Articles that focus on architecture, material culture, maintenance, and learning how to appreciate what you already have. I strongly believe in sharing my process and putting things into practice—here you’ll also find concise summaries and analysis of books I’ve read. Written by Matt C Reynolds.
I write about designing and living an intentional life. Here you’ll also find concise summaries of books I’ve read because I strongly believe in sharing my process and putting things into practice.
Articles & Essays, Architecture & Design, Book Summaries, Conferences, Films & Interviews, or View All
The illusion of infinite time clouds our understanding of the preciousness of one another. We plan for most everything in life, and yet death usually catches us by surprise. You are the only one who can survey the magnitude of your loss: no one will ever know the meaning of what was shared or the deepness of the void that shadows your future.
Read More“Difficulty is always a school, though learning is optional.” Empathy means that you travel out of yourself a little or expand: you can be a thousand miles from the person next to you in bed or deeply invested in the survival of a stranger on the other side of the world. Chronic pain can be treatable by training people to experience it differently, but the sufferer has to be willing to give up their story, a familiar version of themselves.
Read MoreCopyright © Matt C. Reynolds
