Counseling in a Time of Anxiety (podcast $)
If you’re experiencing the anxiety we're all feeling and you want to move forward, seek the help of a guide who can lead you through the woods.
How Can Science Become Emotionally Intelligent? (podcast $)
I find analytically trained people to be uncreative and emotionally insensitive. Can this be changed?
Listen To Your Body ($)
Your physical best is when your metabolism, internal rhythms, mental focus, and purpose are aligned. This is equanimity.
Seeing the Other (podcast $)
The most important things we need to learn are the things we cannot see. How do we learn about such things? I suspect the first thing you must do is to grow larger in order to see more.
Are Schools Relevant? (podcast)
Schools should be limited to teaching trade skills. The old public school model is a zombie. It’s dangerous and should be dismantled.
The Mysterious Lack of Creativity ($)
Unless you’re an artist, you won’t appreciate how little respect we have for creative people.
Do Less to Heal. Do More to Grow? ($)
In our society, health and power equals money. We celebrate power and change is discouraged.
Epiphany, Apophany, and Creating Creativity ($)
“Gruesomely violent scenes from television shows are one of the most satisfying things for many adults…”
Navigating Change, Growth, and Learning
Want to be enlightened or change the world? Want to get out of hell? Work with your demons. They'll change you.
Why It’s Dangerous to Believe What You Think ($)
Seeing the edge of what you know is crucial: seeing what you cannot see. It’s important to have a good imagination.
Preparing for Failure (podcast)
I talk with Rob Alvarez, of the Professor Game Podcast, about games in the context of learning, exploration, and failure.
Strange Case of Medical Hypnosis-1: How the placebo effect implies learning, and learning is hypnotic
Chronic illness involves forms of mental dysregulation to which we are attached.