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Podcast: Notes and themes from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

Podcast: Notes and themes from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

Update: 2023-12-15
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These are some notes and thoughts from reading Robert Pirsig's classic philosophical novel, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, published in 1974. My reading here focuses more on the technical writing aspects and themes from the book. Some themes include Classic versus Romantic modes of thought, the concept of Quality, our relationship with technology, doing your own maintenance, caring about the work, peace of mind, systems thinking, multiple paths through a problem, troubleshooting, being in-the-scene versus removed, the road trip, effortless action, going with the flow, traveling along the backroads, and presence in the moment. I also include some questions about these themes to prompt discussion (these notes were initially prepared for a book club).
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Podcast: Notes and themes from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

Podcast: Notes and themes from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

Tom Johnson