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Thoughts on the art of living
Recently, I’ve started to wonder how my experience of life would change if I embraced aging as an invitation to radical openness. I’m not talking about simply becoming more open-minded, curious, and vulnerable, though I am fully committed to those practices. When I say radical, I mean it. I’m compelled by the idea of a ...
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For years, I’ve resisted launching a podcast. I felt I was too late to the party. Who needs another podcast? But, then, our MEA CEO Derek Gehl reminded me that
June 4, 2025
When I was making sense of a friend’s suicide, I read it again and wrote this post, Living in a World More Focused on Means than Meaning. When I was
June 3, 2025
Once upon a time (and I’m not talking centuries ago), Sunday was the cultural Sabbath. Whether you were religious or not, the seventh day was sacred in its own right:
June 2, 2025
Chip Conley came to San Francisco in late 2024 and the city’s alumni chapter hosted an event for local alums from all four Bay Area chapters. Before Chip spoke in
June 1, 2025
Turning 50, Gabrielle started the trend of MEA alums celebrating their birthdays in Baja and Santa Fe with friends, either in a public workshop or a private retreat. If you
May 31, 2025
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, we find ourselves at a curious inflection point. While computational power, algorithm sophistication, and data availability continue their exponential climb, a counterintuitive
May 29, 2025
Until just recently, global life satisfaction showed a predictable curve such that after a peak of happiness in one’s early 20’s, there’s a long, slow decline that bottoms out in
May 28, 2025
Navigating Transitions (June 2-7 in Baja) with Thérèse O’Neill: This starts a week from today and is our most popular recurring workshop. It’s pretty full, partly due to the fact
May 27, 2025
You know someone is a connoisseur of hot springs when they plan whole vacations around “taking the waters.” I’ve done an onsen tour in Japan and traveled to Iceland and
May 26, 2025
Most people aren’t. Curious? Rate the following two questions on a 10-point scale (1: Very Low – 10: Very High). 1. What is the current level of achievement in your life? 2.
May 25, 2025
“I wish I could slow AI development, but I can’t,” admitted the CEO of one of the world’s leading AI companies during a video call we had. A few months
May 24, 2025
And, then, in midlife, I stumbled upon Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” written 800 years ago as an early precursor to MEA’s curriculum: “In the middle of our life’s journey, I found
May 23, 2025
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