There are at least three distinct sources of human suffering, all related, and none reducible to the others. They are: Nature—the unique combinations of temperaments and constitutional strengths and weaknesses that each of us is born with. Trauma—the Big T and small t traumas that are ubiquitous in human development, and which leave us more […]
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Dr. Keith and I marvel at an exciting new (to us) typology system developed by Kibeom Lee and Michael Ashton: the HEXACO system. Lee and Ashton researched the popular 5-factor system and identified a new human trait, honesty/humility, which determines the adaptiveness and social worth of the other five. Briefly, the HEXACO factors are: H—honesty/humility.
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In this episode, Keith introduces me to his theory of human sociability. As he sees it, human relationships can be seen on a spectrum of playing and fighting. Playing is a cooperative activity with an agreed-upon set of rules. Sometimes play is pure fun, and sometimes winning/losing dynamics are painful. But any engaged activity under
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September 20th, 2022 Philosopher-in-Residence for September 2022: Jill Nephew Series: Natural Intelligence in Practice Sign-up to attend the last session live here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYs… “The science is in” from modern cognitive science shows us precisely, unambiguously, how we have been unintentionally harming our natural intelligence and reveals the mechanisms for how this harm acts as a
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September 20th, 2022 Philosopher-in-Residence for September 2022: Wai H. Tsang Series: The Missing Weltanschauung: Perennial Wisdom for Systems Change Sign-up to attend the last session live here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcOuoqTovGN0WMueG2pLV9uwVKTfyZuw1 In this series of four interlinking presentations, Wai H. Tsang will explain what the missing 21st century worldview or ‘weltanschaunng’ looks like. Over the years, many thinkers
September 21st, 2022 Robert Breedlove visits The Stoa to discuss money, bitcoin, and freedom maximalism. More from Robert here: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 thestoa.ca patreon.com/the_stoa thestoa.substack.com
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September 21st, 2022 Speaker John Ash is an artist and researcher interested in how we can use AI to support our collaborative sensemaking. He has been exploring the potential of using a type of AI called an iris as an interface for collective journaling, reflection, prediction tracking and knowledge pooling. In this session, we will
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To learn more and register visit u-lab.org The Global Live Session of this year’s u-lab is on September 22 – the self-paced course will close on December 15th. You and your colleagues, collaborators, and friends can join the 2022 global cohort at anytime and engage the materials at your own pace. #ulab #theoryU #transformation #systemschange
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Peter talks to Dorothea about her journey from outer beauty to inner beauty. From Dorothea’s website: “Dorothea Barth-Jorgensen is an intuitive guide, and healer. She teaches breathwork, and works with sound alchemy and channeled song. She is also deeply committed to self inquiry and nonduality through the feminine pathway.” https://www.dorotheabarthjorgensen.com From Dorothea’s Wiikipedia page: “Dorothea
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Greg Thomas is a passionate cultural commentator on the topic of race, and the history of black America, particularly related to musical history. In this conversation with Rebel Wisdom’s David Fuller they talk about the contribution of black American music, misconceptions about race in the US and a new way to think about the concept
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