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Attention
Our Real Attention Deficit: The Hunger for Attention

Gregg Levoy on February 1, 2023

The downside of attention-seeking behavior is the belief that it’s not how we feel about ourselves that matters but how other people feel about us.

The downside of attention-seeking behavior is the belief that it’s not how we feel about ourselves that matters but how other people feel about us.

Career
Flying in V-Formation: The Power of Personal Growth Groups

Gregg Levoy on January 4, 2023

Personal Perspective: Personal growth groups embody the role community can play in the unfolding of one's growth, healing, passion, and power.

Personal Perspective: Personal growth groups embody the role community can play in the unfolding of one's growth, healing, passion, and power.

Creativity
Dancing in the Streets: The Value of Collective Joy

Gregg Levoy on October 7, 2022

Collective effervescence is the contagious euphoria, energy and sense of belonging people feel when they join in a shared purpose or vision

Collective effervescence is the contagious euphoria, energy and sense of belonging people feel when they join in a shared purpose or vision

Aging
The Nurture of Passion as You Age

Gregg Levoy on September 6, 2022

Growing older rather than just getting older takes into account that new parts of you are always clamoring for airtime.

Growing older rather than just getting older takes into account that new parts of you are always clamoring for airtime.

Narcissism
Talkaholism: What It Is and How to Deal With It

Gregg Levoy on May 2, 2022

When the hunger to communicate goes into overdrive—becoming a barrier rather than a connector—here’s what you need to understand about it.

When the hunger to communicate goes into overdrive—becoming a barrier rather than a connector—here’s what you need to understand about it.

Environment
The Trouble With Trying to Change the World

Gregg Levoy on January 4, 2022

Do you fear that all your hard work isn’t making enough of a difference? Everyone's threshold of what is “enough” of a contribution to the world is different.

Do you fear that all your hard work isn’t making enough of a difference? Everyone's threshold of what is “enough” of a contribution to the world is different.

Relationships
What the Search for a Soulmate is Really About

Gregg Levoy on October 25, 2021

What we seek isn't just the love of another, however soul-satisfying, but an experience of our own wholeness and sacredness; to become the person we already know ourselves to be.

What we seek isn't just the love of another, however soul-satisfying, but an experience of our own wholeness and sacredness; to become the person we already know ourselves to be.

Creativity
Inner Diversity and Inclusion

Gregg Levoy on September 29, 2021

Diversity & Inclusion don't just apply to the inner workings of groups and organizations. They apply—perhaps first and foremost—to the inner workings of individuals.

Diversity & Inclusion don't just apply to the inner workings of groups and organizations. They apply—perhaps first and foremost—to the inner workings of individuals.

Anger
Blowing Off Steam: The Power of Catharsis

Gregg Levoy on July 27, 2021

Emotional release is good for your mental and physical health, as long as you feel and release them, not just vent them.

Emotional release is good for your mental and physical health, as long as you feel and release them, not just vent them.