Consciousness Archive

  • “Death comes for us all” Insights often come from strange places.  And when I heard this quote in a movie when I was about eight years old, it stuck with...

    the fatal assumption that we make

    “Death comes for us all” Insights often come from strange places.  And when I heard this quote in a movie when I was about eight years old, it stuck with...

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  • When you look at many of the "Great" contributors of society, they often seem cookier than the guy on the street yelling at no one...

    What’s the difference between the Genius and the Madman?

    When you look at many of the "Great" contributors of society, they often seem cookier than the guy on the street yelling at no one...

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  • I’ve come to recognize Richard Feynman as one of the Masters of Living.  I’ve got a number of posts to write before I can fully explain why I think this,...

    The Feynman Paradox

    I’ve come to recognize Richard Feynman as one of the Masters of Living.  I’ve got a number of posts to write before I can fully explain why I think this,...

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  •   This past weekend, I was walking along Commonwealth Avenue in Boston near Kenmore Square.  On the sidewalk in front of me next to an apartment building’s stoop, I noticed...

    The Ubiquitous Time Thieves: Don’t be one

      This past weekend, I was walking along Commonwealth Avenue in Boston near Kenmore Square.  On the sidewalk in front of me next to an apartment building’s stoop, I noticed...

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  • When do you really know someone?  And what’s the best way for developing this full understanding of the person? I’ve thought about these questions from time to time.  I like...

    How to better understand your friends

    When do you really know someone?  And what’s the best way for developing this full understanding of the person? I’ve thought about these questions from time to time.  I like...

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  • I’ve become very intrigued by alternate states of consciousness.  This intrigue began when I was introduced to the concept of the mental “flow state” and also read a piece shortly...

    [States of Consciousness] The Sensory Deprivation Tank part I

    I’ve become very intrigued by alternate states of consciousness.  This intrigue began when I was introduced to the concept of the mental “flow state” and also read a piece shortly...

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