The apprentice Fakir lied there squirming on the bed of nails. His master lied perfectly still beside him. “But… Master, don’t you feel the pain?” “Of course I feel the pain. The trick is not minding the pain.” One could go even further. Anything in life is either resisted, accepted, liked or enjoyed. While it is perfectly fine to have any of these four attitudes toward anything as you wish, it helps to be aware... Read more!

Are you afraid of dying? Then, to be blunt, that may just be the root cause of your problems in life. Fear, any fear breads irrationality. A fear of death is so basic that it underpins all of life and becomes a general lowering of rationality - to some degree. I find it underlying all other fears in my experience as a mental trainer and coach. Because what is the worst that can happen if... Read more!

Update (2020-12-25): The DM41X is now my primary calculator. I am overjoyed. Update (2020-10-15): Having bought a final production unit of the DM41X, I can report that the keyboard issues of the beta version has been fully addressed. The keyboard no longer miss any keystrokes, it clicks firmly and is a real joy to use. If you are looking for the ultimate calculator - look no further. Buy the DM41X. At this time I am... Read more!

Inspired by my collegue Brendan Martin who made a methodology based on his name, I decided to do the same. To brainstorm and envision a goal, you need four ingredients. The goal must be: G = Groundbreaking E = Exciting I = Impressive R = Radiating Not only should it be groundbreaking, exciting and impressive - it must radiate to inspire change in people’s lives. In order to realize the goal, you need five components:... Read more!

Only do that which helps. Don’t do that which doesn’t help. Link to this post: https://isene.org/2020/03/WouldItHelp.html Read more!

If you have followed my blogging on Somaliland, you will know that I am working to help that country create a software development industry. Here’s the update to this project. We launched the website to explain the project in the simplest of terms. Take a look and tell me what you think. While it is really easy to sell a commercial project for a millon dollars here in Norway, it is much harder to finance... Read more!

A talk on simplicity - in coaching, in life, in games, in the search for truth and free will. I pulled up the phone and my mini-mic and did this raw and personal talk in the woods. First take, no editing. I cover some breaktroughs in coaching, my quest for free will and the best improvement practice I’ve found so far and its contrast to the complex mess called Scientology. Link to this post: https://isene.org/2020/02/Simple.html... Read more!

I had to get my son Jonatan (16) to grow up and help me to complete this project from 1999. Ever since I was a kid, I was fascinated by the works of the Dutch artist M.C. Escher. His artwork is very diverse, but it was his drawings of “impossible objects” that caught my interest and has remained an inspiration all my life. His “Waterfall” started my fascination with dimensions and led me to explore... Read more!

Firstly: Merry X-Mas! Then: Welcome to the revamped isene.org. I took the time to do a make-over of this site. Apart from the new looks, it now works better on mobile devices with smaller screens. The purpose is to make it simpler, less cluttered and with less clicking to read the blog posts. I also added the opportunity to add comments to pages such as my Scientology page or my HP-41 cave. Feel free to... Read more!

Midnight Magic was a local radio station show running from 1987 until 1990 on Radio City/Oslo and Radio Oslofjord. It is the only radio show in Norway that had a boot leg black market with cassette tapes selling for as much as USD 50 at the time. It brought role-playing to the air and we got to the second spot in the ratings, only beaten by Coca Cola Top 30. As the father of Midnight... Read more!

Informa Connect interviewed me in Singapore and asked about my views on the shipping industry. In this short video I talk about the good and the bad of the industry and what it perhaps lacks the most - empathy. Link to this post: https://isene.org/2019/12/shipping.html Read more!

Tired of your kids lost in a game? Want them to read a book or play soccer instead? Read on. Bear with me for a few paragraphs and you may get a slightly new perspective. I have kids. They are gamers. As a mental trainer, there is one skill that my subjects benefits the most from: Learning to be fully mentally present. Whether it is a random person off the street or an executive, a... Read more!