Biosphere Resources Earthing: The most important health discovery ever? Healing Is Voltage: The Handbook The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life A Short History of Nearly Everything Origin Story: A big history of everything This Changes Everything Merchants of Doubt The Physics of Climate Change
Author Archives: Jay Downes
Life Origin Resources
Life Origin Resources 21 Lessons For the 21st Century Humans: A Brief History of How we F*cked it All Up The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four Billion Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains http://thehumanoperatingmanual.com/mitochondria-and-the-future-of-medicine-the-key-to-understanding-disease-chronic-illness-aging-and-life-itself/ Sapiens A Short History of Nearly Everything Origin Story: A big history of everything Homo Deus A Hunter-Gatherers …
Origin of Everything Resources
Origin of Everything Resources 21 Lessons For the 21st Century Humans: A Brief History of How we F*cked it All Up The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four Billion Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains Sapiens A Short History of Nearly Everything Origin Story: A big history of everything Homo Deus A Hunter-Gatherers …
Unification
Unification The lost art of unification and why being engaged in a community is crucial for health and wellness. Tie back into social interaction and prepare for macro->”Optimal Health” Music Dance Martial arts Personal development Antifragile, scalable, and open source communal gatherings that promote the joy of operating within a collective rather than encouraging competition. …
Selfishly Altruistic
Selfishly Altruistic How being altruistic is the most selfish thing you can do and why that’s a good thing.
Tribes Vs. Cults
Tribes Vs. Cults How to tell the difference between a synergistic community and a toxic cult.
The Community Rabbit Hole
The Community Rabbit Hole To be explored… Topics listed below are ideas that are yet to be summarized. Compassion-compersion axis vs. the jealousy-sadism axis Groupthink Crowds and violence Religion/spirituality Storytelling The mystery of music: Certain frequencies of music are felt in different areas of the body (e.g. deep bass in the pelvis and high freq …
Tribe Cheatsheet
The Tribe Cheatsheet A comprehensive list of ways to get involved in groups that inspire growth in a mutual fashion. Music (tied into purpose, movement, learning, and social) Pattern recognition Unifying language that represents emotional frequencies Synching with others by inhibiting anxious thought of self and contributing to something outside Flow Helping Other People Overcome …
Unity Resources
Unity Resources Sapiens A Short History of Nearly Everything Origin Story: A big history of everything Homo Deus A Hunter-Gatherers Guide to the 21st Century The Silk Roads, A New History of the World The Weirdest People in the World: How the west became psychologically peculiar and particularly prosperous The Dawn of Everything: A New …
The Basics of Habit
The Basics of Habit Habits are automated behaviors for mental efficiency. Mental models help to self-direct them. Emotional regulation and meditation will help to clear the mind enough to plan out manageable and realistic habits. No such thing as luck or randomness. We just allow ourselves to defend the theory of bad luck when things …