Understanding Entropy Helps Us Emotionally and in our Relationships The Law of the Conservation of Energy is the most bulletproof rule in science. Most people believe it to be the province of physics or chemistry, but it is applicable to everything in our lives. It is applicable to everything in…

Could You Survive an Internet Apocalypse? Approximately ten years ago there was a television show called Revolution. It was executively produced by J.J Abrams and the pilot episode was directed by Jon Favreau. The premise of the show was that the planet lost all means of electrical power. Essentially modern…

Delaying Gratification The Marshmallow Test was an experiment conducted by Walter Mischel that measured and tested delaying gratification. The ability to do so has been linked to success in life more so than IQ. …

When You Get Angry At Yourself, Who Exactly Are You Angry At? If you ever gotten angry with yourself, for whatever reason, have you ever stopped to ask yourself who it is exactly you are angry at? I mean we all have only one self, or do we? Who we…

The Art of Being Present Presence is a state of attunement. It is a state of being connected. It is being connected to the self, to other people, and to the experience in the moment. …

Emotions and Feelings Peanut butter and jelly weren't always a thing but many of us don't really associate one without the other. Tuna fish is pretty much the only fish we mix with mayo to eat and our concept of emotions and feelings follow suit, we bunch them together. It's…

Congruence Congruence is a word few of us are familiar with and fewer of us use. But it is a powerful word. It describes a state we can achieve. One that is powerful, transcendent. When we are congruent we are aligned and when we are aligned we are at peace. …

The Difference Between Can’t and Won’t We love words. We crave the right words. We need to hear our significant others tell us they love us even if their behavior says otherwise. Words give us hope. Words empower us to dream. We think in images but we give meaning and…

Your Time Is Yours To Manage There are more than a few good books on time. The Time Paradox by Philip Zimbardo, 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam, The Time Trap by Alec Mackenzie and if you want it straight from a theoretical physicists' perspective, The Order of Time by Carlo…