ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
Download 25 minute audio of a related talk – Mottainai: a philosophy of waste The idea of ‘mottainai’—a Japanese approach to the concept of waste—could provide the west with a philosophical answer to environmental crises. Kevin Taylor, a graduate student in environmental philosophy from Southern Illinois University, explores this nuanced ethic of care and its deep roots in … Read more
Companion of God by Dadi Janki – Each topic is a page or less and pretty basic. – When you build a house, every brick counts. When you build a character, every thought counts. I will not become pure unless I think about it first. – Which self do you address? Contents – Dadi Janki: … Read more
The Moneyless Manifesto: Live Well, Live Rich, Live Free by Mark Boyle The Moneyless Man Interview – Living without Money and being off the grid – We have come to believe that we need money, that we depend on it to survive. We believe that money provides for us when it is actually Nature. Even … Read more
Edible Weeds Forage Walk with Sparkles of Odd Fodder Cook Book 6th June 2016 See the trek here Notes:– WARNING: Please do your own research as I will be doing on each plant as I was taking as many notes, in the short time, as I could. – Please also read this article on why … Read more
The course can be found at https://www.open2study.com/ Each module had 10 videos, 9 quizzes and 1 assessment to be completed in the week of the module.Thanks Bindi for the link. Module 1: Thinking Like a Negotiator1: When Should We Negotiate?– Negotiation is problem solving between people who are in an interdependent relationship. They depend on … Read more
Why We’re Wrong About Happiness … thanks Charisma on Command What would make you happier? Winning the lottery? Or becoming paraplegic? What’s crazy is that a year after winning the lottery versus using the use of their legs, people from both groups rate their happiness as the same. This is called impact bias: we overestimate … Read more
