Non-Poker
Summary of Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness, Epicurus on Happiness (Part 1)
A few weeks ago, I started a six-part blog series to summarize a fascinating film titled Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness. Part one was about Socrates’ thoughts on self-confidence. Part two focuses on Epicurus and what he believed humans can do to find happiness.
Epicurus spent his life chasing happiness and was led to conclude [...]
My Skydiving Footage
Before I was ever serious about poker, I was a pretty avid skydiver. In the summer of 2004, I made my first jump and was immediately hooked. I spent that fall grinding online poker games to have enough money to travel to Florida over winter break where I could go through an Advanced Freefall (AFF) [...]
Some Habits I Would Like to Cultivate
While it’s a little arbitrary, I think the spirit of New Year’s which gives people a chance to reflect and make changes in their life makes it a great celebration. I was reading some thoughts Leo Babauta shared on habits today and was feeling inspired. He suggests trying to form just one positive habit per [...]
Summary of Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness, Socrates on Self-Confidence (Part 1)
I recently watched a very thought-provoking film titled Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness. The film sheds light on the philosophies of six of the great thinkers ever to have lived: Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer, and Nietzche. It’s neat to explore the thoughts of these individuals through a nice video presentation rather than being tasked [...]
