The Rough Draft

Episode 26 - In Praise of Boredom

By request, some thoughts on the lost art of letting yourself get a little bit bored.

Episode 25 - The Future is Human

What the age of A.I. can teach us about the value of being human.

Episode 24, The Art of faking it til ya make it

In Daoism there is the idea of Wu Wei, of getting things done the right way, by not stressing, by not trying too hard, but just being natural and at ease. It's about slowing down and getting things done with minimal effort. Wu Wei does not mean doing nothing, it means taking things lightly, and easily, and playing loose.

Raw Dog Reality

I've been thinking a lot lately about how to be more present, more in touch with and within my own physical body. Embodied. It sounds a little bit weird because it's not an idea you hear people talk about very much. Except for maybe athletes and yoga practitioners. It's a really valuable thing to cultivate. And that has been getting more true with each passing year.

Ep 22 -Where do Ideas come from?

A lot of mystics and meditators have long said that ideas are real, and they come from a real place. What if they are right? And what does that say about AI which are basically made out of ideas?