One of the challenges which a job presents is that, for eight hours or so, our Big Dopamine cravings go unsatisfied. Yet, the eight hourĀ pauseĀ from Big Dopamine satiation is a good thing. It potentiates Little Dopamine. This is the wealth to be found in letting things go, as Thoreau suggested.Continue Reading

I am so tired of otherwise brilliant intellectuals saying that ecosystems are competitive. Ecosystems are not competitive, they are cooperative! It is landscapes that are competitive, and it is ecosystems that hold diverse landscapes in balance.

An addict is always up or down at one end or the other of the see-saw. He is never in balance for long. There is no “something greater” in his thoughts beyond satisfying the craving; and there is no center because he is dependent upon matters outside of his control.Continue Reading