This mind of ours never stops. Research shows that we humans produce some 60,000 thoughts each day. That extensive number of thoughts is an irrefutable consequence of our society’s obsessive need to be busy and distracted. Many of our thoughts are anything but productive, and we do very little to regulate […]
The Allure of Easy: No Biggie… Except It’s Killing our Freedom
I’ve been threatening to reduce my time on digital devices for a year. Finally, inspired by Peco, Ruth Gaskovski, Roman S Shapoval and others, I started leaving my phone in another room an hour before bedtime, and in the morning, ignoring it in favor of heading immediately to the tiny little lollipop-shaped beach […]
How to Meditate Properly (The Subtle Art of Paying Attention)
I begin each day in an unusual way. After silencing my alarm and crawling out of bed, I stagger to my desk and set a timer for ten minutes. I sit down, close my eyes, and focus on my breath. Next, I widen my attention to encompass bodily sensations, sounds […]
Finding the Mystical by Awakening to the Present Moment
As the moments of our lives rush by, it’s not often that we stop to contemplate the true meaning of our purpose and of our existence. As the moments of our lives rush by, it’s not often that we stop to contemplate the true meaning of our purpose and of […]