Author Archives: E

One part of integral theory is called “lines of development”. Each of us has lines of development, areas for which we can draw an arbitrary boundary and climb up in skill. These could be as simple as “concentration” or as … Continue reading →

Thought stack I like to think of my ideas as stacks of thoughts. There they are, my ideas are built on my previous ideas.  As are everyone else’s. When we see other people’s thoughts and ideas, sometimes we automatically get … Continue reading →

First up though, some ontology to make it easier to talk about this – “concrete, subtle, causal”. The concrete world is the world of atoms. It’s physical and literal. (sometimes called the gross world) The subtle is the world that … Continue reading →

I was asked on the slack, about bipolar and what might help from a meditation standpoint.  I have my own experiences to share. (standard non-medical advice disclaimer applies here, i’m not qualified to give professional advice and you should probably … Continue reading →

Prior knowledge: Many maps lightly held, Leaky concepts, Boundaries Playing around asking the question “what is consciousness”, yields a great deal of trouble. I don’t really want to pin down what consciousness is but I want to work around it. … Continue reading →

Many maps, lightly held. As described in The fox and the hedgehog, among other places (munger, systems thinking).  This post holds the theory statement above quite “strong”, to try to clarify the need for it.  It does not apply in … Continue reading →

My blog is not a safe space.  I’ve never claimed it was a safe space, I’ve never suggested or implied safety or protection or promised I will avoid certain topics.  Having said that, I have never covered rape, politics, religion, … Continue reading →

When is a door not a door?  When it’s Ajar. See also: motte and bailey fallacy by Scott Alexander,  The 5-second level, Disguised theories, Neural Categories By Eliezer Yudkowsky. No Boundary By Ken Wilber. Every concept when challenged with reality … Continue reading →

This (thinking) dojo came about because someone described their biggest problem as stress, relating to recent job-change events.  I ran this dojo in Melbourne and Sydney to an audience of ~10 people each time. (45mins-1hr long) As the facilitator: Say … Continue reading →

Is this how I choose to show up?  No. I’m exhausted.  I’m just trying to survive here and today I did that.  Not every today. But I did this today. Yes. Is this how I choose to show up?  No. … Continue reading →