D-Squared

Why is that we humans struggle to see the objective world around us and the role we play within it?  After many hours of slamming my face repeatedly against a paper recently shared with me, this is the question I found myself asking myself.  Before I explain the paper and how I came to this…

Beautiful brains If you’re not a fan of body parts or biology, yes I agree, brains can be gross… But this wrinkly little sponge can do some amazing things when used in the right way. I personally have never been one to admire others for their beauty, money, experiences, or status, but when it comes…

“Words and symbols, that’s all they are…” This quote is something I’ve repeated to myself almost daily over the past 6+ months. “Why?” you ask, let me explain. In the past whenever I would meet someone working on something truly inspiring, such as Space Colonization, Artificial General Intelligence, or Nuclear Fusion, I found myself defaulting…

Timing is everything, especially when it comes to discovering books that really shift your perspective. Luckily, “Stillness” has done just that for me… Helping me zoom out to see the forest through the trees. Ryan has done it again! Whittling down the thoughts and behaviors from a wide variety of inspirational characters into simple, but…

So over the last couple of months, I’ve been catching myself giving advice to others that I rarely apply. This brought me to think… Why is it always so much easier to give advice to someone else, instead of applying it yourself? The gap between “knowing” and “understanding” hangs on one simple thing… ACTION! It’s…