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The sages of Chinese antiquity stood facing South

3 November 2009 Character

Today, on a walk I was taught an important lesson by some late migrating geese. In the late summer and autumn, we get a whole lot of geese flying overhead in my neighborhood. We live pretty close to a couple of wildlife refuges, one being specifically devoted to waterfowl. In general, in Portland, the autumn [...]

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Setting yourself up for learning success : First, know thyself

1 September 2009 Herbal Medicine

In my last article, I mentioned my idea that the best way to learn Chinese herbs is through what I’m calling the “relational method.” Before we can dive headlong into the process I am describing, we need to prepare some ground. Today, I want to talk a little about learning in general, relationship styles and [...]

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How Devonthink is blowing my mind and rekindling my love for Chinese Medicine (Part 1/2)

11 August 2009 Blogging

I have a passion for organizing information in efficient ways. I’ve spent the better part of the last decade trying to find a system that meets the demands I place on it. As a Chinese medicine practitioner, why am I so obsessed with information management? Isn’t that something better left to corporate managers and computer [...]

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Reading widely to learn Chinese medicine

26 December 2008 Learning

It’s been almost four years, now, that I’ve been doing focused and formal study of Chinese medicine.  Over that time, I’ve tried many study methods.  Some of them were only useful during some specific part of my education, and still others were rejected because they didn’t work for me over the long haul.  Others did [...]

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Simple solution to a complicated study problem

29 July 2008 Student Life

In the post I wrote recently about transitioning to a more self-motivated form of studying, I presented a fairly complicated problem.  When you leave the comfy confines of rigorous acaemic life, it becomes difficult to keep focused on scholarly achievement.  Okay, that sounds simple.  Really, it isn’t.  It’s complicated by a whole host of life [...]

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