Video version available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4OSaIlCAA-w Why indifference hurts The advice to “never take anything personally” sounds wise and spiritual. But to me, it feels just a little too “easy-breezy”…
Video version available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/58CkZ5x7Z2E The myth of less goodness One of the biggest reasons to see and understand circular causality is that it can mean the difference between…
Video version available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Yejzl_c-GoM Circular causality blindness is more pronounced in conflicts, or “vicious cycles” than it is in harmony, or “virtuous cycles”. In a virtuous cycle, we…
Secrets of a Passionate Marriage is an audio program that covers the main ideas of David Schnarch’s classic self help book for couples, Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive…
This post is the text of a video essay (posted on YouTube here): https://youtu.be/HxGvwUyCMFI When we’re on the inside of a circular causal loop, it’s usually easier to see how…
Books The War of Art by Steven Pressfield https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Steven-Pressfield-ebook/dp/B007A4SDCG?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1 The Creative Act by Rick Rubin https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Act-Way-Being-ebook/dp/B09Z7MH5C3?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1 Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert I wrote a summary of Big Magic here. https://www.amazon.com/Big-Magic-Creative-Living-Beyond-ebook/dp/B00S52M350?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1…
I just listened to the book Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, and it makes my list of inspiring and motivating books for writers and other creative artists. Here are some…
This post is the text of a video essay (posted on YouTube here): https://youtu.be/lOtTya5cuA0?si=7s42r-qCddLxI6bi The spotlight and the shadow Me banging the table about the fact that we impact others…
This post is the text of a video essay (posted on YouTube here): https://youtu.be/UHXMi3rUkx4 The eight-billion butterfly effect The butterfly effect is the concept that small changes in one part…
This post is the text of a video essay (posted on YouTube here): https://youtu.be/lRnw6V9aARg Inquiries How much do others respond to us based on their own personalities, moods, and contexts,…