We Can Reach Fitness by Returning to the Optimum Condition: NDP 182
Have you ever sat down and thought about your values? Values are important, motivating, and provide guidance. I’ve done a lot of values work in therapy and find it challenging. I value many things, b...
20 Jun 202422min
On Being a Good Steward of Earth: NDP 181
You don’t have to look far to find something to complain about. Climate changeInequalitySuicidal ideationMalnutritionLoneliness The world is full of problems. Now, I’m no doomer. My intent is not to ...
13 Jun 202429min
Is Punctuated Equilibrium a Good Way to Change the World? NDP 180
Have you seen (or read) “2001: A Space Odyssey”? The story opens at the time of early humans. Folks are going about their business when a ginormous monolith appears. Everyone freaks out at first, but ...
6 Jun 202429min
Making a Good Life: NDP 179
The unexamined life is not worth living — SocratesIt seems natural, even innate, to want to make the most of one’s life. To have a good life seems to require examination. Examining one’s life, growing...
30 Mai 202430min
If Natural Selection Determined Human Value Systems: NDP Episode 178
Do you suffer? Humans have problems. It’s hard to deny. Despite many pleas for ‘looking on the bright side of life’, we live in a world full of suffering. For whatever reason, I think about these pro...
23 Mai 202429min
The Beauty of Your Comfort Zone: NDP Episode 177
Do you ever think about your comfort zone? I’m sure most people are at least aware of the concept. To me, our comfort zone is like an invisible egg that surrounds our physical body. Near the center, w...
16 Mai 202428min
Is This a Testable Personal Growth Hypothesis? NDP 176
Does science play a role in your life? Do you value hard data and evidence? Do you think humans are good at proving things? Or maybe you defer to religion or culture to decide what is real? I talk a ...
9 Mai 202424min
Reincarnation May Not Be True but It Can Be Helpful: NDP 175
Do other people ever make you angry? I’d be worried about you if you said no. Or assume you are the Dalai Lama. Many of us struggle to find connections to people we disagree with. Or people who act o...
2 Mai 202429min
