BOB CHAPMAN

Montaigne's idea is to enjoy all the good things of life without taking any of them seriously. He gardens but he doesn't care if it's imperfect. He has a family but doesn't expect too much from them. This allows us to be a little bit more sane and happier.

Montaigne argues that imagination ...

We're all a little suspect of our own talent.

Most of us really want to offer the world something of quality, something that the world will consider as good or important. But that's the enemy, because it's not up to us whether ...

Rather than thinking about what the other person could have done better, It's better for us to think about how we could have done better to make the best of every situation. Let's try to think about how we could have done better to bring out the best in other people and about what we could improv...