He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how – Nietzsche. When it comes to meaning I feel that I need to nail my colours to the mast. It is a big topic and sometimes a very controversial one. For me it implicates the core of who we are – which [...]
Continue reading about The Rough Guide to Self-Development Part Seven the meaning of (my) life
I have a guest post on the Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life blog. It is called After the Breakthrough Comes the Work of Consolidation. Breakthroughs get our attention – they are gripping at the time and memorable in retrospect. But they aren’t a major part of our time – we spend most of the time [...]
Our western culture I think overestimates the importance of thinking. For instance, our schooling (which I refuse to call education) is almost entirely focused on thinking. In Australia of late there is a push of the ‘back to basics’ variety – the basics being reading, writing and ‘rithmatic. The basics are not considered to be [...]
Continue reading about The Rough Guide to Self-Development Part Six learning from our feelings
Not so long ago, in a universe quite close to this one there was the realm of Slaog. I would like to take you on a tour. Slaog is in many ways a nice place to be – here, life works. People know what they need and want – and their set about achieving these [...]
Continue reading about The Rough Guide to Self Development Part Five A Visit to Slaog
Our western culture emphasises linear rationality (such things as analysis, logic, sequence, prioritising and planning). So I’ll start our tour of the world of self-development here: it is a place that we are all familiar with – even if we don’t like it terribly much. The emphasis on linear rationality has lead to a reaction [...]
Continue reading about The Rough Guide to Self Development Part Two Our Experience and Our Thinking
