What do you think about when you hear the words ‘Mindfulness’ or ‘Mindset’? You might be indifferent. Many are. You might be opposed to these terms or they may induce a knee-jerk reaction, like, ‘More mumbo-jumbo hippie talk.’ Or something negative, at least. Many of you, of course, will recognize these terms but have varying familiarity with what the words really mean in practice. Funny how that is. We all think we know the meaning…
As we pivot from WHAT the Are vs Should Problem is to HOW we deal with it, I wanted to take a minute to further define the KEW listener. Basically, you are someone who is a bit like me, but with plenty of room for differentiation. We are certainly going to be dissimilar, but how are we alike? You have spent most of your life analytical, trusting science and pragmatism over your gut. However, you…
You’ve likely pondered the great, ‘Who Am I?’ question. But what about the ‘Why Am I?’ The ‘why’ is a great question no matter the situation. Of the who, what, when, where, why, and how questions the ‘why’ is probably the most challenging. Is there a meaning to life? Do you have a purpose? Does anything matter? Hundreds, if not thousands, of philosophers have weighed in on the great question, but I’m not sure there’s…
Some folks may think this is a silly question. But if you’re reading this you probably think it’s a great question. First, thanks for coming! Second, I ask this question fairly literally as a means of transitioning along the pathway that is The Are vs Should Problem. For the last 25 (twenty-five!) Episodes I have followed my thoughts about the struggle between the person we ARE and the person we feel like we SHOULD BE.…
Being confused is no fun. Think about a time in your life when you have conflicting things going on. Maybe it’s whether or not to leave your job. Or break up with a partner. Or to have kids or not. As humans there is a lot of this cognitive dissonance. When you feel split into two or more pathways. Or two or more personalities. In the 80’s we would joke about being ‘crazy’, having ‘multiple…
Who Are You? Have you ever asked yourself this question? Have you ever wondered about the ‘big things’? Do you believe Socrates was right when he said, ‘an unexamined life is not worth living?’. If this is you, read on. And please visit the rest of my posts, podcasts, and videos. Because I am one of you. I have asked myself this question from an early age. And I don’t really seek an ANSWER, as…
To some, this is a ridiculous question steeped in pointless naval gazing. To others, it’s a comedic take on people who ask the ‘big questions’. To others this is a reasonable assessment of what we want to understand. To me, it’s all three at the same time. And maybe that’s the point. And like most rhetorical questions, I don’t really want to KNOW if I really know what I think I know. Rather, I’m curious…
I was so happy to meet Bernhard Kutzler. I told him we were kindred spirits because we were asking such similar questions. He agreed. He also agreed to interview with me to discuss Curiosity. My first thoughts about Bernhard were why no one else has heard of him. I still think about why some people become household names and others’ work is lost out in the world of cyberspace. The simple answer is marketing. But…
Apparently I didn’t say quite enough about change in last weeks’ Episode 62: Change is Hard, but Resisting Change is WRONG! because when I say down to record this weeks’ Episode I just kept talking about CHANGE. Change. It’s the one thing we can count on. Since the Big Bang, the universe has been changing. Changing forms. Changing states. Changing composition. All around us, change is driving the universe. The Earth. Our behavior. The seasons.…
I’ve been talking a lot about how change is a FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT OF LIFE. Biological entities have DNA which builds our bodies and defines our unique abilities and deficiencies. But more than that, DNA is the mechanism that perpetuates and propels species through TIME by allowing adaptation to changing environmental conditions. The universe is always changing and anything wishing to persist needs a way of dealing with those changes. Biological things, like humans, have DNA…