“Good decision making is not a trait of the person, in the sense that it’s always there,” says a social psychologist in the recent New York Times Magazine article on decision fatigue. “It’s a state that fluctuates.” I agree wholeheartedly. Writing Fire Monks, I reached a similar conclusion. But decisions are not just the product of one person’s exertion of willpower. They are a complex combination of individual will and everything else—all of the environmental, cultural, social, and yes, biological factors also at play. We can all make “good” decisions—thank goodness—but … [Read more...]
HuffPost
Huffington Post just published a blog I wrote on decision-making. Read it here and pass it along to your beloved indecisive ones. … [Read more...]
Pt. Reyes
Pt. Reyes Books owners Steve Costa and Kate Levinson with Fire Monks author Colleen Morton Busch and San Francisco Zen Center Central Abbot Steve Stucky at Pt. Reyes Community Presbyterian Church Aug 13th. Thank you to Kate and Steve for hosting a great event. Read about Kate's book, Emotional Currency, here. … [Read more...]
Eventful August
July turned to August while I was in motion. Had a great event in Guerneville (thank you Susan Ryan of River Reader Bookstore!)--outside on a warm evening with redwood trees listening in. The tour is winding down. I'll be reading this week in Sonoma and Pt. Reyes, then early next week at the San Francisco Public Library. Possible September events are in the works for Lake Tahoe and Nevada City. Stay tuned. … [Read more...]
Reunions
Moving on to Vancouver (by the slow boat--Amtrak train) today. The last few days have been a whirlwind of seeing old friends, making new friends, and sharing the Fire Monks story. Here's one of those moments captured visually--me chatting with a former nursing student of my mother's (in Michigan) while two friends from the Berkeley Zen Center wait to have their books signed. … [Read more...]
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