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![Email1Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-13-at-6.20.43-PM-36x36.png "On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable")
On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 1 CommentEmail1Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems […]
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![Email3Facebook5Twitter1Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-17-at-10.13.35-PM-36x36.png "Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma")
Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsEmail3Facebook5Twitter1Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought […]
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![Email0Facebook1Twitter4Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 “Scout” Finch’s first day in school exposes the pretentious and often hollow ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scout-Atticus-36x36.jpg "Why Scout Finch Hates School – the Best Novel of the Century and Progressive Education")
Why Scout Finch Hates School – the Best Novel of the Century and Progressive Education
Posted on October 16, 2015 | 2 CommentsEmail0Facebook1Twitter4Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 “Scout” Finch’s first day in school exposes the pretentious and often hollow ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s […]
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Book Shelf Archive
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![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Deep Work If you haven’t read Cal Newport’s book Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, I recommend it. A friend gave it to […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0004-115x115.jpg "Deep Work, Digital Detox, and the Year of the DOG")
Deep Work, Digital Detox, and the Year of the DOG
Posted on February 25, 2018 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Deep Work If you haven’t read Cal Newport’s book Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, I recommend it. A friend gave it to […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 The Man Behind the Gentleman My town library invited bestselling author Amor Towles to speak at its annual fundraiser and luncheon. He made a living in […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/amor-towles-gentleman-in-moscow-mr-115x115.jpg "On Music & Parental Advice – A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles, the Man Behind the Gentleman")
On Music & Parental Advice – A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles, the Man Behind the Gentleman
Posted on November 10, 2017 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 The Man Behind the Gentleman My town library invited bestselling author Amor Towles to speak at its annual fundraiser and luncheon. He made a living in […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 The Little Free Library (LFL) is up, in the yard, along the road, by the wooded end of our lot. It is full of books of all kinds, […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4576-115x115.jpg "Little Free Library – Charter # 46480 – For the Love of Reading")
Little Free Library – Charter # 46480 – For the Love of Reading
Posted on September 12, 2017 | 3 CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 The Little Free Library (LFL) is up, in the yard, along the road, by the wooded end of our lot. It is full of books of all kinds, […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Quain was in the habit of arguing that readers were an already extinct species. [Babylon Lottery, Ficciones] Then Bioy Casares recalled that one of the heresiarchs of […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Borges-115x115.png "The Labyrinth, the Mind, the Imagination – Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges")
The Labyrinth, the Mind, the Imagination – Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
Posted on August 25, 2017 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Quain was in the habit of arguing that readers were an already extinct species. [Babylon Lottery, Ficciones] Then Bioy Casares recalled that one of the heresiarchs of […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 This spring cats are everywhere, in my reading, on my whiteboard, in illustrations. I came across Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_4834-115x115.jpg "Spring Cats – Feline Poetry & T.S. Eliot")
Spring Cats – Feline Poetry & T.S. Eliot
Posted on April 14, 2017 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 This spring cats are everywhere, in my reading, on my whiteboard, in illustrations. I came across Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot […] -
![Email0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 On Thought & Existence Do you believe that thought is a collection of atoms rolling about at random in a bony skull? or that the arrangement of […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/MRC-1200x600-2-500x250-115x115.jpg "Unity or Chaos? C.S. Lewis on Stage in NYC")
Unity or Chaos? C.S. Lewis on Stage in NYC
Posted on March 31, 2017 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 On Thought & Existence Do you believe that thought is a collection of atoms rolling about at random in a bony skull? or that the arrangement of […] -
![Email1Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. Jorge Luis Borges When I travel I visit local bookstores, often the highlight of a trip. Footnotes […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Daedalus-bookstore-115x115.jpg "A Lifetime in Books – Sandy’s List – Daedalus’s Bookseller")
A Lifetime in Books – Sandy’s List – Daedalus’s Bookseller
Posted on March 2, 2017 | 1 CommentEmail1Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. Jorge Luis Borges When I travel I visit local bookstores, often the highlight of a trip. Footnotes […] -
![Email0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Of all the people only those are at leisure who make time for philosophy, only they truly live. Not satisfied to merely keep good watch over their […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/epictetus-educated-are-free-353x199-115x115.jpg "The Daily Stoic – Only They Truly Live")
The Daily Stoic – Only They Truly Live
Posted on January 20, 2017 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Of all the people only those are at leisure who make time for philosophy, only they truly live. Not satisfied to merely keep good watch over their […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit1X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 ” The laws of physics do not apply to me . . . Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Laws-of-physics-dont-apply-115x115.jpg "The College Essay & the Shameless I – “I enjoy urban hang gliding.”")
The College Essay & the Shameless I – “I enjoy urban hang gliding.”
Posted on October 9, 2016 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit1X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 ” The laws of physics do not apply to me . . . Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit1X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 How can you tell the difference between a Norwegian introvert and a Norwegian extrovert? When she’s talking to you a Norwegian introvert looks at her feet. A Norwegian extrovert looks at yours. I read […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/row-of-houses-in-barcelona-catalonia-spain-europe-cxt3r5-115x115.jpg "The Nordic Chronicles – The Norwegian, the Doctor, & the Terrier")
The Nordic Chronicles – The Norwegian, the Doctor, & the Terrier
Posted on August 26, 2016 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit1X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 How can you tell the difference between a Norwegian introvert and a Norwegian extrovert? When she’s talking to you a Norwegian introvert looks at her feet. A Norwegian extrovert looks at yours. I read […]