Learn to Transform (TM)
A light went off in my head when I listened to this phrase from Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s show on StarTalk on “The Science of Storytelling”– “the only way to beat a bad story is with a better story”. Research shows that stories involve the entire brain, and false stories will trump even the most carefully […]
by Zeus Yiamouyiannis, Ph.D., November 9, 2016 “There has never been a better time to be who you are.” This is the conclusion I offered in a recent interview on Regina Meredith’s “Open Minds” show on GaiaTV. This is not some exhortation for higher self-esteem. It is becoming an enduring economic truth in a world […]
(by Zeus Yiamouyiannis, Ph.D., September 9, 2016) Introduction The world can no longer afford a taking economy where “make a killing” is the motto. Together we need to create a giving and sharing economy that helps us all “make a living.” This essay will unveil the present unjust and unworkable economic system that punishes responsibility […]
(by Zeus Yiamouyiannis, Ph.D., October 9, 2013) In the introductory chapter to my new book, Transforming Economy: From Corrupted Capitalism to Connected Communities, I made this important distinction: “We have been taught… to understand change as something that happens to us, as something beyond our control… But what if change is something that happens from […]
Introduction: We are the Change We Wish to See This essay is a call to citizens to put real work, ingenuity, and community above false promises and failed authority. Empowerment, in this essay about equipping citizens to transform and take control of the global economy; it is not about pumping up their self-esteem or misleading them with […]
“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. [Popularly paraphrased as “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”] (Mahatma Gandhi) “We have been taught, often with ulterior motives, to understand change as something that happens to us, as something beyond our control… But what if change is […]
I started my recent guest post, “Daring to Die”, with a controversial passage: “I came to live in Manila, Philippines two years ago, and I died. I died to the person I thought I was. I came with plans and pretensions, and these were stripped from me. I was left an exposed man—a man ready […]
“Houston, we have disability problem.” It’s not a learning disability problem. It’s not primarily a teaching disability problem. It is an education disability problem. Our current way of understanding learning, its purposes and practices, no longer works. Teachers themselves are not the main source of this problem. The vast majority are smart, diligent, underpaid professionals […]
Adults often tease children for having an imaginary friend or special stuffed animal. “Aww, isn’t that cute,” we say, believing they’ll grow out of it Yet that imaginary friend or stuffed animal is teaching that child to interact, learn language, exercise imagination, and engage a host of important life challenges. Children are recognizing, rehearsing, and […]
“Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference.” —Reinhold Niebuhr This Serenity Prayer is known by some as a comforting cliché and by others as a powerful guide in dealing with tough life issues. It has been […]
