John Ehrenfeld

After a long career caring for the environment, now retired from MIT, John thinks, teaches, & writes about flourishing, while criticizing "sustainability."

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@HoffmanAndy Congrats. I surmise this will bring you to Cambridge. Can't wait.

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@hanbzu Summaries are traps set by the left-brain. My book, The Right Way to Flourish: Reconnecting with the Real World, based on McGilchrist's work, ends with some very general strategies for getting the right brain back in gear. All involve presencing, breaking the left's hold.

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Spooked

# # #surveillance #google #privacy Yesterday, as is my usual pastime, I was solving some crossword puzzles. I do three or four a day from the NYT, WaPo, and elsewhere. This one was a “Classic” from the WaPo. One of the clues was “popular type of…https://t.co/Gk7gF1FOPX

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The most important law and order situation to be worried about is the presidential transition. Much more than unrest in the City. Trump's failure to commit to such an orderly change absolutely disqualifies any claims to being its defender.

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For those a bit depressed or worse by the current scene, I have posted a poem on my website that might signal that you are, by no means, alone. Go to https://t.co/UiYy4IMQqh and click on "Read This Aloud"

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Trump's incivility and worse is now normal, but we're stuck till November No such excuse for accepting Tucker Carlson's attack on Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs fighting for the USA, for hating America Only a heartless, soulless robot could be so despicable. Turn it off now!!

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I am about to zap my Facebook account and encourage everyone to do the same. Twitter just accepted their social responsibility, while Facebook denies it. Social media without social responsibility is an oxymoron. I haven't been using Twitter, but will be learning how.

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My new book, The Right Way to Flourish: Reconnecting with the Real World, is at booksellers. Best deal is the publisher’s (Routledge). https://t.co/T3hKwMTboo It combines my past work on flourishing with a remarkable model of the brain to open new paths to a bright, new future.

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If all goes well, my new book, The Right Way to Flourish: Reconnecting with the Real World, will be out in August. In the meantime, you can read a preview in a just published paper, based on the book. Download it at my blog

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Got quoted in the Huffington Post in an article discussing the use of geo-engineering to combat global warming. Not a good idea. My lines are at the end of the article. #climatechange #globalwarming https://t.co/bOu9DYDrbv

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Words fail.
The “Hero’s Welcome” editorial cartoon by Canadian artist Pia Guerra.

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The ultimate irony—Using Twitter to warn against using Twitter and other persuasive. mind-capturing media. The Guardian today warns against the mind numbing, addictive power of social media by a quoting the very folks that have brought this curse to us. https://t.co/E8gTnW5Vcg

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Learned another thing about Trump with his move on DACA. Need a big word for it--pusillanimous. Even better in slang. He's a pussy!

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I don't usually tout my blog, but have posted what I think is the best explanation yet of Pres. Trump's behavior. https://t.co/UiYy4IvfyJ

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I'm back. Book manuscript to publisher with high hopes. Promise to blog regularly. Started again today. Solidarity more important than ever.

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Book draft done, but not final. Pretty happy about it. Back posting on my blog. Good one today. https://t.co/cTzGUr6Sla

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You gotta see this proposed HR Bill to deny including social costs in figuring carbon impacts. Check out my blog. https://t.co/cTzGUr6Sla

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New blog posts today. https://t.co/UiYy4IvfyJ Politicians need to think/talk about flourishing. Their advisors need to be systems thinkers.

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I came across a very positive review of our book by a couple of Australians. Gratifying to see the global reach. https://t.co/tvzlvf3nbw