Mac Ling
ARCHAEOACOUSTICS & YOUR BODY
How do our bodies mediate interactions with our environment in this “virtual” age? “The body is the instrument of our hold on the world."...
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Mac Ling
- May 21
- 7 min
Handwriting & Expression
In this age of typewritten communication, are we missing out on the advantages of writing by hand? “There is an element of dancing when...
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Mac Ling
- Mar 29
- 8 min
Creativity & Darkness
Can we utilize "artificial darkness" as effectively as we do "artificial light"? “Darkness endows the small and ordinary ones among...
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Mac Ling
- Dec 10, 2021
- 8 min
Rewards & Beliefs
How does the prospect of a reward influence how we interpret sensory input, or "facts"? “If what one believed turns out to be false, it...
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Mac Ling
- Nov 12, 2021
- 9 min
Illusions & Diversity
Can understanding the brain's visual processes teach us to accommodate a diversity of human perspectives? “Illusion is an anodyne, bred...
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Mac Ling
- Oct 12, 2021
- 9 min
Questions & Closure
How does the ability to instantaneously access information affect our thinking? “... a constant questioning, questioning as ritual,...
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Mac Ling
- Jun 15, 2021
- 8 min
Waiting & Activity
Can we view waiting as something other than an obstacle or a nuisance? "It's not the road It's not the miles Or being alone That tells my...
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Mac Ling
- May 12, 2021
- 7 min
Thought Experiments & Assumptions
Can applying thought experiments to our own lives free us from the assumptions that limit us? "Stop there! Your theory is confined to...
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Mac Ling
- Apr 7, 2021
- 9 min
Improv & Uncertainty
Can principles of improv help us confront the unpredictability in our lives? "What survives on Earth is what effortlessly adapts to the...
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Mac Ling
- Mar 9, 2021
- 7 min
Possessions & Identity
Can infusing meaning into the physical objects that surround us help us (and others) understand ourselves better? “Let solidity be...
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Mac Ling
- Feb 4, 2021
- 9 min
Serendipity & Self-Discovery
Can cultivating opportunities for "accidents" help us reach our goals in ways that deliberate plans cannot? "The most exciting phrase to...
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Mac Ling
- Jan 3, 2021
- 10 min
Patterns & Habits
Why do we find patterns in nature so alluring, and what can this teach us about recognizing and reorganizing our own habits? "All the...
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Mac Ling
- Dec 5, 2020
- 2 min
A Centering Exercise to Transform Anxiety and Depression
Lao Tzu has a wonderful observation about how our emotional state is tied to the place in time where we spend our mental energy. He...
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Mac Ling
- Dec 1, 2020
- 7 min
Time & Perception
How does the way we conceptualize time affect what we choose to do with it? "Time is a game played beautifully by children" - Heraclitus...
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Mac Ling
- Nov 12, 2020
- 9 min
Daydreaming & Creativity
How might we benefit from daily allotments of imagination-time? "Our imagination flies—we are its shadow on the earth." - Vladimir...
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Mac Ling
- Oct 6, 2020
- 8 min
Languages & Activities
Can you learn a skill more effectively if you practice it exclusively in a dedicated foreign language? "Learning how to speak with...
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Mac Ling
- Sep 1, 2020
- 7 min
Colors & Histories
How do different colors affect your mood and your actions? “Colors, therefore, should be understood as subjective cultural creations: you...
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Mac Ling
- Aug 25, 2020
- 3 min
A Biblio-Prescription for What Ails You
The first use of "bibliotherapy" in its modern sense—describing books as prescriptions for specific ailments—hails from 1916...
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Mac Ling
- Aug 3, 2020
- 6 min
Nostalgia & The Self
How is nostalgia a psychologically useful tool for building your desired future? “The past is a foreign country: they do things...
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Mac Ling
- Aug 2, 2020
- 5 min
Literary Fiction & Empathy
How is literary fiction uniquely suited to building empathetic psyches and promoting an open-minded global community?
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