Steve Pavlina: Personal Development
For the last year, I’ve been an avid reader of Steve Pavlina’s ‘personal development for smart people’ blog.
If you’re not familiar with Steve’s writing, he tends to deal with a wide range of self-help topics infused with some notes on blogging and income generation. His posts vary from the blindingly sensible to more offbeat views of life like his recent theories on subjective reality.
There’s something new-agey about Steve Pavlina’s writing, and what I particularly like about it is that he sometimes explores radically different viewpoints on life. The subjective reality ideas in particular are worthy of consideration, whether you accept them or not (I’m borderline). Some people aren’t so impressed, though.
My approach to Pavlina’s writing comes from a secular/athiest perspective. I’m sceptical of mystical explanations of life. I believe that human beings use only a small percentage of their brains. I believe that we repress a lot of our natural ability as we learn (and conform to) social trends. I believe that people like Steve Pavlina are exploring ways to reconnect with the human potential we lost during our childhood. I really do.
So, before you cart me off to the funny farm, take a look at Steve’s blog and tell me what you think. Subjective reality isn’t a good place to start. Maybe read his post on Bears and Eagles or the posts about polyphasic sleep, which I find really interesting.
