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Nolan Kido / Living Well
Free resources for a thoughtful ordinary life
A place to begin
Something worth your attention.
18 free starting points, not a list to finish.
Listen to a conversation, try a small practice, understand a tool, or find a book. Each selection explains why it belongs here and what you need before opening it.
All Living Well pages are free and need no account. Outside resources have their own access requirements, shown below. These are editorial selections, not a list of tools Nolan claims to have used.
A way into meaning through a person and a conversation rather than a list of conclusions. The selected interview connects creative work with attention to the world.
Begin here: Open the Mary Oliver conversation and choose audio or the transcript. You can begin with a short passage.
Access: Free web audio and transcript; no subscription needed for this selection.
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Read or explore · Free to browse
A landscape of consciousness
Closer To Truth
For a larger question after an ordinary one: how does felt experience relate to the world we can describe? This is an orientation to different proposed answers.
Begin here: Begin with Exploring Consciousness rather than trying to navigate the entire theory map.
Access: Free public introduction; no registration needed to read.
A straightforward starting point without needing another subscription. The recordings let you explore a practice rather than commit to an entire program.
Begin here: Find the three-minute Body and Sound Meditation in the English list, or choose a language and format that suits you.
Access: Free web audio; transcripts for some recordings. An app is optional.
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App and volunteering · Free app
Visual assistance and human help
Be My Eyes
A concrete example of technology supporting access: blind and low-vision users can seek visual assistance from people and AI. There is also a volunteering route.
Begin here: Read the personal app overview and choose the assistance or volunteering path relevant to you.
Access: Free personal-use app with setup/sign-in. Commercial offerings and optional hardware are separate.
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Listen or read · Free to browse
Poetry Unbound: one poem at a time
The On Being Project; hosted by Pádraig Ó Tuama
A different kind of attention, with no task to optimize. This selection leaves room for an unexpected moment to matter without pretending it fixes everything.
Begin here: Open Wonder Woman and choose the recording or transcript. It is fine simply to listen.
Access: Free episode audio and transcript; books and other offerings are separate.
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