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Goodbye Dave: Letting Go of the Story of Me

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Dave Pollard

image from wikipedia, creative commons CC-BY-2.0 Relax, no, I’m not suffering from a terminal illness, or contemplating suicide, or stopping blogging. What I’m doing is looking critically at the Story of Me, and acknowledging that it is just that — … Continue reading →

Posted in Illusion of the Separate Self and Free Will, Our Culture / Ourselves | 11 Comments

Then Suddenly, Maybe — Aha!

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Dave Pollard

complex system diagram, from this earlier post Last month I wrote about the 5 “turning points” in my life, the culminations of events and changes in circumstances that caused my life to significantly shift direction. I have argued before that … Continue reading →

Posted in Illusion of the Separate Self and Free Will, Our Culture / Ourselves | 8 Comments

Falling Off the Edge

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Dave Pollard

drawing by hugh macleod at gapingvoid How do you deal with a level of cognitive dissonance so profound that it casts a veil over all your interactions with other people, and makes these interactions seem somehow unreal? What do you … Continue reading →

Posted in Illusion of the Separate Self and Free Will, Our Culture / Ourselves | 17 Comments

Through the Dark Mountain: A Harvest of Myths

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Dave Pollard

I spent last week at a Dark Mountain retreat at Schumacher College in Dartington just outside Totnes, UK. Along with the brilliant authors of the Dark Mountain Manifesto, Paul Kingsnorth and Dougald Hine, 16 remarkable artists, an equal number male … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse Watch | 8 Comments

Systems Thinking and Complexity 101

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Dave Pollard

This is a synopsis of a talk and mini-workshop I gave recently in Vancouver. It introduces a model for identifying and dealing with both the complicated and complex aspects of issues we face in our own lives, in our organizations … Continue reading →

Posted in How the World Really Works, Working Smarter | 8 Comments

Choosing Our Pleasures

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Dave Pollard

Papaloa Beach, Kaua’i, photo by the author Imagine you’re in this situation: It’s a half hour before sunset, and you’re in a lovely home in an exceptionally beautiful place. A small group of people is preparing a group dinner, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves | 3 Comments

“Save the World” Reading List: 2013 Update

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Dave Pollard

illustration of the complex relationship between economy, energy/resources, and ecology, by the author (‘up’ arrow means ‘increase’; ‘down’ arrow means ‘decrease’); economic collapse, resource exhaustion and runaway climate change: we are on track to face all three in the next … Continue reading →

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An Economy That Works for Us

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Dave Pollard

illustration from my book Finding the Sweet Spot Robert Reich, the reformed former US Labor Secretary (under Clinton), recently wrote a very short summary explaining how the globalized, corporatized so-called “free market” economy benefits only a very few. I’m reproducing it … Continue reading →

Posted in How the World Really Works | 2 Comments

Links of the Month: April 16, 2013

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Dave Pollard

Of late I have, at last, begun to act in accordance with my stated beliefs and intentions — spending more time in beautiful natural places, and composing creative works (poetry, music, games). Spending less time reading (and writing) non-fiction, especially … Continue reading →

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Conversations That Matter

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Dave Pollard

painting “In Deep Conversation” by Irish artist Pam O’Connell When I was younger, most of my waking life was consumed in conversations. In my work life, I learned that most learning occurs, and most decisions are made, in small group … Continue reading →

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