Sage Wall in Montana
This is fascinating and makes me wish I was an archeologist almost as much as the Indiana Jones movies. Listening to Rogan’s interview of Graham Hancock, I got curious about the Sage Wall and researched it.
It wasn’t discovered until 1996, when the land owners in Montana decided to clear a bit of their forested land and found it overgrown.
You can
read my research notes here. Feel free to click any of the specific points you might be curious about – click them, and they’ll be expanded for all to see.
A podcast I enjoyed
Tim Ferriss interviewed renowned leadership coach Jerry Colonna. Jerry is also the CEO and Co-founder of Reboot.io – an online platform for people and teams to develop leadership.
This conversation was slightly less-varied than the usual Tim Ferriss Show episode, focusing in a bit more on Jerry’s work in the world. I enjoyed discovering Jerry – I had never heard his name before this episode – and his work fascinates me.
If you crave subjects like leadership, personal development, and radical self-inquiry (aka being super honest with yourself) you’re going to love this podcast episode.
On the subject of Reboot, have you used
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Reflections on age-based expectations
I think we (perhaps as a society of Americans) tend to have higher expectations on other adults than we rightfully should. Yet I feel we tend to have far lower expectations than we should for children and young teens. And let me be clear, I don’t mean this to come off as an old-fashioned “PUT ‘EM TO WORK!” message.
I feel a lot of children and teens aren’t respected in ways that cultivate courage. My three-year-old is already capable of far more than I ever imagined three-year-olds were capable of. It’s part of my own assumptions about toddlers. And it made me think and begin observing those around me.
I observe parents with teenage kids who truly foster that “go all in” attitude, are the exception to the rule. I think most young people by age 13 or so, are probably as capable of learning to be proficient at any particular thing as an average adult. Bear in mind here, I’m talking about the rule and not the exception, the outliers not being considered here.
And back to adults, I think many of us tend to project our own demands of the self onto others, creating this sort of unattainable perfection model. Or a better way of expressing it might be narrowing in on particular skill sets, attributes, or characteristics, which another person may not behold at all. For example, I tend to judge other drivers, pretty hardcore in fact – they wait at a green light, they must be on their phone; they don’t use their turn signal, they’re inconsiderate. And the reality is, that other driver may not even have a mind at all for becoming a better driver. Maybe they’re an inspiring artist, or a loving caregiver. Maybe they just started chemotherapy. You never know. And in my judgement, I’ve pushed upon them a frame that doesn’t apply.
I think that’s an adult thing, all that rigidity. A kid’s mind seems far more malleable and unformed.
Bonus: Exclusive Shen Yun preview
Shen Yun is not only a widespread, acclaimed event but it’s also a protected, exclusive performance with no photography or recording allowed.
For the first time ever, Shen Yun Creations has released an extended sample video. Enjoy 20 minutes of the beautiful Shen Yun performance.
(And you can read about the political motivations behind Shen Yun, in its effort to combat Chinese cultural and religious cleansing. Shen Yun performances have since prompted Chinese propaganda teams to set up demonstration tables at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan, in an effort to discredit Shen Yun’s story.)
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