Category Archives: Philosophy

Good habits

By Calvin Froedge | Published: August 30, 2012

Consider this quote by Aristotle: “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation: we do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have these because we have acted rightly” Wow. If this is a true statement (and I believe it is), then a man ought to build his life [...]

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Ikigai by Sebastian Marshall – A Review

By Calvin Froedge | Published: February 19, 2012

I just finished up the book Ikigai (or rather, ordered collection of essays, email fragments and blog posts) by a guy named Sebastian Marshall.  Ikigai translates to “Reason for Living,” and Sebastian does a good job of putting together a case for what type of reasons one should live their life, and provides a general framework [...]

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Good Charity, Bad Charity – The Chicken Story and How it Changed My Life

By Calvin Froedge | Published: October 16, 2011

I spent about a year in Hawaii when I was 18/19. Lots of fun times, with a couple life changing experiences mixed in with some time that otherwise went by way too quickly. One of those I felt like recounting today. The Chicken Story In Hawaii, there are chickens everywhere. The locals told me that [...]

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