The Larger World of Altered State Thinking (podcast)
Altered states, dreams, hypnosis, and psychedelics can expand creativity, deepen self-understanding, and reshape how we think.
Hellbilly: The Darker Side of Appalachia (podcast interview)
I talk about group-think, socialized behavior, and how one achieves independent and creative thought.
Learn to be Smart (podcast)
You have not been misled. You’ve allowed yourself to become stupid.
Using It or Losing It (podcast $)
“Use it or lose it” applies to health and skill, and could be applied to other things, such as emotion, initiative, empathy, self-respect, and responsibility. Does it also apply to democracy?
Thinking For Your Benefit (podcast $)
You think in ways of which you’re unaware and don’t control. Learning to control your mind will change your life.
Dreams Are a Level Beyond Meta-Thinking (podcast $))
We need to expand our notion of thought beyond what we can talk about. This is what dreams do for us.
Are You Still 12 Years Old? (podcast $)
It may be possible to appreciate your limitations if you really try. If you don’t, you won’t get past them.
Let’s Address Insanity (podcast)
Why is no one talking about Donald Trump being insane? Why do we we quibble about insane behavior?
I Know What You Need, But You Don’t (podcast $)
All of us evade our contradictions in our efforts to believe what we wish to be true. And the closer you come to the conflicts you've created, the more you resist in seeing them.
On the Killing of Charlie Kirk ($)
Understand the assassin; the murderer’s mainstream political, cultural, and religious affiliations are beside the point.
Survivorship Bias in Searching the Extremes
If you have to take big risks to maintain your state of mind, are you playing a winning or a losing game? Maybe success is..
Finding New Direction (podcast $)
Ideas pave the path that lead to your goals. Ideas change as we learn but our goals should only mature, ripening over time. Consider how ideas and goals shape each other, and the flexibility you should have in each.