Coping With Obsession

1 Min

How do we deal with difficult situations? We all know what the right thing to do is, we all know what is supposed to be healthy. Meditate, eat a nice salad, confide in a friend, go for a walk, hell, even go for a run! Yes, these things are well…

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When It Hits You Out of Nowhere

3 Mins

I had an experience in November of last year that to this day is hard to place. It certainly informs many of my decisions and still has an impact, even if that impact is difficult to grasp. The Premise is Simple I had been trying to figure out a way…

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Places and Spaces

1 Min

I like to create from experience. There is something special about taking an intimately familiar place and turning it into something greater than the sum of its parts. Like little worlds of their own, these notes exist to evoke a feeling and transmit an idea. A description of a place,…

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Finding a Standard for Capturing Knowledge

1 Min

One of the most important principles behind this project is that the notes I publish here are not finished. Today, I want to revisit some of my notes and make them better. And I want to take this opportunity to work out a few of the design principles behind this…

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A Practical Understanding of Time

3 Mins

The question of time is a pressing one. How we perceive past, present and future has an enormous impact on our quality of life. This week, I want to take a closer look at our perception of time and its actual relevance. Understanding this, considering its immediacy, is crucial to…

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The Connection Between Deep Trust and Paying Attention

2 Mins

I want to examine the relationship between what I describe as Deep Trust and the practice of paying attention. Deep Trust operates on the assumption that there is something within us that has no external dependencies. In fact, you can’t influence its existence at all. This can provide a feeling…

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Why Not Start With Capitalism?

2 Mins

Just get started. A daunting proposition, isn’t it? Finally, after all this time, just go ahead and publish that piece you have been working on. It sounds so simple, so banal. And yet, it makes my stomach turn. The problem stems from the deeply held belief that perfection is attainable.…

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