Workplace Benefits of Mindfulness
Ever feel like your mind is wandering? Well, you’re not alone. I learned mindfulness techniques a couple of years ago and apply them in my […]
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Reinventing Academia
I’m a lifelong learner and student, and have spent about 24 years in school. My stint at Stanford consisted of seven years. The first two years I […]
Continue reading »Alchemus Prime: Year in Review
Last December we produced a Year In Review document for our advisory board, and based on their feedback, I’m summarizing our progress to date here. […]
Continue reading »Cultivating Charismatic Leadership
Stanford scientist Dr. Emma Seppälä’s book, The Happiness Track, finally arrived and I’m excited to report that it contains science-based arguments for happiness as the […]
Continue reading »Conscious Leadership = Happiness
I’ve been following Emma Seppälä,Science Director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University, for about a year on social media. […]
Continue reading »Eat Animals: My New Book
Oh, the missing first word in that title: Don’t Think of a new X-Men character who enhances every meal into a plant-based meal. Then realize: that character is […]
Continue reading »Meditation Goes Mainstream
At Alchemus Prime we are often asked why meditation is part of our model. Our answer is typically something like this: leading thinkers across generations, […]
Continue reading »Hallmarks of Creative People
When I came across this article on the 25 things creative people do differently, I felt resonance and affirmation. Every single characteristic is important, and […]
Continue reading »Character Traits for Wellness
Scientist and author Scott Barry Kaufman recently wrote a blog post based on his own research investigating the character traits that most strongly correlate with […]
Continue reading »Cadavers Teach Empathy
I usually think about empathy in the context of design thinking and non-violent communication. In this fascinating article from The Atlantic, I learned that typically […]
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