The Elements From your home to the planet itself, our environmental exposure shapes who and what we become. Boundless (ref) Shaky grounds. Requires further research Electricity Bioelectromagnetics, the interaction between living organisms and electric and magnetic fields, both those produced by organisms and those from other sources. Areas of study in bioelectromagnetics include cell membrane …
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Environmental Resources
Environmental Resources Biohacker’s Handbook: Upgrade Yourself and Unleash Your Inner Potential Boundless: Upgrade Your Brain, Optimize Your Body, & Defy Aging Super Human: The Bulletproof Plan to Age Backward and Maybe Even Live Forever Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Earthing: The most important health discovery ever? Healing Is Voltage: The …
Purpose Speedrun
Purpose Speedrun Fast tracking the hero’s journey. Atomic Habits + Zen and the Art of Making a Living + Ikigai Jeremy Nixon Notes: These ideas seem to repeat over and over again in every self-help book and yet they help nobody. These are concepts that one can only derive once they’ve reached their destination. I …
The Rabbit Hole of Purpose
The Rabbit Hole of Purpose To be explored… Topics listed below are ideas that are yet to be summarized. What do humans need? Ethical purpose or hedonism? Meaning of life fallacy The utility of religion/groupthink and the reason why people dedicate themselves to them (despite obvious detriment) Creative people being more sensitive, but sensitivity results …
Finding Your Tribe
Finding Your Tribe Why purpose cannot exist within a vacuum. It is important to establish what you enjoy and what you can contribute, by yourself. After you have discovered your “authentic” purpose it is advisable to find others like you. This can speed up your learning process and help you to remember that you aren’t …
Confidently Ignorant and Ignorantly Confident
Confidently Ignorant and Ignorantly Confident The Dunning-Kruger effect, misguided dreams, and jumping on the bandwagon. It is energetically expensive maintaining a state of mental/physical growth. Unless of course you create a lifestyle that rewards learning and punishes stagnation. The Dunning-Kruger effect is the easier path to take when you feel you’ve understood a concept to …
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Finding Meaning
Finding Meaning What it means to have purpose and how we become dysfunctional without it. Farnam Street newsletter: What every human being wants and needs: 1. To be part of something larger than themselves2. To be paid attention to3. To be listened to4. To be respected5. To be loved6. To matter Callback to Social Because …
Purpose Resources
Purpose Resources Biohacker’s Handbook: Upgrade Yourself and Unleash Your Inner Potential Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success Optimize (Worksheets) Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That’s Lost Its Mind …
Building Relationships
Building Relationships The importance of real-world social skills and building lasting relationships. Why Building Healthy Relationships is Important for Our Health What Healthy Relationships Looks Like? Call back to social attachment pressure from reduced tribe size. Polygamy vs. monogamy and the anthropology of human relationships (only instances of many wives when the man has a …
Interaction Optimization
Interaction Optimization Cheat Sheet Body Language Friendship maintenance Invoking Rule Omega Saying No when needed Status and not being ruled by it Understanding yourself Conscious thought Inspiring comfort, safety, and support. Stability. Use senses to enable a diffuse gaze, calm sounds, resonant voice, strong, orderly environment, warm and welcoming. Calm. Notice the health of one’s …