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The 11th Hour of Personal Development: Ecology and Consciousness
I recently watched The 11th Hour , a documentary produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio about the global environmental crisis. I've also been reading and thinking about systems, and "the ecology of mind." The problems... More »
Think Arete has audio! Go Brian!
I just noticed that it seems like every single "Big Idea" (all 500 of 'em) on ThinkArete.com has an audio clip of Brian reading the idea. Holy crap! When did he find the time to... More »
Top 10 networking tips for geeks
I'm really enjoying networking lately. No, not computer networking, or social networking. I'm talking in-person meeting people for business connections. :) As a geek who used to suffer from debilitating social anxiety, it's huge to... More »
Engagement is the new withdrawl
My personality type is a type 5 on the Enneagram. 5's tend to withdraw from and avoid the world. We procrastinate, feel a baseline of buzzing anxiety, and over-prepare in the hopes that we will... More »
Reliably Passionate, Passionately Reliable
Passion and Reliability tend to be opposing poles. How many people are consistently both fully passionate and absolutely reliable? Usually the person who is solid as a rock is also as dull as one. And... More »
Parenting is Personal Development 2.0
At some point along the path, personal development, spiritual practice, psychotherapy, yoga, massage, nutrition, and the quest for six-pack abs morphs from a beautiful expression of human creativity and inspiration into a soul-sucking black hole... More »






