Being with people Being in the company of others demands considerable cognitive and emotional effort, requiring energy to maintain relative harmony. One constantly evaluates the mood of their companion or friend and makes decisions based on mutual compromises, which often renders resolutions nearly impossible and undesired by either party. This
Reflections on some dark groups dynamics
Elements of Pranayama and practices leading to it.
Notes from my evening walk
My favorite time of year is fall. So many people say this, but I really, really love fall! It makes me feel as though I have lived forever. Its dear features are so familiar to me. The images stored in my memory are right here in front of me— I
How one measures capacity of brain and what the surplus above the immediate needs brings to us.
So many varieties. How to navigate.
Humans have tools to overcome limitations (knives, clothes, cars, computers)... Now AI.
Can we love like adults and be excited like children?
Can we be "realists" and win over Anselm?
I often hear criticism of AI, but are we, humans, much better?
Henri Volokhonsky from late 1972. A beautiful poem.