Ideas Block Enjoyment

Children come into the world like little Zen masters, open to experience. This is our natural state.
But adults meet the world through a filter of ideas. We go into every experience with an expectation of what the experience is supposed to be like--according to our hopes, past experience, or what someone else has told us. This causes us to reject much of experience as subpar, like a meal that doesn't taste good. This is the normal state for adults.
This video invites you to an attitude that can make (almost) every experience delicious.
I look forward to seeing your comments and questions.
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My second collection of essays, "Of Geometry & Jesus" goes broader in scope than "The Science Spell." Here I roam coyote-like across the imaginary borders between science, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, psychology, history, myth, religion, the supernatural, and our own direct experience of the world. Check it out here:
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Great thoughts! It reminds my of why I never wanted to set goals and career goals...