Table Of ContentIntroduction ixHow To Use This Book xiiiPart One Understandings Chapter One Form 1 Chapter Two Essence 9 Chapter Three Erosion 21 Chapter Four Dynamism 28 Chapter Five Causality 40 Chapter Six Advocacy 58 Chapter Seven Personality 70 Chapter Eight Consciousness 81 Chapter Nine Creation 92 Chapter Ten Truth 102Part Two Lessons Chapter Eleven Inevitability & Contagion 115 Chapter Twelve Judgment & Paralysis 125 Chapter Thirteen Freedom & Ease 140 Chapter Fourteen Distraction 155 Chapter Fifteen Social Media 169 Chapter Sixteen Politics & Polarization 187 Chapter Seventeen Dehumanization & Violence 205 Chapter Eighteen Materialism & Low Prices 217 Chapter Nineteen Profit as Purpose 229Part Three Applications Chapter Twenty Education 249 Chapter Twenty-One Relationships 271 Chapter Twenty-Two Negotiation 283 Chapter Twenty-Three Communication 294 Chapter Twenty-Four Fundraising 306 Chapter Twenty-Five Leadership 323Part Four Opportunities Chapter Twenty-Six Inside Out 341 Chapter Twenty-Seven Outside In 351 Chapter Twenty-Eight Engaging with Awareness 358 Chapter Twenty-Nine Practicing Truth 372Form & Essence Journal
Synopsis"A valuable, transformative prescription for a life of greater truth. Hinsley crafts a meticulously researched argument that will keep readers engaged and inspired...the author shows that readers can choose to master their awareness, consume content that uplifts them, and uncover motivations that ignite their sense of purpose. Moreover, this emotional evolution comes not at the expense of success but through creating it-resulting in joy for both readers and their communities." - KIRKUS Reviews Form & Essence is about the undeniable power of invisible and hard-to-measure things in a world obsessed with data and demonstration. What we see on our screens often eclipses what we know in our hearts, when it is in our hearts that we find purpose and love. The labels we put on each other can keep us from building deep relationships, when it is through relationships that agreements are made and change happens. The metrics we use to claim progress in school or work can leave little room for earnest commitment to joy, when it is joy that fuels passion and creativity. There is a deeper Truth. A balance between the exterior and the interior that can reconnect us with passion, overcome division, and reveal true purpose. Form & Essence unpacks the code that causes us to value what is visible over what is vital, and teaches the reader to identify and practice deeper Truth. Form & Essence includes exclusive interviews with a wide range of incredible people from the current President of the Board of the Ford Foundation Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, to a founder of National Instruments Jeff Kodosky, Alamo Drafthouse Founder Tim League, Palliative Care Physician at a major research institution Laura Morrison, Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist and entrepreneur SaulPaul, major philanthropists like Morton Meyerson, one of the greatest classical guitarists of all time Pepe Romero, and many others., "A valuable, transformative prescription for a life of greater truth. Hinsley crafts a meticulously researched argument that will keep readers engaged and inspired...the author shows that readers can choose to master their awareness, consume content that uplifts them, and uncover motivations that ignite their sense of purpose. Moreover, this emotional evolution comes not at the expense of success but through creating it--resulting in joy for both readers and their communities." - KIRKUS ReviewsForm & Essence is about the undeniable power of invisible and hard-to-measure things in a world obsessed with data and demonstration. What we see on our screens often eclipses what we know in our hearts, when it is in our hearts that we find purpose and love. The labels we put on each other can keep us from building deep relationships, when it is through relationships that agreements are made and change happens. The metrics we use to claim progress in school or work can leave little room for earnest commitment to joy, when it is joy that fuels passion and creativity.There is a deeper Truth. A balance between the exterior and the interior that can reconnect us with passion, overcome division, and reveal true purpose. Form & Essence unpacks the code that causes us to value what is visible over what is vital, and teaches the reader to identify and practice deeper Truth.Form & Essence includes exclusive interviews with a wide range of incredible people from the current President of the Board of the Ford Foundation Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, to a founder of National Instruments Jeff Kodosky, Alamo Drafthouse Founder Tim League, Palliative Care Physician at a major research institution Laura Morrison, Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist and entrepreneur SaulPaul, major philanthropists like Morton Meyerson, one of the greatest classical guitarists of all time Pepe Romero, and many others.