One of the key things about Gurdjieff (I posted about him a couple of days ago, here) is that at the core of his writings is esoteric knowledge. Is it any wonder then, that I should be sitting at breakfast the next morning reading, and came across an interesting fact? I was browsing through an … Read more
Triplux :: 101 Things in 1001 Days I was referred to this meme by Clare at Eclectic Artisan. It’s a great idea – basically you draw up a list of 101 things that you want to complete in 1001 days. There are many sites out there with versions of this. This one has a great … Read more
Best Tool For the Job This is a site that I found for the first time today. It has a great post called “Ten Things You Can Do Today to Jump-start Success”. It is well worth a visit to read the detail, but the headlines are: 1. Read or listen to something that motivates you … Read more
I have been interested in the work of G I Gurdjieff for a few years now. I first came across the name when reading the biography of Robert Fripp written by Eric Tamm (available for free download here – well worth reading). I then discovered that Keith Jarrett was also heavily influenced by Gurjieff’s work. … Read more
Edge In the interests of exploration I have just ventured into a site which is new to me. It is at www.edge.org and is an amazing repository of articles, interviews and comment – it describes itself: “Edge Foundation, Inc., was established in 1988 as an outgrowth of a group known as The Reality Club. Its … Read more
I set up a website a few years ago at geocities. It is one of those free sites which has a banner advert strip down the right-hand side. It was a good way for me to learn how to create a website. It contains pages of my poetry, my interests in organisational psychology, and music … Read more
[There’s an update to this article for March 2007 – follow the link] Hopes for legal music podcasts rise Tech News on ZDNet Follow the link for an article about the potential for licensing of music for podcasts. The whole podcast world is going through enormous growth at the moment. Over the last 12 months … Read more
GURTEEN View: Gurteen Knowledge Letter I have been a member of David Gurteen’s on-line Knowledge Community for about a year now. His website is a tremendous resource comprising web links, book details, people profiles and event summaries. It is well worth a look. I also subscribed to David’s newsletter. There are a lot of sites … Read more
WikidPad – wiki notebook/outliner for windows I’ve spent some time over the last few days experimenting with a new piece of Open Source software called wikidPad. It’s an amazing piece of software based on wiki technology. I think it might be really useful for managing to do lists in a more flexible way than mainstream … Read more
After a huge influx of new music, the following have bubbled to the top: 1. Jon Hassell – Maarifa Street (Miles Davis meets the 21st Century with 4th world sensbilities)2. Coldplay – X&Y; (played it twice, rationed to avoid overplay, think it is beautiful)3. Keith Jarrett – Radiance (double CD of solo concert performances, completely … Read more