Thinking, Time, and Identity
Many things come naturally to us, but thinking is not one of them. There are many forms of thinking. We are primarily taught only two: linear and emotional.
Many things come naturally to us, but thinking is not one of them. There are many forms of thinking. We are primarily taught only two: linear and emotional.
This post is about our essential ability to change state and perception. At its root, this is what hypnosis is: the phototaxis of consciousness.
Horizontal thinking generates inventions, but studying its success does not tell you how to do it. Creativity can be taught, we just don’t do it.
If we can embrace all our flaws and inabilities, and take these into account when we design our environment, we can create a much better world.
With caution against excessive immersion, action video games can help us learn, focus, and multitask.
A surge of interest in the consequences of poor sleep has gotten people worried about what is perceived to be a growing epidemic.
When it comes to your health, winning seems the imperative, and it seems one must win at all costs. This is rarely true; it is rarely the case that your fate is sealed and you must play the game set before you.
"The origin of chronic illness lies in the struggle with our emotions. More specifically, the conflict between the controlled person we have created ourselves to be and the emotions inside us..."
Hypnosis is an attempt to extend the limits of intention, to amplify what is sometimes called “the placebo effect” to cause lasting change.
Stress comes as tension, compression, or confusion. Each type is different and calls for a different resolution. Consider their differences and their different needs.
This piece is about what we think is real and the difference between sensation and feeling, the worlds of imagination and dreams and making dreams real.
"One of the paradoxes of sleep is that the harder you try, the less you get. You cannot force your way into a sleeping state of mind..."