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I use this framework a lot to talk about all types of relationships: marriage, friendship, spirituality, etc. It can help to clarify what’s happening in a relationship and how to build on one level to reach deeper levels. 1. Law When people have proximity but do not know or trust each other, they relate on the level of law: rules which are formal or informal, but that do not require the revelation of individual interests. 2. Negotiation When people have proximity and begin to know and trust each other, but must represent their own interests, they relate on the level…<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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What are dreams and why do we have them? Dreams are nearly universal, but often bizarre. This makes us believe they must serve a purpose, but the weirdness shrouds that purpose in mystery. Since ancient times, people have been trying to make sense of dreams, and there a several current theories on the table: Dreams may integrate new experiences and incorporate new memories. In other words, they help our brains make connections to real life while it’s offline. Read: What Is Dreaming and What Does It Tell Us about Memory? Dreams may really be a brain bookmark for our eyes.…<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Ever since the creation of the computer, we’ve been thinking of our brains in terms of memory, retrieval, and processing. Renowned psychologist Robert Epstein points out that this metaphor for how the brain works is not exactly accurate and that it might even be holding brain science back from discovering how we really think. In fact, our brains work so differently than computers, Epstein thinks it’s unlikely direct computer-brain interfaces will be successful, nor will there ever be full-insertion of human consciousness into the Internet to achieve digital immortality. Read The Empty Brain to learn more about the arguments that…<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Two weeks ago, we watched “The Value of Systems Thinking” by consultant Chris Soderquist for the CDC, and I pointed out how you can view the quadrant of “High Leverage” as a [3] David’s Bow — that by turning the diagram on an angle, you could use it as a way of aiming your thinking and efforts accurately. I’d like to revisit this video again, this time paying special attention to something that fits [3] The Trinity systems shape. I’ve queued the video to the right time below: In the video, Soderquist breaks Systems Thinking into three basic components: What…<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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What would you like to accomplish? Right now, we as a community have some pretty big goals: We want to launch an awesome Minecraft gamer community We want the community to build a massive world, story, and game together: a virtual universe We want use our gaming universe as a simulated world for gamified education and personal development We want this learning community to grow as complete people and make IRL impact. These are some big goals! An we can’t reach such an ambitious agenda by repeated thinking about how awesome it is. Instead, we have to build the reality…<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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We’ve had a lot of talk about procrastination: the problem of low-energy and putting things off. It seems to show up as at least two problems: We have a list of things we could get done, but we spend our time doing easier, entertaining\/distracting things instead. We start doing something we’re excited about, but as we work on it, at some point it becomes clear how much work its going to take, and that creates a feeling of intimidation that sends us to easier, entertaining distractions. Let’s do some research on procrastination. The reason I add “brain hacking” to this…<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Salty or tough characters like to quote the adage: “There are only two things certain in life: death and taxes.” Notice that these two inevitable things are distinctly unpleasant, but also — from a certain point of view — completely necessary. Leaving death aside, let’s talk about taxes because, well, it’s tax season, and I’ve got to do mine. I have to do it, because that’s the law. I also kinda want to do so I can get back my refund. But neither of these motivations get anywhere near the reality at the heart of taxes: namely that governments collect…<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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What if I was wearing a MAGA hat right now? You know, those red hats worn by the supporters of Donald Trump as part of his campaign to “Make America Great Again”. Maybe you would feel like I was a patriot who cared deeply about restoring the US to our best and most prosperous days. Maybe you would wonder if I was a rioter or supporter of the people who wore those hats to assault the United States Capital on January 6, 2021. Whatever ran through your head would say a lot about what you believe and would set up…<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","max_pages":1}