LIT AF

Welcome back to the LIT AF Riff. The Riffs are shorter episodes of LIT AF – no novels or interviews, just my unfiltered, unrehearsed thoughts on what's going on in the world and how we can tell a better story about it with Open-Source Learning. In this Riff: Honestly? Uh huh. If you were honest 100% of the time you'd never need to start a sentence that way.

Welcome back to the LIT AF Riff. The Riffs are shorter episodes of LIT AF – no novels or interviews, just my unfiltered, unrehearsed thoughts on what's going on in the world and how we can tell a better story about it with Open-Source Learning. In this Riff: Whether we're talking to ourselves, someone else, or a computer, getting clear in our heads helps send a clear me

Welcome back to the LIT AF Riff. The Riffs are shorter episodes of LIT AF – no novels or interviews, just my unfiltered, unrehearsed thoughts on what's going on in the world and how we can tell a better story about it with Open-Source Learning. In this Riff: I confront my own creative procrastination and interrupt a workout to make a meaningful peanut butter sandwich.

It's the first LIT AF Riff! The Riffs are shorter episodes of LIT AF – no novels or interviews here, just my unfiltered, unrehearsed thoughts on what's going on in the world and how we can tell a better story about it with Open-Source Learning. In this Riff: I argue with my car and floss my teeth. Along the way I give a brief history of bad breath and I explain why, no

You can't go back in time. And you can't unhear someone telling you that you can get more of anything – except the last few minutes of your life, because everything that made you beautiful just faded a little bit, and you're a few minutes closer to the end. Cheer up, and tune into LIT AF.

When does art reveal the artist? When is art too personal to share? What's the deal with Basil and Dorian Gray, why is Lord Henry Wotten so nosy, and speaking of nosy, exactly how many different kinds of flowers could Oscar Wilde stuff into one studio? All this and more on LIT AF Season 5 Episode 3.

Oscar ends the preface by writing, "All art is useless." Really? Was he being coy in response to his critics? Was he being defiant in putting sex and homoeroticism front and center in Victorian England? Or was he daring us to argue the point? Whether you're a realist or a romantic, there's something for you on this episode of LIT AF.

Today's cancel culture has nothing on Victorian England. That didn't stop Oscar Wilde from publishing THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, complete with homoeroticism and full frontal vanity. We've come a long way since then. In today's anti-aging market we spend billions on lotions, potions, and treatments year after year. Eternal youth and pleasure is expensive. Your s

To quote Jim Morrison: "This is the end, beautiful friends..." You may think Charles Dickens and Jim Morrison were very different. You may think they were the same person in different eras. You may think one or both is still alive. No one's ever seen them at the same party, is all I'm saying.

If you think your future is just going to happen to you no matter what you do, then you may as well listen to this podcast episode. If you think your future depends on what you do in this moment that will improve your thinking and lead you to right-minded action and better choices, then you should definitely listen to this podcast episode.