Living Minimalist has been an idea that i've thought of and pondered often. After listening to James Altucher's podcast, where he discussed his extreme approach to living minimalist. You can read his article How Minimalism Brought Me Joy. Listening to this made me reflect. It forced me to question the possibilities of implementing just a fraction of this concept. I challenge you to see what you can incorporate too.

Experiments Life can be characterized as a series of experiments. We traditionally view experiments in the domain…

In the pursuit of our highest capacity we have resources that inspire us. The operative word is resources, plural. Halftime Talks has a lane and serves a niche of listeners who value a perspective that shines the light on ideas or concepts and forces us to think differently. We recognize that there are other out there who do an amazing job at bringing ideas forward into a consumable form. In this episode we highlight a few that can round out some of your listening time.

Thomas Edison's Mentality on Starting Over

Empathy: An Essential Human Characteristic What is it to be human? If there were essential characteristics of humanity what would their core consist of? This is a question that I've been consumed with lately. In my exploration of the question, I came to the conclusion that empathy would sit atop of this list. Glancing back across history, I gathered that this characteristic could have prevented many no so great outcomes. Empathy is a willing to see through the eyes of another. Open and present to the discoveries without engaging in debate but listening. Suspending judgement is not agreement. It doesn't invalidate your perspective either. It's a listening and being present to have the opportunity to see life from a different vantage point. Empathy goes hand in hand with humility. In a nation where we thrive on knowing, being right, and perception empathy feels like an uphill battle. But knowing that we can start right where we are and begin to author more if it in our lives give me peace. What can your life look like with more empathy. Embracing the difference with a receptivity, compassion and a receptivity will require all the characteristics that comes alone with empathy. It's an interesting challenge that is worth engaging in.