The Fall of Civilizations: Lessons from History
Explore how history offers a continuum of human cultures through Paul Cooper's 'Fall of Civilizations.' From mighty empires to their inevitable decline, this article sheds light on the rise and fall of civilizations, the resilience of human spirit, and the impact of technology and disease. Gain a new perspective on how past civilizations are much like our own and ponder the legacy we will leave behind for future generations.
Elevate Your Mental Health with These Mindful Eating Practices
Understanding the profound connection between your food choices and mental health can empower you to make positive changes in your life. By recognizing and addressing unhealthy relationships with food, you can enhance your mental well-being and foster a more balanced lifestyle. In this article, we’ll go over several ways you can work healthy eating into your routine and start feeling better.
The Human Factor: Navigating the Age of AI
Are we ready for a world where AI dictates our future, or should we take control to ensure technology enhances rather than erases our humanity? Join the conversation on navigating the age of AI.
Unlocking New Ideas: Strategies to Reinvigorate Your Creative Potential
Creativity is more than a skill—it’s the heartbeat of innovation, personal growth, and professional success. But what happens when inspiration fades, and every idea feels stuck in neutral? In our latest article, we dive into actionable strategies to reignite your creative fire. From stepping out of old routines to exploring mindful art practices, this guide is your roadmap to fresh thinking and boundless imagination.Rediscover how curiosity and perseverance can transform the way you approach life’s challenges. Ready to fuel your passion and unlock endless possibilities?
Arcane and Archetypes: Analyzing Netflix’s Arcane
Netflix’s Arcane is a modern myth, intertwining art deco aesthetics and alchemical symbolism to explore humanity’s eternal struggle with chaos and order. Central to this tale are Jayce and Viktor, whose journeys reveal the dangers of unchecked ambition and the duality of progress. Hex Tech serves as a metaphor for technological marvels that can save or destroy, depending on their wielders. While Jayce learns humility through his trials, Viktor’s transformation warns of losing humanity in the pursuit of perfection. Ultimately, Arcane urges us to embrace balance and compassion, reminding us that progress devoid of love leads to stagnation and ruin.
Archetypes: Heaven
In Looking for Heaven, the author embarks on a profound exploration of “heaven,” stripping away centuries of dogma and cultural misconceptions. Blending personal anecdotes, theological critique, and psychological insights, the essay challenges the idea of heaven as a distant, metaphysical realm. Instead, it redefines heaven as an intimate domain of human experience rooted in consciousness, meaning, and connection. With references spanning mythology, modern psychology, and personal reflections, this work invites readers to rethink what it means to seek heaven in a world fragmented by materialism and postmodern skepticism.
Archetypes: The Green Lion and the Unicorn
In one of his most influential works, Psychology and Alchemy, Carl Jung argues that alchemy was far more than a failed science. Instead, it was an undifferentiated mix of object and subject. Alchemy was chemistry insofar as it was a science, and it was a psychological practice…
In Pursuit of Goggins
For many, David Goggins is seen as inhuman or, as he has said, uncommon amongst the uncommon, sure that is true. But I look at it a little differently. If he can forge himself into something extraordinary, why can't I? Why can't the person next to me? In this video, I discuss what it means to be In Pursuit of Your Greatness.
Archetypes: The Bull
For an agricultural society, life is a cycle of deaths and rebirths. In the spring, the farmer places the seeds of his crops into the soil. Time moves forward. Storms roll over the fields and define the space between heaven and earth…
Finding Purpose and Meaning in an Overwhelming World
The recently released film Everything Everywhere All At Once is one of the most fascinating and well-executed films I've seen in a long time! The film explores ideas from the multi-verse, purpose, and meaning in life. So let's tap into another version of ourselves and see what we learn from themes in the film.
Unlocking A Hidden Gear with Zone 2
Over this winter, I've been experimenting with a zone 2 training protocol. With springtime weather showing up, I went on my first few rides of the year and saw some very promising progress in my Whoop data. No matter what level of performance, Zone 2 should be a tool everyone uses!
Consolidation and Stagnation
Since the Web3 piece was released, I had initially been trying to find a solution to expanding on providing living wages to more people that don't rely on larger platforms to be intermediaries. As I researched, a clear path forward wasn't clear to me, so I transitioned to think at a broader level. Recently we saw large announcements for acquisitions of Activision-Blizzard and Bungie. These consolidations of large entities are troubling as a small creator. Will we one day have to make exclusivity deals in hopes of insulating ourselves from the costs of creating? Or can we find better solutions so that content can be monetized directly between the producer and consumer?
Cancel-Culture and the Joe Rogan Controversy
In order to discuss the controversy surrounding Joe Rogan, and the subtleties of cancel-culture, we first need to understand what cancel-culture is. Columnist Ross Douthat, in the New York Times, said, “cancellation, properly understood, refers to an attack on someone’s employment and reputation by a determined collective of critics, based on an opinion or an action that is alleged to be disgraceful and disqualifying.” There are two balancing components we should highlight in this definition, the first being an opinion or action is allegedly distasteful.
Vigilance: Meditating on Icarus Fallen by Chantal Delsol
Who amongst us is comfortable in our present moment, as our culture heaves beneath us and the certainties of our every-day splinter from the weight of chaos? I do not see true certainty. I do not see reliability. And who claims too?
The Wonders of Web3
Web3 seems to be gaining more and more mind share in the tech world these days. I recently listened to a podcast between Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant on the Tim Ferriss show. I found the juggling act between Chris and Naval instrumental in thinking about the ideas in the space of Web3. I've said before that crypto is only scratching the surface of what's coming. So I wanted to share some of the ideas I found interesting from this conversation and other thoughts on Web3.
Could We Engineer Spider-Man’s Powers?
With the upcoming release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, I started thinking about an idea: How far away are we from being able to engineer Spider-Man?
Sure, we can escape into sci-fi territory very fast, but what technology or research is being done that could plausibly get us to a Spider-Man-like ability set?
Archetypes: The Ouroboros
We must understand that all things complex, like our thinking, is now, are reliant on simplicity. It is from a singular concept that many interacting concepts come into being. One begets many…
When Inequality is Good
About a year ago, I was in a political philosophy class in which “equality” was referred to as a royal decree, an absolute good proclaimed by God. Consider the differences in individual choices and their effects on income? “But, equality!”…
The Father: 2021 Academy Awards Season in Review
Screenwriter and film fanatic, Jordan Criss, reviews this year’s Academy Award nominees and winners, starting with The Father. The Father was nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actor*, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay*, Best Film Editing, & Best Production Design.
Fleeting Moments - A Short Story
How do we pinpoint our purpose? It’s a question we’ve all heard, but few have answered. Using an introspective short story as its medium, ‘Fleeting Moments’ attempts to articulate the essence of purpose and how it manifests from within.