What is a “personal practice,” and why do we need one? By David Smithstein
So what is this thing called a “practice” that is so important? Many diverse strategies have the capacity to bring people towards a similar goal: the realization that an individual is not simply his or her thoughts; in fact, we are so much more…
When someone asks me what I do, and I tell them that I’m a futurist, the first thing they ask “what is a futurist?” The short answer that I give is “I use current scientific research in emerging technologies to imagine how we wi…
A look at the ways that the construction of language can have implications for the way we think, act and parse the world around us.Jim Manske’s insight:For me, this is confirmation that how we speak affects how we think and therefore how we perceive a…
The experience of vastness slows perception of time… It might be time to pencil in “awe cultivation” on your to-do list. Although religious thinkers like Søren Kierkegaard cast awe as a state of existential fear and trembling, new rese…
An expert in the field of positive psychology explores the perks of bonding — with everyone around you. By Nicole Frehsée Here’s some simple advice: Spread the love. Not just with your partner, family, and friends but with people you …
