Further
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George MacKerron wanted to know what makes people happy. An economist at the University of Sussex, MacKerron was looking for factors beyond basic survival needs and relationships that contributed to well being. He launched a project called Mappiness in 2010, and soon had 20,000 participants and over a million data points from people reporting what …
Hey there, how’s it going? Fantastically, I hope. Hectic week of travel and endless meetings, so I’ll keep the intro short this week. I’m currently exploring some interesting books for the coming issues, so look forward to the full Further experience next week.
Hey there, how’s it going? Fantastically, I hope. Hectic week of travel and endless meetings, so I’ll keep the intro short this week. I’m currently exploring some interesting books for the coming issues, so look forward to the full Further experience next week.
Last week we explored the effect of meditation on our sense of reality. Thanks to media in all its formats, we are at least a step removed from direct reality most of the time. What if you could completely escape media? Television, radio, computers, the internet and social media, even books. Would you then be …
The other day, I had a conversation about the events of September 11, 2001, with two other gentlemen, one of whom was on the ground in Manhattan when the towers fell. Of course, the fact that the other guy and I were not physically there did not stop us from also sharing our experience of …
Habits are tough. On one hand, habits can be incredibly tough to break. That’s what makes them so powerful. But once you create a new, desirable habit, it also becomes hard to break. And that’s how we change for the better.
Last week’s personal musings on self actualization brought in a lot of notes from readers who appreciated the thoughts. I also got a message that reminded me that toward the end of his life, Abraham Maslow amended his hierarchy of needs to add a new pinnacle — self transcendence. Maslow’s hierarchy is an expression of …
Greetings from sunny Laguna Beach! I spoke at a conference in San Diego end of last week, so I spent a few days up the coast relaxing. It’s nice to have some time to unwind and reflect. While doing some reading, I started to think about the topic of self actualization. After all, that’s what …
We kicked off the year talking about travel as personal growth. And it’s no coincidence that I added travel as a Further category, along with health, wealth, and wisdom. Since then, I’ve found myself preoccupied with the topic. I have trips planned this year to Panama and Europe, so maybe that has something to do …
It takes about $25,000 to train a Marine. A Navy SEAL, on the other hand, costs about $500,000 in initial training. Elite teams like SEAL Team Six cost up to $85 million to train and maintain. And yet, the most important aspect of an elite SEAL is not trainable, it can only be screened for. …
I started speaking at conferences back in 2007, which is something I never intended to do. I was invited to present at a blogging event, and since at the time I was terrified of public speaking, I said yes just to confront my fear. A decade later, I’m a pretty good presenter. The combination of …
Hey there … This week’s issue is a little late due to my hopping between Austin and Los Angeles, sorry about that! I’ve recently been re-reading Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris to keep me meditating daily. The book is a rigorous and scientific examination of the spiritual benefits of …