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The 2 Types of Attention: Deep and Shallow
When the psychoanalyst Carl Jung was challenging the philosophy of Sigmund Freud, he needed complete focus. Freud had become the leading voice in psychiatry, and Jung supported him early in his career, because of their shared interest in the subconscious mind. But as Jung grew older, and saw more patients in his Zurich office, he found flaws with Freud’s approach that did not align with what he saw in his patients. When Jung publicly challenged the Oedipus complex, a cornerstone [...]
Play is a practice, and practice is how you improve what you play
When I spent a year attending the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre, we spent a lot of time working hard on our ability to play. Class of 2001 The program was intense. Dozens of students from all around the world came together in a small town in Northern California, high up in the Redwood forest, and met in a renovated Odd Fellow’s Hall. (It’s sort of like a Masonic Hall, but for weirdos.) We studied and practiced and [...]
What is Web3? Here is a simple explanation.
I spend a lot of my time beyond the cutting edge. If the Early Adopters in the 'Diffusion of Innovation' theory of Everett Rogers are the ones on the Cutting Edge, the Innovators are on the Bleeding Edge. 'Diffusion of Innovation' image by Wikipedia Web3 is on the bleeding edge right now. It's messy. It's new. It's the butt of a lot of jokes, because it's built on the blockchain, and cryptocurrency has a bad reputation at [...]
Practice doesn’t make perfect – practice makes permanent.
I play guitar with my thumbs. Not just my right thumb - it’s normal to use both the thumb and fingers when you are picking the strings - but my left thumb, too. On the frets of a guitar, you use the fingers of your non-dominant hand to hold down some of the six strings, at precise positions, to play different notes. To play a chord, a guitarist presses a number of different strings on different frets with one hand, [...]
Make a 3-Month Marketing Plan with ChatGPT
Marketing your business can distract you from doing your best work. The best marketing you can do gets you the most amount of leads in the least amount of time. But if you've been doing something that isn't working, when will you have the time or the dollars to invest in doing something different? Marketing can feel like you're pumping cash into slot machines. You just throw money at your marketing, and hope for some results. There is an easy solution: Dedicating one [...]
You Don’t Get To Pick Your Positioning
Positioning is how you show up in the world, but it’s not defined by you. It’s defined by your audience. How others see you, and what they think of you, is what makes your positioning. You can influence what others think about you, through the content you publish and the messages you share. But ultimately, your positioning is up to your audience. You can't just tell them how you are positioned, you have to influence how they think of you. Polymath Problems For [...]


