by Brian Balke | Aug 28, 2021 | Book Reviews
American exceptionalism was formed in the shared struggle of World War II and cemented in the mass-marketing of consumer goods in the 1950s. The seeds of destruction of that social consensus came with mass-marketing of oral contraceptives in 1960. A whole new world of...
by Brian Balke | Aug 24, 2020 | Mind Management
Adolescence and early adulthood involve huge changes in the brain. The objective is for us to take control over who we are. This video considers two technologies for accomplishing that goal: the Scout Law – and hypnotherapy. Transcript The heart of Boy Scouts...
by Brian Balke | Jan 31, 2020 | Active Aging, Book Reviews
When at 35 my hair began to turn gray, my female friends teased that I better had start coloring it, With a roll of the eyes, my retort was “When it’s completely gray, I’ll want people to know that I’ve made it that far.” Now nearing 60 little of the pepper is left,...
by Brian Balke | Feb 27, 2019 | Basics
Exchange When living in tribes, young adults left home with all the skills they needed to survive off the land. Living now in cities, most of us enter adult life with only the skills to keep track of our obligations: we can write and read directions and make change,...
