Saturday, November 2, 2024

book: Longpath by Ari Wallach (+TV: A Brief History of the Future)

 Longpath: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs – An Antidote for Short-Termism: Wallach, Ari: 9780063068735: Amazon.com: Books

Many of the problems we face today, from climate change to work anxiety, are the result of short-term thinking. We are constantly bombarded by notifications and “Breaking News” that are overwhelming our central nervous systems, forcing us to react in the moment and ultimately disconnecting us from what truly matters. But there is a solution.

Futurist Ari Wallach offers a radical new way forward called “longpath,” a mantra and mindset to help us focus on the long view. Drawing on history, theology, neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and social technologies, Longpath teaches us to:

  • Strengthen our ability to look ahead
  • Relieve reactions to stressful events
  • Increase capacity for cooperation
  • Boost creativity





Ari Wallach, most recently an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and host of a new TV series titled A Brief History of the Future. We discuss the importance of learning to project our understanding of ourselves and our goals into the future, both for our own sake and for future generations. We also explore how this fosters a sense of unity and community within our species.

Ari Wallach: Create Your Ideal Future Using Science-Based Protocols - YouTube


Ari Wallach | Longpath


A Brief History of the Future | PBS


The World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant | A Brief History of the Future | PBS - YouTube

Saturday, October 19, 2024

book: Hackers & Painters by Paul Graham

Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age: Graham, Paul: 9781449389550: Amazon.com: Books

Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, by Paul Graham, explains this world and the motivations of the people who occupy it. In clear, thoughtful prose that draws on illuminating historical examples, Graham takes readers on an unflinching exploration into what he calls "an intellectual Wild West."

Hackers & Painters - Wikipedia

is a collection of essays from Paul Graham discussing hacking, programming languages, start-up companies, and many other technological issues.



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Saturday, October 5, 2024

book: The Silva Mind Control Method

Amazon.com: The Silva Mind Control Method: 9780671739898: Silva, Jose: Books


The technique aims to reach and sustain a state of mental functioning, called alpha state, where brainwave frequency is seven to fourteen Hz.[8]:p19-20 Daydreaming and the transition to sleeping are alpha states.

Can anyone give me a step-by-step guide to the Silva method? : r/silvaultramindsystem @reddit

the point of the Silva Method is to get you to do one simple thing:
learn to go to "Alpha state" and function in it 24/7




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The Silva Mind Control Method by José Silva | Goodreads

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Saturday, September 28, 2024

book: Ikigai

 Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life - Kindle edition by García, Héctor, Miralles, Francesc. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

"According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai—a reason for living.

And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life.

Having a strong sense of ikigai—where
  • what you love, 
  • what you’re good at, 
  • what you can get paid forand 
  • what the world needs 
all overlap —means that each day is infused with meaning.

It’s the reason we get up in the morning.

It’s also the reason many Japanese never really retire (in fact there’s no word in Japanese that means retire in the sense it does in English): They remain active and work at what they enjoy, because they’ve found a real purpose in life—the happiness of always being busy.

Ikigai - Wikipedia

The term compounds two Japanese words: iki (生き, meaning 'life; alive') and kai (甲斐, meaning '(an) effect; (a) result; (a) fruit; (a) worth; (a) use; (a) benefit; (no, little) avail') (sequentially voiced as gai), to arrive at 'a reason for living [being alive]; a meaning for [to] life; what [something that] makes life worth living; a 'raison d'être'.