John Toomey co-founded AI Happiness Accelerator in 2022. He is a Living Inquiries Facilitator and former CTO of Friends Beyond Borders.
Years ago a group of NASA scientists in the Apollo program were working on how to land people on the moon. But when the program was first announced in the early sixties, there were whole new technologies that had to be developed, because no one had done anything like this
Our claim, which is hardly unique, is that everyone benefits from regular laughter. The guru of the Laughter movement is Dr. Madan Kataria, who is a Cardiologist from India. In the early 90’s he read a study that says laughter reduces blood pressure, which was an issue with his
Awe is a universal human experience, and a great contributor to fundamental well-being. It is one of our Six Portals. Here is a an experience which consistently wins our contests for web content intended to evoke wonder. It's called arkadia.xyz and it’s an infinite regressive virtual
Gratitude is the first of what we call the Six Portals– universal human experiences that contribute massively to fundamental well-being, and that can be vastly accelerated through assiduous use of AI and other tools. The photo at the top is from a video about the Tau't Batu neolithic
Many years ago, long before public adoption of AI tools, people met to discuss a new theory: is there a Recommended Daily Allowance for emotions? We all know that people require a certain amount of protein, Vitamin C, and carbohydrates every day. What about feeling-states? Is optimum well-being enhanced if
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