Most people think they do not have time to consider issues carefully. They are sloppy thinkers. We value the cultivation of incisiveness, which is the art of considering details. Details matter. In ... Read More about Being Incisive
Week 21: Awakening
Blossoming – Expanding Horizons – Extending Reach
Having assimilated the techniques and methods of responsibility, the curious soul seeks to know more, do more and feel more deeply. If you are curious about what your life might become, and eager to ... Read More about Blossoming – Expanding Horizons – Extending Reach
Symbolic Thinking; Abstract Reasoning
Artists have a unique ability to paint the world, and to help people see injustice. They do it not with guns, but with pens and guitars and paintbrushes. [Teresa R. Funke, “Bursts of Brilliance for a ... Read More about Symbolic Thinking; Abstract Reasoning
Novelty
I am half inclined to think we are all ghosts, Mr. Manders. It is not only what we have inherited from our fathers and mothers that exists again in us, but all sorts of old dead ideas and all kinds of ... Read More about Novelty
Making Distinctions
A six-month-old child is in the process of mastering certain distinctions. He picks up a cloth toy and strikes it against his head; then he does the same thing with a wooden block. The child has ... Read More about Making Distinctions
Cultivating Insights
This topic is about those moments of insight, when we see, understand or appreciate something for the first time. ... Read More about Cultivating Insights
Awakening
The development of responsibility tempers us and facilitates progress to the next levels of development. Having explored the second development level, we pause to consider the transformative steps ... Read More about Awakening