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The School of Being Project | August 2025 to 2028
The School of Being is an evolving creative community, rooted in the belief that creative expression, emotional presence, and social collaboration are fundamental to individual and collective well-being.
‘Celebrity is never more admired than by the negligent.’
Cleopatra / Shakespeare
00:00:00 Chance, chaos, and why everything we do matters 00:00:19 Understanding flukes 00:05:06 Contingent convergence 00:05:26 What is a concrete example of a ‘fluke?’ 00:08:57 Invisible pivot points of life 00:13:05 Does everything happen for a reason? 00:14:54 The history of ideas 00:19:33 The delusion of individualism 00:23:05 How can science help us understand flukes? 00:27:40 Convergence vs contingency 00:28:48 How do ripple effects define our lives? 00:33:18 The Butterfly Effect 00:38:28 What are the ‘Basins of Attraction?’ 00:47:00 How do we define the research model of social change? 01:00:14 What is the upside to uncertainty? 01:10:06 What is your position on free will? 01:17:26 What do we get wrong about ‘The Concept of Genius?’ 01:23:59 Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?
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Want To Be A Better Human?
Imagine a world where you wake up inspired, feel safe throughout the day, and go to bed at night feeling fulfilled by the work you do. In this conversation, Simon distills his journey into actionable insights on impactful leadership, the power of empathy, and the significance of authentic connections.
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Visual Intelligence for schools
What does it take to tie your shoes or brush your hair? What’s happening in your mind that allows you to pack a suitcase or merge into traffic? These common activities require visual intelligence—the ability to perceive the visual world accurately.
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Why Art is so important for our future
Making art isn’t self-indulgent — it’s an essential, radical act of creation, says writer Amie McNee. The importance of having a creative practice, whether you’re a long-time artist or an aspiring one, and how to move past self-doubt and start expressing yourself. If you’ve ever felt your creativity doesn’t matter, this talk is for you.
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The Goobie & Doobie Tapes
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This first video talk contains some very relevant pointers about living better in a challenging status quo – through experience and choices Looking And Feeling Younger By Connecting With The Body And The Immortal Energy Within That Is You 32,503 views 1 Feb 2025 #goobieanddoobie #immortality #nutrition Disclaimer: This information is to the best of
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These Japanese Ways might change how you see beauty
79,195 views Published on YouTube 17 Apr 2025 – #japanesearchitecture#wabisabi#philosophy 8 Japanese Aesthetics That Might Change How You See Beauty What defines beauty in Japanese culture isn’t always obvious. Beneath the surface lies a quiet philosophy — one that shapes how beauty is seen, felt, and lived. Japanese architect and designer Masayuki Kurokawa proposed a
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Emotional Intelligence: The Leaders Tool| Daniel Goleman / Big Think
766,717 views 15 Aug 2024 Emotional intelligence expert Daniel Goleman explains why EQ is crucial for leadership and self-control, and how it can be developed at any age. In this talk, he covers the four domains of emotional intelligence—self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management—and their impact on leadership effectiveness and group dynamics. Goleman emphasizes
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An American ‘Crash and Reboot’ Plan
In this comprehensive talk, Shahid Bolsen breaks down the brutal truth behind America’s managed decline—not as a failure, but as a deliberate strategy by the Owners and Controllers of Global Financialized Capital (OCGFC).
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Domestic Minimalism
Art historian Dr James Fox takes us on a captivating journey through the art and history of one of the world’s most enigmatic cultures, Japan. James explores every inch from the falling cherry blossoms to the dazzling modern cities, discovering the importance of art and aesthetics to the Japanese life and culture.
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Tomorrow is Saturday
Tomorrow is Saturday is an intimate portrait of the life and work of Irish collage artist Sean Hillen. Diagnosed late in life with Aspergers, Hillen has reached a point in his career where he finds it almost impossible to work. Trapped in a tiny terraced house, full to the brim with junk, unfinished art and
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The School of Being has five sibling websites – where new and curated content, including posts, pages, projects, pictorials, presentations, tutorials, manuals, and workshops will be featured
The School of Being – In a world where attention is constantly pulled by politics, marketing, and algorithm-driven distraction, it becomes necessary to re-educate ourselves in the ways of life that matter, to reclaim awareness, adopting psychological tools and skills, in how we live, work, play, create, and relate, with ourselves and others.
The School exists to nurture this wisdom and awareness – through stories, helpful opinion, conversations, reflections, imagery, workshops, and shared practices – we invite exploration of mind, body, and imagination.
First up, Sparky selects, collects and presents content from across the internet – from social development, human endeavour and psychological exploration. Sparky aims to drive positive influence and appropriate response whenever and wherever possible.
Visit General Eclectic – a new project-based web portal to promote or prototype new ideas and social and community projects.
Our arts club project at grev.eu/wp/ – early days but open to new members who wish to contribute content and projects that would interest our community.
And MakeGood for all your design and production needs. Decorative arts, crafts, textiles, interior design, photography, and graphic imagery, are all available directly from artists, makers, and creators.
“Wonder is the Beginning of Wisdom”
Socrates – Greek Philosopher