Events And Meaning https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May16_Post.mp4 A very common idea, found in plenty of religions and philosophies is the idea of meaning. Here we are inside our brains. We interact with the world and get a result. Then we have an emotional response, good or bad. Because this happens so quickly, we assume […]
Create A Virtuous Social Cycle
Reverse Cycles https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May15_Post.mp4 There’s a theory in both history and economics of virtuous and vicious cycles. That, generally speaking, when everything is growing, there are plenty of virtuous cycles. And when any society, business cycle, or economy reaches a kind of “tipping point” the virtuous cycles slowly shift into vicious cycles. For […]
Rid Yourself of Anger
Recalibrated Instincts https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May14_Post.mp4 Imagine two hunters. Two imaginary hunters way back in the days of hunter gathers. Where humans lived for 200,000 years. Where all our modern instincts were calibrated. Anyhow, here’s the mental experiment. Both guys throw their spears at a deer. Both miss. One guy reflects […]