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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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Collective Illusions
Collective illusions — false assumptions about society that many people share — have existed for thousands of years in many different ways. Today, because of social media and modern technology, they have become even more common.
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Dream House
This family built a simple house on a remote island to live with nature and animals | Palawan, Philippines Discover this 1,500 square feet residence built on a 1000 square feet footprint, blending seamlessly with its natural surroundings. Designed by architect Justin Guiab, the home exemplifies a harmonious coexistence with nature, featuring open spaces and…
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Transcendental Meditation by David Lynch
What is Transcendental Meditation? What is transcending? Where do you go when you transcend? And what good is it to transcend? To help answer these questions, I’ve done a little drawing and you can refer to it from time to time.
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The perfection of imperfection
Wabi-Sabi Spaces – Japanese beauty Traditional Japanese house, interior, tea room, garden, landscape, etc. – by Yurara Sarara
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Finding balance through self-hypnosis
Worth sticking with this quite academic explanation of virtually all aspects of how the mind works, and then how to find balance and ‘steer’ our own minds.
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What is a meaningful life
In one of the longest-running and most comprehensive studies of human happiness, Harvard tracked 724 teenagers through every stage of their adult lives since 1938. Some of them are still alive today and the findings are clear: lasting happiness isn’t about wealth or fame—it’s about something much deeper.
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On Being Podcast
The people who gather around On Being are part of the generative narrative of our time. In all kinds of lives, in all kinds of places, they are healers and social creatives. At human pace, they are enlivening the world that they can see and touch. In generational time, they are stitching relationship across rupture.…
How to be as healthily obsessed about yourself, as you feel unhealthily obsessed about others …
This 23 minute talk is about detaching yourself from your projected external identity, so to feel more self-aware and resilient when experiencing dynamic social circumstance or disruptive personal relationships. Many will relate to these insights related here, many of which are common amongst many philosophers, psychologists and social media oracles, and coming from experience, evidence, or professional training. Thanks to Margarita Nazarenko for this reflection on self-esteem and emotional awareness.