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The Spiritual Practice of Adventure Sports | Stefan Grafstein
Stefan Grafstein is a coach, speaker, author, and adventurer. He's the founder of Live Ignited, facilitating human...
Ashley Wiegand | Using Neurofeedback for Peak Performance
Today’s Interview on the Art of Adventure podcast is part of our series on cutting edge modalities, health...
David Solomon | Magic is Real
“Magic is the science of applied consciousness.” – David Solomon Today’s Art of Adventure episode is probably the...
AOA 042 | Cal Newport | Be So Good They Can’t Ignore You
Have you ever wondered if there was a way to be more excited about your work? How should we get there? Is "follow your...
AOA 023 | Scott Young | Accelerated Learning and Big Ideas
"You can give away 95% of your ideas" - Scott H. Young on being a full time writer/blogger I’m so stoked about...
AOA 019 | Damien Wilpitz | Managing To Make Science Easier
“For information to be really truly communicated it has to be put into a kind of pill...Stories are the Flintstone...
Why I Turned Down A Free PhD
In 2011 I started a PhD program in microbiology, in 2012, I changed course and decided to get a masters degree...
Speed Reading – A Few Simple Tricks To Read Faster And Understand More
Have a huge stack of magazines you still haven't gotten through? Have lots of textbooks to read so you can write a...
What Is The Point Of Education? Exploring Learning And The School System
I recently read an amazing piece in Wired about how one teacher in Mexico changed his teaching style, and in one year...
How To Come Up With A Million Dollar Idea – The Rules Of Brainstorming
So you want to be a millionaire? Besides all of the other stuff you need to do like work hard, get opportunities, be...
Simplify Your Writing To Connect With People: “Mind-Ready” Communication
Psychologists find that updates on Facebook are 1.4 times more memorable than sentences in books. 86.4 percent of...
Finding The Right Mentor As A Grad Student
When it comes time to do your life's work, there are no short cuts. Â Finding the right mentor however, can help you...
Saying Yes! Or No, Maybe
As a busy grad student and entrepreneur, I often struggle with when to say Yes and No to things. Saying No to things...
Personal Awesomeness And The Scientific Method
What is the simple, proven method for improving any aspect of your life? The Scientific Method! As a scientist, I am...
How to Sample for Extremophiles in Yellowstone National Park
I thought I would share with you today a bit about my work at Montana State University: How I go about getting...
Dressing for Success? The Conundrum of a Loud Dresser
Here is a question I have been thinking about recently, which I would pose to all of you: How do you balance your own...
How To Talk Your Way Into Grad School
Here is my story about getting into grad school — specifically a Ph.D. Program in extreme microbiology at Montana...