Toward a culture of awakening

Mindfulness in a nutshell -
the sideways glance at what's hidden in plain view

On awakening the intuitive mind as part of a modern lifestyle -
a perspective on intuition, for hardcore realists

Drawn from memory -
an artist's intriguing experiments with memory

A few remarks on human motivation -
everyone is an addict of one kind or another

How not to be held captive by the conscious mind -
bask in the glare of raw experience

Zen and non-zen -
a few words about the incidental organic side effect we call the "self"

No time but space -
consciousness and time are figments of each other

Dreamleaper -
a tale of existential insomnia

On how we end up where we've always meant to go -
one way that believing in destiny might make sense

The root cause of human suffering -
pain is not what causes suffering

On the cultural roots of prosperity -
cultural values that lead to a flourishing society

On personal identity and the effects of privilege -
relationships are what define you

A step beyond stardom -
how hyper-individualism undermines personal freedom

Is there an ecologically beneficial alternative to natalism? -
the environmental problem no one likes to face

On what space exploration says about the soul of a society -
if curiosity were the primary human need

What makes the rats keep racing -
why the world gets more competitive, not less, as it grows more prosperous

Mindstyles and the workplace in 2024 -
video game players will rule

On the value of refinement -
the economics of sophisticated tastes

The brick -
a tale of deadly superstition in a world that knows better

Research as small enterprise -
how startups could challenge academia in basic research

On strengthening the link between capital and value -
why money isn't the best measure of value

Eight barriers to effective listening -
how to save the world through better listening

From a listener's perspective -
communicate more effectively by helping your audience listen more effectively

Mindful listening -
overcome barriers to effective listening through mindful awareness

Collaborative conversation -
communication styles that support co-creativity

Using interviews to think collaboratively -
collaboration through structured listening [now in draft]

Deploying intelligent collaboration -
the power that comes from being power-free

Pi and the Plasmoids -
the meaning isn't in the message

Eight habits of enlightened civilizations -
qualities shared by healthy, open, adaptive societies [now in draft]

A case for making voting a legal obligation -
democracy needs mandatory voting to stay healthy

On the rise of the radical religious right and the breakdown of democracy in the United States -
the Christian religious right in America is not so different from Islamic radicalism in the Middle East

A brief letter from the future to the United States -
if religious fascists overthrow the U.S. government

Alternatives to using prisons -
tolerance has no threat more serious than crime

On the creative effects of drift -
how enmeshed design reveals itself over time

Lincoln's choice -
the American South would be more like South America if Lincoln had let it go

On self-directed learning as an end and means for education -
education in the digital age is a waste unless students learn how to learn without teachers

How to learn a language -
just start using it for what you want to use it for

Some books that have inspired me -
strewn along my path of awakening

Fitness as meditation -
mens sana in corpore sano and all that... my personal approach to fitness