PinnedWho am I?The revered Indian sage Ramana Maharshi attributed his extraordinary insight and liberation to a simple question: “Who am I?”Mar 16Mar 16
SB Chess Quest (4 December)This is a weekly check-in for my challenge to reach a chess ELO of 2000 by January 31, 2025.1h ago1h ago
Taking a breakSoir Bleu is taking a break until the end of the year. There will still be weekly posts about my ongoing chess challenge as well as my…17h ago17h ago
Flowing into the weekWhen all is said and done, what life really demands from us is flow. I am not just referring to the narrow and focused flow that certain…1d ago1d ago
This week’s reading and listening (ending December 1 2024)Thank you for reading Soir Bleu this week! If you know one person, who might enjoy reading, please forward them the publication.3d ago3d ago
The virtue of patienceIn March of 2022, I tipped a waiter in a hotel something like $40 for an extended stay. However, because I had run out of cash and he had…4d ago4d ago
Defer poisoning your dayThe simplest and most effective productivity idea I am trying to orient my life around is the idea of trying to avoid distractions in the…4d ago4d ago
Food for thoughtWarren Buffet is not only still one of the world’s richest men, he is also a giant whose shoulders we should all stand on when it comes to…5d ago5d ago
SB Chess Quest (27 November)This is a weekly check-in for my challenge to reach a chess ELO of 2000 by January 31, 2025.6d ago6d ago
Reversal of the process of civilizationOne of the most profound insights on the peril of our current economic system comes from economist Saifedean Ammous:Nov 26Nov 26
