"Effective altruism — efforts that actually help people rather than making you feel good or helping you show off — is one of the great new ideas of the 21st century." — Steven Pinker I first came across the effective altruism movement during my … [Read more...]
Too busy? 10 Tips for Slowing Down & Becoming Unbusy
I recently wrapped up a post series on busyness that investigates the research, root causes, and realities of busyness. You can check out those posts here: Research Says We’re Not Busy — So Why Do We FEEL So Busy? Busyness 101: Why are we SO … [Read more...]
Dr. Bronner’s Soap & Moral ABCs (Product Label Summary)
This is a passion post I've wanted to dig into and write about for some time. My wife has been buying Dr. Bronner's organic, fair trade soaps for years. And, almost exactly a year ago, we watched the documentary Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox. Since … [Read more...]
What is Spaceship Earth? & Why It’s Time Humanity Gets “On Board”
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Bad News Spoiler Alert: This post has nothing to do with Disney World's Epcot. Good News Spoiler Alert: It … [Read more...]
Authenticity & Your Self: “The Existentialist’s Survival Guide” (Book Summary)
“He who studies with a philosopher should take home with him some good thing every day; he should daily return home a sounder man, or on the way to becoming sounder.” — Seneca (4BC–AD65) I'm a fan of philosophy and have been a "student of life" for … [Read more...]
Research Says We’re Not Busy — So Why Do We FEEL So Busy?
“The difficulty of describing things for Western ears is that people in a hurry cannot feel.” — Alan Watts Isn't it interesting how that works? We can't feel when we are too busy. But, "too busy" is often just a feeling itself. This is a … [Read more...]
Busyness 101: Why are we SO BUSY in Modern Life? (7 Hypotheses)
This is the first post in a 3-part series. You can jump to the next two posts here: Busyness 201: A Brief History of Work & BUSY in America Busyness 301: The Future of BUSY, Work & Leisure It wasn’t too long ago that keeping up … [Read more...]
Busyness 201: A Brief History of Work & BUSY in America
This is the second post in the 3-part series on busyness. You can read the other two posts here: Busyness 101: Why are we SO BUSY in Modern Life? (7 Hypotheses) Busyness 301: The Future of BUSY, Work & Leisure The first post took a … [Read more...]
Busyness 301: The Future of BUSY, Work & Leisure
This is the third post in the 3-part series on busyness. You can read the other two posts here: Busyness 101: Why are we SO BUSY in Modern Life? (7 Hypotheses) Busyness 201: A Brief History of Work & BUSY in America Status symbols have … [Read more...]
5 Themes from “In Praise of Idleness” by Bertrand Russell (Essay Summary)
“The first principle of all action is leisure.” — Aristotle Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate.¹ In 1932, at 60 years old, he wrote In … [Read more...]
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