" days  meaningful conversations  home-cooked meals  people you love people who love you back