Author: Dan Pouliot
A New Hampshire native, Dan received his BFA in Oil Painting from UNH; his digital works are in multiple permanent collections. Dan’s been a positive psychology student/practitioner, a blogger, an amateur Remote Viewer, and now a novelist. His dual passions for anomalous cognition and positive thinking set the stage for his debut young adult novel, Super Human, published by PortalStar Publishing. Dan describes Super Human as The Karate Kid meets Escape to Witch Mountain.
In Memory of Steve Jobs
Here I sit in front of my iMac, with my wireless keyboard and trackpad. Also in front of me are my iPhone, iPad, Magic Mouse and my MacBook Pro. In the living room is the AirPort Extreme, in the kitchen the AirPort Express to stream music. My wife has her MacBook Pro, her white iPhone,… Continue reading In Memory of Steve Jobs
Quote Of the Day
Success is going from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill
Everything is a Message for You
An anthropology professor told me that in some cultures people like to play a game called “everything is a message for you.” It promotes regular reflection and introspection. I also like it because, when seen in this way, it is irrelevant whether divine forces are trying to talk to us or not; it’s just a healthy… Continue reading Everything is a Message for You
What Makes You Think This Is Not A Good Thing?
There is a Taoist tale from the Lieh-Tzu about a man who loses and gains different things. Among the people who lived close to the border, there was a man who led a righteous life. Without reason, his horse escaped, and fled into barbarian territory. Everyone pitied him, but the old man said : “what… Continue reading What Makes You Think This Is Not A Good Thing?
Cunning, Tricks and Manipulation
I recently wrote a response to Kristina Bjoran’s Psychological Manipulation in eCommerce Design over on my professional blog. I want to further follow up because it is such a valuable conversation. If you haven’t already read my first response, go ahead and read it now. I’m not singling out Kristina here— her negative judgment of e-commerce processes seems… Continue reading Cunning, Tricks and Manipulation