This is so crucial to understand if you want to get to the edge of human thinking and creative expression:

http://eversmarterworld.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/mankind-rising-why-evolutionary-developmentalism-will-inherit-the-future/

I met John when I was 17 and was granted the wonderful potential accelerating opportunity of having Evolutionary Developmentalism installed in my mind as the predominant fundamental lens through which I made sense of reality as I transitioned into the oft-overwhelming world of adulthood.

I can’t state enough what an enormous impact this perspective has made on my personal and professional growth.