Foolish Journey

How to coach yourself

The standard model of behavior change is silly. Come read about my much weirder…

Snake Fables, Book I

A few prototype myths offered as an experiment in designing a personal mythology.

Goals vs opponent processes

Dear Jon,

I think you’re on to something here and I wanna see if I can connect the dots. There are a lot of things that are commonly understood to be a bit tricky to acquire directly. Like happiness, or a high-functioning city plan, or a funny joke…

Acknowledging my Inner Joyful Homemaker

Why has it taken me fifty years to feel comfortable admitting…

Why We Should Create Personal Mythologies (and How)

An experiment in using mythic mode to confront the…

Where are the dragon eggs?

Can we identify a source or a pattern that leads to the emergence of a new wicked problem?

Hi Buster,

To preserve and to alter the patterns of home.

At my house, we put up the holiday decorations on the weekend following…