Mental Detox = FAIL, what did I learn?
Kate Carruthers Well I lasted one whole day without using Twitter or blogging. And I came to the realisation that my personal and business lives are so completely intertwined with each other…
Mental Detox week 12-17 May
I’m getting worried – how am I going to manage being disconnected from my geek toys for a week? Will be interesting to see if any one technology causes me…
Precepts of various religions – ongoing series of posts
Just realised not everyone is psychic so thought to explain the series of posts about various religions. Since this blog is help me recall interesting stuff I find in my…
The Precepts of the Catholic Church
1. You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor.We must “sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord” (Sunday), as…
Next big thing = the internet for things
At the moment the internet is useful for finding information or for communicating – it does not readily link back to actual physical things in the real world and their…
The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts
“In essence, the Precepts are a definition of the life of a Buddha, of how a Buddha functions in the world. They are how enlightened beings live their lives, relate…
Knowlege and happiness – mutually exclusive?
All this thinking about the internet and hyperconnectedness has made me question if knowledge and happiness are mutually exclusive. Need to think about this one and come back to it!…
Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008
Janette Toral let me know via Twitter about Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008 and it is a good opportunity to mention a few blogs that I’m enjoying these days: Chieftech…
Mark Pesce’s ideas – hyperconnectivity and hyperempowerment
Mark always has interesting ideas and he tends to think laterally connecting ideas in new ways. This often sparks off new lines of thought for me too. He’s been talking…
27 precepts of Taoism
Have compassion for all sentient beings causing them no unnecessary hurt nor needless harm. Refrain from needless competitiveness, from contriving for self-advantage and from subjugating others. When accepting authority over…