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What is a Humanist and How do they Live? (5 Examples)
It’s a common misunderstanding, but humanism is not a religion and identifying as a humanist is not a profession of faith. In a lot of ways, it’s kind of the opposite.
What is Humanism? A Comprehensive Guide
If you’re a fan of science, liberal arts, democracy, and human rights you may also like humanism.
Data Gardening: Cultivating your Personal Data’s Value–for You!
Data Gardening is the ongoing cultivation of your data’s value. In my case, data in the form of content on my website. For a start.
Resisting Data Economy Serfdom: My Personal Data Experiment
Data Driven Serfdom occurs any time a person is either required or manipulated into virtually existing on someone else’s platform and they are not given a fair stake in the value generated from their data.
2021: A Totally Normal Year
Sure, we had a coup, but it was a dumb one and doesn’t really count. And yes, we might still technically be in the midst of a once in a century global health crises, but there’s a vaccine now and that solved the whole thing and to pretend otherwise is a bit dramatic.
An Epic Introduction to The Wheel of Time
This is a streamlined summary of the lore and history of The Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan (finished posthumously by Brandon Sanderson), beginning with the creation of its universe and ending with the events leading up to the first book.
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Humanism
What is Humanism? A Comprehensive Guide
If you’re a fan of science, liberal arts, democracy, and human rights you may also like humanism.
What is a Humanist and How do they Live? (5 Examples)
It’s a common misunderstanding, but humanism is not a religion and identifying as a humanist is not a profession of faith. In a lot of ways, it’s kind of the opposite.
How to Find and Join a Local Humanist Community in the United States
In the United States finding and joining a local humanist community can be difficult. Not because they’re unwelcoming or exclusive, but because so few of them exist.
What is a Humanist Celebrant?
In the Humanist Movement there are two types of secular clergy who serve their local communities. The first, which I covered in my previous post, is a Humanist Chaplain. The second, is a Humanist Celebrant.
Recommended Reading (Books)
An Epic Introduction to The Wheel of Time
This is a streamlined summary of the lore and history of The Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan (finished posthumously by Brandon Sanderson), beginning with the creation of its universe and ending with the events leading up to the first book.
20 Best Books I Read this Year (2023)
This year my reading took me from the dawn of humans on Earth to their distant future in space, with some notable stops along the way.
Retelling the Stories of Our Lives: Everyday Narrative Therapy to Draw Inspiration and Transform Experience
In a few hundred pages of incredibly readable and straightforward text, author and narrative therapist David Denborough unpacks some stunning insights into how stories shape both our internal and external lives.
Winning the Story Wars: Archetypal Marketing in the Digital Era
Winning the Story Wars contains a lot of commentary on the state of marketing today (broadcast era vs. “digitoral era” and empowerment marketing vs. the “evil” or “dark art” of marketing) but at its core it brings to light and then clarifies a few key insights.