TL;DR: This article investigates the use of a mental tool to simplify big questions. How do I become happy? I’ve tried to answer this question in one way or another since my conscious brain came online thirty years ago. The …
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It’s been a few days since I’ve meditated but I finally got back to it this morning. Sitting there, cross-legged on the deck amongst the red pine, I found myself upset. Equanimity, damn it! You’re supposed to be experiencing equanimity! …
I really don’t want to fucking write right now. But I am. I’m writing precisely because I don’t want to. Because my mind is screaming at me to do anything else. Take a nap. Eat. Read. Look up the video …
I’m a big Baltimore sports fan. And so yesterday when I heard about Mo Gabba, I was deeply affected. Mo wasn’t just a fan. He was a superfan. His local fame began when as young kid he would (without the …
Imagine you’re a farmer who just moved to a new state. Your humble little plot of land lies amongst hundreds …
“A body at rest will remain at rest, and a body in motion will remain in motion unless it is …
Read a fascinating article in The Economist this morning about recent studies focusing on the relation of senescent cells (nicknamed …
A couple years after Jenna and I had gotten home from our 11-month trip around the world, I vividly remember …
“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on …
A couple months ago I was listening to an episode of the Kevin Rose Show with Dr. Valter Longo, Director of …