Interview with Robert Pirsig: Author of Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

At 78, Robert Pirsig, probably the most widely read philosopher alive, can look back on many ideas of himself. There is the nine-year-old-boy with the off-the-scale IQ of 170, trying to work out how to connect with his classmates in Minnesota. There is the young GI in Korea picking up a curiosity for Buddhism while helping the locals with their English. There is the radical, manic teacher in Montana making his freshmen sweat over a definition of 'quality'. There is the homicidal husband sectioned into a course of electric-shock treatment designed to remove all traces of his past. There is the broken-down father trying to bond with his son on a road trip. There is the best-selling author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, offering solutions to the anxieties of a generation. And there is, for a good many years, the reclusive yachtsman, trying to steer a course away from cultish fame.

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15 Mind Blowing And Life Enhancing Podcasts That Will Make Commuting Meaningful

Meaningful podcasts for your daily commute can make and enhance your mind at the same time. Boring commute ? Sick and tired of watching the same old route? Vehicles filled with unhappy faces as you crawl along to work ? It’s an unavoidable circumstance. You have to get to work and often, there is no way around the way you have to go. Change up your normal listening experience (like that boring old “Morning Zoo” show) and try tuning into a few podcasts.

Enhance that dull commute and make your commuting experience a life-enhancing experience, as well as, meaningful.

Meaningful Podcasts:

Quit listening to the same old radio stations and try a mind-blowing podcast instead. Whether you use iTunes or Android daily podcasts await, to keep your mind occupied  through meaningful podcasts.

15. Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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