Category Archives: Personal

Illiteracy

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Victor Chudnovsky

Literacy is such a fundamental aspect of modernity that we cannot imagine not reading. If there is a series of strokes that can be interpreted as letters, the brain just treats them as such. They may represent a word I … Continue reading →

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Israeli workout

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Victor Chudnovsky

Though we’re staying at a fancy hotel here in Tel Aviv, the gym is extra. And really, what’s the point when there are free outdoor gyms on the boardwalk? I’d call them “adult playgrounds,” because that’s what they look like, … Continue reading →

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What’s in a marriage?

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Victor Chudnovsky

We just returned from our first wedding since we ourselves got married a year ago. The groom and bride are pretty awesome people: geeks, fans of the outdoors, interesting and engaged in the world. We were glad to be part … Continue reading →

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The Power of Now

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Victor Chudnovsky

One of my pursuits these days is the cultivation of mindfulness. Life is rich and helter-skelter. Only by living in each fleeting now, it seems, is there hope of appreciating a journey that is already accelerating to its eventual conclusion. … Continue reading →

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Rapt

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Victor Chudnovsky

I recently finished reading Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life by Winifred Gallagher. It talks about why paying attention is good and shapes your life experience, and offers a few reminders as to how to do so. It was OK … Continue reading →

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