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Preparing for Civilization's End:
What Would Net-Zero Emissions Look Like?
Why Economic Collapse Will Precede Climate Collapse
Being Adaptable: A Reminder List
A Culture of Fear
What Will It Take?
A Future Without Us
Dean Walker Interview (video)
The Mushroom at the End of the World
What Would It Take To Live Sustainably?
The New Political Map (Poster)
Beyond Belief
Complexity and Collapse
Save the World Reading List
Civilization Disease
What a Desolated Earth Looks Like
Giving Up on Environmentalism
Going Vegan
The Dark & Gathering Sameness of the World
The End of Philosophy
The Boiling Frog
Our Culture:
What to Believe Now?
Rogue Primate
Conversation & Silence
The Language of Our Eyes
True Story
Cultural Acedia: When We Can No Longer Care
Useless Advice
Several Short Sentences About Learning
Why I Don't Want to Hear Your Story
A Harvest of Myths
The Qualities of a Great Story
The Trouble With Stories
A Model of Identity & Community
Not Ready to Do What's Needed
A Culture of Dependence
So What's Next
Ten Things to Do When You're Feeling Hopeless
No Use to the World Broken
Living in Another World
Does Language Restrict What We Can Think?
The Value of Conversation Manifesto Nobody Knows Anything
If I Only Had 37 Days
The Only Life We Know
A Long Way Down
No Noble Savages
Figments of Reality
Too Far Ahead
The Rogue Animal
How the World Really Works:
If You Wanted to Sabotage the Elections
Collective Intelligence & Complexity
Ten Things I Wish I'd Learned Earlier
The Problem With Systems
Against Hope (Video)
The Admission of Necessary Ignorance
Several Short Sentences About Jellyfish
A Synopsis of 'Finding the Sweet Spot'
Learning from Indigenous Cultures
The Gift Economy
The Job of the Media
The Wal-Mart Dilemma
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Happy Now?
This Creature
Did Early Humans Have Selves?
Nothing On Offer Here
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We Have No Choice
Never Comfortable in the Skin of Self
Letting Go of the Story of Me
All There Is, Is This
A Theory of No Mind
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Monthly Archives: October 2006
Going offline for a week or two
Stressed out. My computer is crap and will need a week or two to fix. So I’m going offline until that’s done and I’ve had a chance to mellow out. Don’t give up on me — I’ll be back. Take … Continue reading
Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves
15 Comments
George Monbiot’s Heat — Part One
Other recent books like The Weather Makers explain what we’re doing to cause global warming and the catastrophes it will soon cause. George Monbiot’s book Heat is devoted entirely to answering the question What Do We Do To Stop It. This … Continue reading
Posted in Preparing for Civilization's End
5 Comments
Sunday Open Thread — October 29, 2006
Royal Bank Plaza Toronto by Amy Allcock It’s been a tiring week — lots of work, lousy weather, and everyone around me seems to be suffering from colds, allergies etc. My stress level is rising, because after weeks of improvement … Continue reading
Posted in Using Weblogs and Technology
11 Comments
Links for the Week – October 28, 2006
‘More Windows in Paris’, A sample of the amazing photography of Zaadster ‘Farland’ Pimping for Failed Fat-Cat Executives: Money buys power, which gets you more money. If you’re rich but a total screw-up, the NYT tells us you can hire … Continue reading
Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves
6 Comments
For Sale: Baby Shoes. Never Worn.
The title of this post was written by Ernest Hemingway, and is one of the first examples of ‘flash fiction‘, very, very short stories. The upcoming Wired Magazine challenged sci-fi, fantasy and horror writers to see if they could top … Continue reading
Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves
31 Comments
Need, Want, Love
Writing about love twice in just over a week — perhaps it’s a sign of the times. I’m learning to spend more time observing people, and sometimes what I’m discovering is a bit unnerving. I’m more convinced than ever that … Continue reading
Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves
5 Comments
A Four-Pronged Approach to Getting to ‘Yes’
I hate selling. As a believer in the principles of complexity (adapt to the situation/environment, don’t try to change it), I think trying to change people’s minds is inherently, unnecessarily difficult, and often futile. Tell people what makes sense to … Continue reading
Posted in Working Smarter
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Principles of Knowledge Management (for organizations with no KM resources)
I‘ve written a lot about Knowledge Management (KM), and recently especially about a revolutionary bottom-up approach called Personal Knowledge Management (PKM). The recommendations in my articles for instituting KM or PKM in your organization (processes, infrastructure etc.) assume, however, that … Continue reading
Posted in Working Smarter
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Carnival of the Green #50
I‘m delighted to have the honour of hosting the 50th edition of the weekly Carnival of the Green, a multi-authored round-up of the past week’s news and ideas on the environment and sustainability. The Carnival was founded and is managed … Continue reading
Posted in Preparing for Civilization's End
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Sunday Open Thread — October 22, 2006
Photo taken inside the Collingwood Caves during our visit last month.Introducing the Sunday Open Thread: I’m learning to say no. Recently it’s become obvious to me that, with my current work contract taking up my full time on weekdays, I … Continue reading
Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves
8 Comments