Finding the right purpose
In April of 1958, Hunter S. Thompson was just 22 years old when he wrote this remarkable letter to his friend Hume Logan in response to … Read more
In April of 1958, Hunter S. Thompson was just 22 years old when he wrote this remarkable letter to his friend Hume Logan in response to … Read more
Beware of the ease trap. Easier and better are not the same thing and yet our focus as a civilisation seems to be to make things … Read more
The path to lifelong learning is to never lose our sense of curiosity and wonder, and to realise that we can always get better by learning … Read more
Before we started school a lot of our learning came from natural curiosity and from playing games, which are a type of creative imitation of ‘real … Read more
This is an excerpt for the upcoming book One Life by Econation founder, Michael Lockhart. When you think of self-sufficiency you might be thinking of solar … Read more
Most people spend about 95 percent of their time inside: in houses, cars, shops, cafes and offices. We are becoming an indoor species increasingly shut off … Read more
Adult education is a very good way to help sustain and improve society; it is relatively low cost and can easily be justified by it’s many benefits. However, in recent … Read more
Most countries aspire to greater economic growth and increased consumption and education systems reflect these aspirations of the culture they are part of. It is a … Read more
“We do not need to invent sustainable human communities. We can learn from societies that have lived sustainably for centuries. We can also model communities after … Read more