Broadcasting the Evolution

Everyone has a super human power

Devon White — Mon, 01 May 2006 21:08:00 PDT

"Everyone has a super human power. I recently realized mine is the ability to seduce any woman." - April Goncalves

April followed that thought up with another.

"What's better to do with your enemies than mindforce them to have sex with you."

Human Operating System

Devon White — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:53:00 PDT

To do my best in this experiment i follow my strengths and my passions.

In this vein, i'm working on developing the world's first human operating system - a common platform people can use to learn, improve and share experiences and behaviors.

Over the past 50 years humanity has taken tremendous strides in what we are capable of. It seems at long last, that as a society we're discovering that being at our best, being "in the zone" or in the flow is our natural and default state.

One of my greatest strengths is that i'm good at helping people learn to be in and hold the configuration of their "best" state. My thought now is that while every person i can teach this gains something valuable, the greatest value resides in making this state (and human operation in general) available and accessible to the greatest number of people so that we can all begin sharing and improving it together. Towards that end developing the world's first human operating system is one of the most potent ways i can think of to "benefit all humanity."

In all honesty, i've been working on this for a while, but since it's intentions have been reshaped as part of the experiment, it seems to be moving forward a little faster than before. I'll post more on the human operating system soon. In the meantime, here's a little coming soon ad designed by Red James.

Initial Thoughts on Experiment 2.0

Devon White — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:16:00 PDT

So the question now is, "what does it mean to be conducting this experiment?"

So far it means giving my life to something. Which, in its way, is nothing new.
A long time ago, maybe 15 years now, i gave my life to Love. And i gave myself to Love again and again and again throughout my life. Love was and has always been what came naturally - what wanted me and what i wanted in return. What served me and what i served.

After college it developed into something more specific and i gave my life to a broadcast network i was then developing. (that link won't work on macs. sorry)

At 26, i gave my life to my son. This remains true to this day.

None of these have ended. Each has become part of the other and all of them have brought me to this place and this experiment now.

They have all been empowering and fulfilling beyond measure. And they've made all the difference in my life - transforming the everyday into the everyday miraculous.

And now, it seems that these three things i have already given myself to are urging me forward in this new way. And so, i'm finding out what it means to give myself to a life serving humanity and the world.

So far, it's been a lot like falling in love. The ideas of what it means to serve refine themselves in me like sweet whispers from a lover. More and more my every thought comes back to, "how does this serve the experiment?" And each day, i feel my relationship with this thing weaving into the fabric of my life.

It's a powerful thing, being driven by and pulled down a Single-minded path. It's a powerful thing letting something much greater then the limitations of my ego influence each and every decision. To become transparent to the transcendent. Which is, it seems, the greatest benefit and the greatest change for me that has begun since the experiment began...being present to the greatness that is beyond me, opening myself to its gentle current during as many moments as possible during my days.

Finding out what it means to be...in this new way.

Happy Easter Jesus

Devon White — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 15:19:00 PDT

Experiment_2.0

Devon White — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:13:00 PDT

In 1927 at the age of 32, bankrupt and jobless, living in inferior housing in Chicago, Illinois, a man named Richard Buckminster Fuller watched his young daughter Alexandra die of pneumonia. Feeling responsible he began drinking. On the verge of suicide Fuller made the decision instead to embark upon what he called, "an experiment…to find what a single individual can contribute to changing the world and benefiting all humanity."

Inspired by Fuller and the singular purpose by which he was driven, I am beginning my own copycat experiment in the same vein.

From here forward, this blog will be a record of my experiment. Though I'm not going to keep as rigorous notes of my day-to-day existence as Fuller (he made journal entries every 15 minutes) this will be a log of the things I do in fulfillment and development of my experiment.

Paduan Beginnings

Devon White — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:42:00 PST

Here's a post that's gonna' be useful for anyone who's raising children in a way that encourages a sense of stability and confidence...as they move through the world in a well-formed and congruent way...a way where they're not only learning to make good decisions for themselves but how to take their environment and other people into consideration as they do.

It's based on updating and passing along mythologies, containers in which our children can grow themselves and understand and experience the world in a way that makes sense to them and inspires them to achieve greatness. In this case, a modern day Jedi.

Though my paduan in this case is 12, I'm already feeding in the beginnings of this work to my 3 year old and have been since the day he was born. This is a far cry from the random three R's of public education. It's based on my life's work of NeuroLogic as well as the seminal work of Dr. Joseph Riggio and his MythoSelf(r) Process.

Enjoy the post.

For the children.

Devon White

Paduan Nutrition

Devon White — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:00:00 PST

Here's a brief audio post about nutrition inspired by my 12 year old Paduan apprentice. It reminds of me of what my good friend Nate used to say. He'd say, my grandfather told me if I were ever in a bad mood I should check three things:

Am I hungry?
Am I thirsty?
Am I tired?

99% of the time I was.
The remedy is simple.

Eat, sleep and get some rest.

Good operating begins with good fuel.
I want everyone to write out a nutritional schedule for every weekday breakfast.
Make them fast, easy and inexpensive. They should take into consideration any dietary needs you have personally. And they should be things you actually want to eat and/or drink.

Here's the audio link: Paduan Nutrition

Worthwhile resources: "The Way to Eat" by David Katz M.D. M.P.H.

The book is great - far too many affirmations that "I'm ok", but the information is excellent and what little exposure I've had to him, the Dr. is a good guy.

More resources to come...

Introducing...

Devon White — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:49:00 PST

So here's my first audio podcast. It's rough and a little jilted but it's a beginning. The computer i'm working on kept whirring and screeching every 20 seconds so i had to keep starting over and recording little clips at a time. I kept forgetting what i had already said so i wrote it out because i wanted to sound like i was a robot reading from a script. Awesome.

The music comes from DJ Shadow who's work i highly recommend purchasing. (I think headphones may be in order to enjoy his exquisite beginning although i think taking them off after his music ends will save you the pain of my novice audio engineering mistakes.)

As always credit for mention of the GDS or Generalized Desired State goes to Dr. Joseph Riggio and Roye Frasier with acknowledgement and respect for the totality of the models they have created.

The purpose of this introductory podcast (aside from getting the cobwebs out of my throat) is to begin a community conversation about how we use ourselves and how we are creating the future into which we're living. It's an intro piece (hence the name).

I'll follow this podcast up with some more "how-to" pieces helping us to "build" the common language and strategies inside of ourselves so that we can begin to take advantage of our incredibly powerful brains.

If the future of the human species is to learn to use its brain, this is my way of beginning to introduce the software that will enable us to do exactly that.

Broadcasting the Evolution,

Devon

Assignment Dos

Devon White — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:17:00 PST

First of all, keep your list close at hand. This will be something we reference throughout the training.

For assignment dos i want you to go through your list and prioritize the top 5 most important goals and write a brief summary about how they relate to you having and living your perfect life.

The second part of this assignment is this:
Spend some time remembering the great people in your life - your heroes, be they close and personal relations, myths or superstars. Pick four and get into them. Spend some time reading up on them, talking with them, thinking about them - not too much, just enough to get you excited, enough to make you remember what it is that's so great about them and how and why they inspire you.

Now, write up a brief summary about what qualities make them great to you. How do they represent who you already are and/or who you are not yet but would like to become. Post this to your blog.

This is due on Friday. I'll speak with each of you by Friday night.

Remember: enjoy this. These should be people who have inspired the qualities you most value in life. They are in some way very important to your life in that you resonate with them. You'll know you're doing it right if you feel inspired and on track.

p.s. This exercise is not limited to people who have been your heroes in the past. you can pick new ones. The more they inspire you the better. I want at least two of them to be famous.