David speaks with Michael Ashcroft, a writer and Alexander Technique teacher who previously spent 10 years consulting on clean energy innovation.
A lot of Michael's work centres around helping people expand their awareness. He's written several essays and posts I've loved, particularly about the concept of grinding, and how paying attention to our awareness can help us maximise our creativity, productivity, posture and physical engagement.
They talked about:
๐ก Decision-making in challenging situations
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ How to make big life decisions
๐ค The Alexander Technique explained
๐ Knowing and accepting life's possibilities
๐ง Attention, expanded awareness, and non-fixation
๐ Expanded awareness vs. traditional meditation
๐ค Connect with Michael Ashcroft:Twitter: @m_ashcroft | https://twitter.com/m_ashcroft
Course: Alexander Technique | https://expandingawareness.org/courses/
Website: Expanding Awareness | https://expandingawareness.org/
๐ Full transcript:https://www.theknowledge.io/michaelashcroft-2/
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๐ฃ Mentioned in the show:Jonny Miller | https://www.theknowledge.io/jonnymiller/
Frederick Matthias Alexander | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Matthias_Alexander
Richard Wiseman | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wiseman
The Luck Factor | https://amzn.to/3PpX1Qe
Six degrees of separation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation
Dzogchen | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzogchen
Hooked | https://amzn.to/3PtSU5w
Nir Eyal | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nir_Eyal
Sam Harris | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Harris
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