The Awaken Academy

I came across some notes on Need Vs. Desire. There is a difference, a big difference. Many people desire success, few need it, but those who do need it almost always enjoy it. Needs are what you must have to survive. You need food, air to breathe, clothing, shelter, sleep, etc. What you need to [...]

Some time ago I did a radio show on envy, where I quoted Emerson’s essay on self reliance. Emerson wrote that envy was ignorance. He followed that up by saying imitation was suicide. He was correct – our various patterns of thought cause us to differ one from another. To try to be like someone [...]

I have been reading a book on Creative Thinking by Charles S. Whiting that I have had in my library for the past twenty-five years. It is excellent. In his book, Whiting shares a definition of the term “creative process”, written by Professor John Arnold of Stanford University. Arnold explains the creative process is “that [...]