Comments for Roman Krznaric

Comment on The lost history of the househusband by Frank Coles

Frank Coles — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:14:14 +0000

Hi Roman,

Fascinating article. I came to the same conclusions about fatherhood and shared parenting after living in remote areas of Thailand and certain parts of rural France. In both places I found parenting was based on shared ability rather male/female. So if the wife was better with a saw and the husband the pot that’s what they focused on, working to their combined strengths not some idealised notion of male/female roles. And here’s the kicker most couples were good at everything they did, they weren’t divided and worked as effective teams.

Cheers, F

Comment on The lost history of the househusband by Meenal

Meenal — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:49:55 +0000

Am loving reading your book! Wish you a joyful fatherhood.

Comment on New Book! THE WONDERBOX by Roman Krznaric by Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:30:04 +0000

Hi Roman – just read your artile Get Lost on BBC – and just wanted to share my experience of holidaying on ones doorstep as well as just your thread of stepping out. I discovered a fairly new group called Joburg Photowalkers in 2010. I have been passionate about photojournalism since my early 20′s and sadly was unable to fulfil this dream. With the Joburg Photowalkers I get to fulfil this – regularly we go into parts of Johannesburg with our cameras and it is like being on holiday in our own city. Im not the only one that says this. I connect with the folk on the streets we walk – I just love it. I far cry from my 9-5 desk. Best. Jackie

Comment on New Book! THE WONDERBOX by Roman Krznaric by A week of beautiful books… | Jackie Magpie

A week of beautiful books… | Jackie Magpie — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:47:42 +0000

[...] Wonderbox: Curious Histories of How to Live by Roman Krznaric (Profile Books) This intriguing looking book offers us an insight into the lessons we can learn [...]

Comment on Who was the greatest Victorian traveller? A fish collector by Jenny Dames

Jenny Dames — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:00:06 +0000

Hello

I am a BBC documentary maker who is making a film on history of travel told through antiques. I would love to speak to Roman Krznaric. I can be called on 0207 907 3430 or simply just email me.

Many thanks

Jenny Dames
(Producer/Director)

Comment on Marilyn Monroe and the dangerous science of empathy by Christy

Christy — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:37:26 +0000

I don’t see the issue. We already know that certain areas of the brain grow and change throughout life based upon our experiences. Remember the London taxi driver study in which over a period of time the hippocampi of taxi drivers grew? It might be interesting to measure over time the amygdalas of those in the caring professions to see if they change and grow.

Have you ever known someone suffering from borderline personality disorder? That disorder can be so profound that without a dedicated treatment intervention, there is little chance of spontaneous healing. Treatment of BPD is notoriously difficult. Those suffering from this disorder, just like those suffering from autism, struggle with empathy. I fail to see, though, how that makes Baron-Cohen’s ideas “dangerous.” He has stopped far short of claiming, as you represent, that all of this is understood.

Comment on The radical origins of compassion by Edwin Rutsch

Edwin Rutsch — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:37:53 +0000

hi Roman

May I suggest a further resource to learn more about empathy and compassion.
The Center for Building a Culture of Empathy
The Culture of Empathy website is the largest internet portal for resources and information about the values of empathy and compassion. It contains articles, conferences, definitions, experts, history, interviews, videos, science and much more about empathy and compassion.
http://CultureOfEmpathy.com

I posted a link to your article in our
Empathy and Compassion Magazine
The latest news about empathy and compassion from around the world
http://bit.ly/dSXjfF

Also Roman, we’ve started an
International Online Conference on:
How Can We Build a Culture of Empathy and Compassion?
http://bit.ly/nU0NXB
and I wanted to see if you would moderate and put together a panel for the conference?

warmly

Edwin

Comment on Is World Cup fever a nationalistic disease? by tm

tm — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:51:59 +0000

As an anarchist maybe I should oppose this nationalistic event in favour of some kind of World Cup of federated regions…but star signs and shoe sizes? The truth is nations have developed contrasting styles of play. History, politics, geography and climate all playing their part in creating these differences — and that is the fun of it. Will the free-spirited and skillful Brazillian team overcome the technically proficient but defensive Italians? Will the talented Spanish players, under the influence of ‘tiki-taka’ (a Catalonian-inspired possession based game), finally triumph on the world stage? Some nations cheat, some play fair. For some it’s about winning, for others it’s how you play the game. Some nations are defeated by there own internal conflicts about to play. A great morality play unfolds before us. And it’s great to watch.

Comment on How to be a Muslim, a Hindu, a Christian and a Jew by Graham Lettner

Graham Lettner — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:46:57 +0000

It’s Gandhi’s desire to experiment with living and live life better and better that grabs me. Reading books and new ideas is important, of course. But putting them into action in life is the challenge–who learns to swim by reading a book? Or, maybe, who learns to be empathic by being a book?

A great little book that outlines some ways to practice is Eknath’s Easwaran’s book on Gandhi. I think good living needs good practicing, and probably no one put good living to practice as well as Gandhi.

Comment on How to be a Muslim, a Hindu, a Christian and a Jew by Edwin Rutsch

Edwin Rutsch — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:46:01 +0000

Hi Roman
Keep up the good work on exploring and promoting the importance of empathy.

I posted a link to your article about empathy to our Empathy Center Facebook page.
http://Facebook.com/EmpathyCenter

I also, posted a link to your article in our
Empathy and Compassion Magazine
The latest news about empathy and compassion from around the world
http://bit.ly/dSXjfF

Warmly,
Edwin