Deep Reading Reflection & James Joyce's Ulysses (Patreon)

Voracious reading is one of the greatest pleasures in life.

I love to sit down in the evening, surrounded by a stack of books, and joyfully inhale great literature. But I also remind myself on a regular basis to savour the present moment and appreciate the work before me right now.

So here is a question designed to prompt some self-reflection:

If you had to choose just one thing from your recent reading that resonated the most with you, what would it be?

It could be a line of poetry, a paragraph from a novel, an idea from a book of non-fiction, or anything else.

In the video, we’re discussing how this one question can be adapted to inform our studies, career, relationships, and mental health.

I’m also sharing my personal “one passage” with you, which just so happens to be from James Joyce's Ulysses.

Video Timestamps:

• 0:00 a reading reflection 
• 1:30 philosophy of the "one"
• 2:00 quality vs quantity 
• 4:00 the Pareto principle 
• 7:00 my "one passage"
• 7:30 celebrating Bloomsday
• 8:15 Homer, Shakespeare & Joyce
• 10:00 why I love Joyce's Ulysses
• 11:00 mind-reading & perspective
• 12:30 Joyce & Hamlet 
• 13:30 "Every life is many days"
• 15:00 how art connects us
• 16:00 on being kind to ourselves
• 17:20 what is your one passage?

Let us know: What is the best thing you have read recently? What has resonated most deeply with you?

Happy reading, everybody!