The art of effective learning strategies to master anything new Repeat after me: when it comes to effective learning strategies, repetition is crucial. Exposure, on the other hand, is necessary but insufficient. Though helpful, exposure must be repeated and repeated at intervals. So at the risk of overstating, effective learning starts with reps. From Outliers, […]
A mindfulness-for-anxiety perspective shift in modern life I’ve never done this before. Not just this writing. I mean this moment in time. And if I’ve never done this moment before, then (I imagine) neither have you. In fact, no one has. As far as I can tell. At the time of this writing, the oldest […]
The power of storytelling Everything is a story. The “self” is a story. The past, the world, thinking, the internet, and even your family are all stories, also. Some stories are more concrete. Others theoretical. Some stories span the test of time. Others ephemeral. You get the idea. The point is this: the capacity for […]
Elderly Parent Dating Concerns: What My Dad’s Love Life Taught Me About Listening A year after my mom died, my dad started dating. When his courtship started, he was 74. His girlfriend was 61. He’s a retired homeowner. His girlfriend’s an unemployed card dealer. He’s in-love. She’s…homeless. And then she moved in with him. It […]
Platform Thinking in Work and Life: How to See the Structure and Leverage It The object of work is no longer just production (though it could be). The object of work isn’t just prestige (though it could be, also). And the object of work isn’t just money (though it’s very important). Rather the object of work is […]
Lessons from Grief: What My Mother’s Death Helped Me Understand About Living Just over two years ago, my mom died. Hard to believe it’s been that long. If you’d like, you can read more about it here. And yet, on the anniversary of her passing, I found myself feeling…good. Though odd, this seemed positive. Acceptance, […]
The only morning meditation for anxiety you need In my mid twenties, I started meditating. I started a morning meditation for anxiety to calm down. I needed to quiet my mind, and I’d heard from several sources that meditation helps. “Sign me up!” I thought. “Where do I start?” But before I squeaked out my […]
What I think I know about dreams (so far) For the past five years, I’ve been exploring dreams. In fact, I saw a Jungian Psychoanalyst before and after my mom’s death. Perhaps it was intuition. On some level, my body knew that a major life event was occurring. For those who don’t know, Jungian Therapy, like […]
The tree of life and a dream about death Straddling the ridge of the roof, my dad stretched to cut the top of a dead tree with a saw. I was on the ground, holding the ends of a rope looped around the trunk. Once cut, I was to pull the tree away from the […]
Sons and Mothers And here now is a twist to the October Personas Project: it was, in more ways than one, about my mother. Save the few sports, school, or recent photos, my mom was often the one behind the lens, snapping thousands of candid pictures. But pictures weren’t her only medium. My mom was […]