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Continue reading →: Reclaiming Your Focus, Awe, and Deep Thought in the Age of Digital Overload
What if there was a machine that used sophisticated technology to hack your brain and control your thoughts? Welcome to the current reality. There’s a field called “neuromarketing,” designed to develop commercial marketing strategies around the physiological and neural signals of consumers in response to product stimuli. Its end goal?…
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Continue reading →: Five Things That I (as a Muslim) Like About Judaism
Salam and Shalom, my friends! We are currently in the Jewish holy month of Tishrei, meaning “head of the year” or “first of the year.” It’s a holy month that contains key Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and the Dedication of Solomon’s Temple. During this time,…
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Continue reading →: Australia to protect 52% of its oceans, more than any other country
Australia’s environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, has declared Australia will soon protect more ocean than any other country after the government finalizes a more than 300,000 square kilometer expansion of a sub-Antarctic marine park. This is exciting news. However, some dissenting voices say that much more needs to be done. Read…
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Continue reading →: Three Indigenous women leading the way on climate change
In the spirit of the recent Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and the upcoming Native American Heritage month, I wanted to share an article from The 19th that highlights Indigenous contributions and perspectives on climate change. Indigenous perspectives have long been left out of the conversation about climate change. Often even by…
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Continue reading →: Being Righteous Versus Self-Righteous
There are those who seem to believe that serving God is about showing everyone else how godly they are. Indeed, when I was a college student, I rented a cheap room from an elderly woman, who I’ll call Mrs. M for the purpose of this article. Mrs. M loved to…
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Continue reading →: Ten Alternatives to Calling the Police
911 is not always the answer. In particular, you need to ask yourself, How willing am I to get someone killed, arrested, or robbed—by the police themselves—over this incident? Especially if you, or the people involved, or even the people in the general area happen to be people of color.…
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Continue reading →: 6 Rules for a Reasonable Future of Work
What are six things society can do to create a reasonable future of work? Here is a list of six items below. Above is an image I found that I thought worth sharing and discussing when it comes to the future of work. These items below are not charity. They…
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Continue reading →: Spiral Dynamics – The Psychological Stages of Civilization and Human Development
What if studies on human developmental psychology could tell you where civilization is going? This is where Spiral Dynamics comes in. It’s a model of civilization’s development created by professors of psychology, values, and geopolitics. There’s an idea that as human beings change in both their technology and group structures,…
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Continue reading →: What Does Buddhism Say About Codependency?
Last week I discussed what Islam has to say about codependency. As a quick recap, Codependency is a dysfunctional relationship pattern in which one person takes on the role of “the giver,” neglecting their own needs and well-being to prioritize the needs of the other person, who becomes “the taker.” I…
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Continue reading →: Detaching With Love — Lessons from Muhammad’s Companion, Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas
Detaching with love sounds like a strange idea. If you love someone, why would you detach from them? This is a concept discussed in Al Anon and other support circles for people dealing with addiction and abuse. Al Anon is a group for people who have family and loved ones…
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