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Another find from Doug Belshaw is this absolutely fascinating Book of Life. It's organized into Capitalism, Work, Relationships, and Self, each one with a number of subtopics. I did not have nearly enough time to read it all, but I sampled quite a number of the topics (especially 'Capitalism') to get a sense that this is worth reading, even if you don't agree with everything it it. And I really like the approach: "The Book of Life is being written by many people over a long time; it keeps changing and evolving. It is filled with images and films as well as texts. By floating online, it can grow a bit every day or so, as new things come along and it can be equally accessible all around the world, at any time, for free."

What Necessary Adult Skills Were You Never Taught Growing Up? Eric Ravenscraft, LifeHacker, 2015/03/02 Doug Belshaw flags this article in LifeHacker asking people to comment on the life skills they never learned growing up. As one commenter says, "I just realized, this entire article boils down to 'give Lifehacker ideas for future articles'." But hey, why not? In any case, the comments section is filled with ideas for good life lessons. Here's a sampling: basic hygiene habits like flossing/brushing teeth, taking showers, shaving, cosmetics, and hairstyling. education on how to have constructive relationships basic finance. My parents handled everything and didn't teach me about budgeting at all how to exercise or be physically fit emotional intelligence. Being able to communicate exactly how I feel instead of sticking my head in the sand knowing a little bit about car repairs and maintenance how to wear makeup how to handle repeated failure. How to be content with doing "alright", not "outstanding" in life how to cook Sensing a theme?

"Life's pleasures are in creating things, even if the creations have a few cracks in them."

Live as if you're immortal! "There's an art-shaped hole in your life. Fill it."

"In his book Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close To What Is Sacred, Nepo, a poet and philosopher, describes listening as "the doorway to everything that matters. It enlivens the heart the way breathing enlivens the lungs. We listen to awaken our heart. We do this to stay vital and alive." Listening is how we relate to others and ourselves. It's the building block to meaningful, sincere relationships, and the building block to a meaningful, sincere life."

Talk about photorealistic