The line that flows through religions and the grand concept of enlightenment — Excerpts from Seekers & Speakers (2020) By Chirag Patel and Arthur Telling “this is not a self-help book or a book of specific guidance. In fact, it was written because too many books that claim to help you find your way, be they spiritual or secular, either disappear into meaningless…

How the Daoism changed my perspective Excerpts from Seekers & Speakers (2020) By Chirag Patel and Arthur Telling “this is not a self-help book or a book of specific guidance. In fact, it was written because too many books that claim to help you find your way, be they spiritual…

Brief perspectives on the metaphysical and esoteric forces that drive people to explore and share — Excerpts from Seekers & Speakers (2020) By Chirag Patel and Arthur Telling “this is not a self-help book or a book of specific guidance. In fact, it was written because too many books that claim to help you find your way, be they spiritual or secular, either disappear into meaningless…

Sometimes, the excitement of an idea is more than it really deserves. People get very worked up about AI. Read on for a few questions and answers that clarify what that might really mean. People often act like science can overcome any limits — that we will one day be…

Peek behind the curtain at the key lessons a narrator learns on their way to making an audiobook — Ever thought about being a narrator? There’s a million and one things to think about, but there’s lots of good advice available. When I started my journey, I first watched Amazon’s ACX videos, which take you through the baby steps very nicely. After that, it was time to get serious…

Sometimes, adaptation takes something special and turns it completely on its head. Below are some cases where the book and film were utterly different, and yet both superb — Everyone has an opinion on adaptations. Devout fans hate them, because they always betray the spirit of the original. Newcomers think they don’t pay enough homage to their new medium, and get stuck trying to tell a story that doesn’t translate.

None of us know what the hell is going on, but we all have to try and work it out. Here’s some simple tips on building up your strength and self-image — Everyone feels like a weirdo. You have to recognise that — that the ideal of ‘normal’ is just statistical, and that every single person has their own collection of strangeness and jagged edges that don't fit in the places they find themselves. Below are questions that I think a lot…

You can’t always have what you want. Writers sometimes save their best work for tiny snippets of imaginary books, and all the below lit a fire in me. The books listed below are key parts of the worlds built in the books that refer to them. However, while the author…

A little advice on becoming the person you want to be It’s easy to get stuck into a rut, or to feel like you just don’t understand where your sticking point is. We all have to figure out how we want to be in the world, but it can be…