Have you ever read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? Nothing to do with golf but for some reason I kept thinking about the way I approach playing and practicing the game. Similar discussions on emptying desire and that craftsmanship comes not from results but from harmony with the work. Think you'd like it. Enjoy "vacation"
Funny you mention it, I'm mid way through it right now — guess it's having an influence on me if you're picking it up!
I'm just past the whole "Quality = Tao" revelation, just starting to see how Pirsig makes his way back down the mountain. Thought the way up was really well argued and scratched my itch. Excited to see how he gets down!
That's hilarious. Definitely see the connections you are making. The way up the mountain was compelling. We all want the top, but by definition, the top does not exist without the side.
Romantic/Classical was interesting. Seems like an eternal battle between feels and technical mastery. Logic and reason vs gut and intuition. Nietzsche was also obsessed with that. Headed now to read that post of yours.
I read Zen and the Art this last Fall. Shockingly, I wrote about it too:
Have you ever read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? Nothing to do with golf but for some reason I kept thinking about the way I approach playing and practicing the game. Similar discussions on emptying desire and that craftsmanship comes not from results but from harmony with the work. Think you'd like it. Enjoy "vacation"
Funny you mention it, I'm mid way through it right now — guess it's having an influence on me if you're picking it up!
I'm just past the whole "Quality = Tao" revelation, just starting to see how Pirsig makes his way back down the mountain. Thought the way up was really well argued and scratched my itch. Excited to see how he gets down!
Check out my post from two weeks ago: I touched briefly on the romantic/classical divide before I had gotten far enough into the book to know it by name: https://connorbelcastro.substack.com/p/lessons-in-porcelain
That's hilarious. Definitely see the connections you are making. The way up the mountain was compelling. We all want the top, but by definition, the top does not exist without the side.
Romantic/Classical was interesting. Seems like an eternal battle between feels and technical mastery. Logic and reason vs gut and intuition. Nietzsche was also obsessed with that. Headed now to read that post of yours.
I read Zen and the Art this last Fall. Shockingly, I wrote about it too:
https://caddiecorner.substack.com/p/is-this-my-all-time-low