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On the Frontiers of Experience

Exploring Life is a gathering place for creative people interested in wellbeing. This site focuses on finding creative approaches to wellbeing developed through direct experience. It seeks to empower people to use their own experiences in life to cultivate a greater sense of wellbeing for self and others at the same time. 

Recent Work

Productivity: The Weaponization of Somnambulance

It's 100 seconds to midnight. Less than two minutes to the ultimate catastrophe. Doomsday for humanity. The end of the world as we know it. Good thing the Doomsday Clock is just a metaphor. We need to turn back the clock. This is the most productive thing we can do....
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Productivity: Humanity, Meaning, and Money

The story of productivity begins with its connection to global wealth inequity, the climate crisis, and systematic economic violence in the guise of progress. Productivity is a system of protecting want and greed. In today's world, money, not humanity, is the aim of...
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Productivity: Escaping Temporal Enslavement

There is a dark side to productivity. It originates from the assumption that time is linear, or chronological. We anchor our experience in the illusion of the present moment. With each passing moment, which we can neither grasp nor define, we perceive that we are...
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Beyond Productivity

Productivity. It's an assumption now. Exalt efficiency. Set goals. State priorities. Make schedules. Complete tasks on time. Get things done. Do more with less. Be productive. Productivity is not just an assumption in society, it's an effective strategy for...
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Journal Writing: A Space for Creative Exploration

In this series, I've explored some of my approaches to journal writing. Journaling is a basic part of my creative practice. I have kept personal journals, notebooks, and scrapbooks for thirty years. My approach to journal writing has evolved over the years. I've...
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