The Purdzilla Show

I love this model of the archetypal journey of the hero (the only context where 'journey' should be used). I return to it often in my daydreams. I love that it never ends, that 'death' is a stage and that mentors and helpers are crucial components. I love that it starts with the call to adventure!

We live our lives seeking the shortest route, the closest parking space; everything quick, cheap, fast. And it’s not getting better. Two-thirds of the satisfaction of getting something is in the process of getting it. Guillermo del Toro

In a letter to his son, Einstein urged him to play the piano, especially music that Hans enjoys, even if it was not assigned to him by his teacher. “This is the best way to learn much,” he says, “with joy, so that one is not aware of the time passing. I am often so absorbed in my work, that I forget lunch-time.”

Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow. Seth Godin