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Why your attention keeps slipping away (and how to get it back)
Strengthen your focus like a muscle. KEY TAKEAWAYS Modern life scatters our attention across endless “urgent” demands, often leaving us...
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Sep 181 min read
How conspiracy theories can take us into ‘Alternate Realities’
Conspiracy theories are seemingly everywhere in our world. A 2022 survey found that around 19 percent of American adults either believed...
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Sep 171 min read
Trust as a potentially maladaptive aspect of today's consciousness (UII w/Claude)
DM In our recent conversations, such as this example, we've collaborated regarding an architecture of interrelated topics of: ......
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Sep 1727 min read
In Good Company?
Human beings are supposed to be communal creatures. But in 2025, Americans are socializing less and feeling more isolated. Maybe it’s an...
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Sep 161 min read
Awe Is Essential
When we see ourselves in the context of wonder, it makes us humbler.
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Sep 161 min read
When discovery feels like doom: the return of “mirror life” fears
The fear of unleashing forces beyond control has haunted science for centuries.
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Sep 161 min read
Experience emotions without being consumed by them
Neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris explains that when we fully feel our emotions, even anger can evaporate into openness.
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Sep 131 min read
"Slow" is (...or should be!...) the new "fast"
The business case for moving deliberately. "THE" related book
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Sep 121 min read
Six Ways to Start Early and Lift Your Mood
Try my protocol for a happy start to the day and see what works for your own well-being.
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Sep 111 min read
To err is human, to regret, divine
In his new book, The Power of Regret , best-selling author Daniel Pink makes a case that regret can serve as a compass for better...
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Sep 111 min read
The Metaphysics of Panic
A new novel keenly describes the symptoms—and more important, the existential stakes—of extreme anxiety.
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Sep 91 min read
What to do if your inner voice is cruel
We can spend half the day not living in the moment.
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Sep 81 min read
Escaping Perfectionism
Perfectionism is everyone’s favorite flaw. It’s easy to assume that our push to be perfect is what leads to academic, athletic, and...
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Sep 71 min read
Rainy Saturday afternoon reflections about Pantakinesis™ and music (UII w/Claude)
Hi Claude, what are a few highlights from our recent conversations regarding Pantakinesis ™ ? Based on your conversations, Pantakinesis™...
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Sep 624 min read
The neuroscience of extremes: Ruthless psychopathy to extraordinary generosity
“There's a very pervasive belief that human nature is fundamentally selfish, but I know for a fact that that can't be true" challenges...
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Sep 61 min read
Why I'm Not a Liberal
Perhaps it's better to exit "the Parties," to for thoughtful, diligent independe nce Related: what our founders thought about poltical...
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Sep 61 min read
Annibale Carracci’s ‘Hercules at the Crossroads’: A Vividly Painted Parable
The Italian artist’s depiction of the young hero torn between virtue and pleasure, rendered in pioneering post-Renaissance style, calls...
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Sep 61 min read
Five Best: Books on the Purpose of Life
Selected by Arthur C. Brooks, the author of ‘The Happiness Files.’
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Sep 61 min read
As a Teen, I Hated Camping. As a Father, It Brought Me a Bit of Redemption
In 1982, an eight-week wilderness trip made me swear off sleeping in tents. This summer, my son made me think again.
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Sep 61 min read
My Day as an 80-Year-Old. What an Age-Simulation Suit Taught Me
Carrying out daily tasks in the MIT-designed outfit provides a taste of the challenges the elderly face, and motivation to prepare
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Sep 61 min read
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