Journaling can be an extremely useful tool for exploring your inner-self and identifying issues that are lying beneath the surface. The essence of journalling is giving yourself the space to write anything that is on your mind, no matter how… Continue Reading
Life is suffering. This is the foundation of Buddhist thought. No matter what happens in life, there is one thing that you can be assured of, and that’s suffering. Buddha wasn’t just a cynical old man, but went on to… Continue Reading
I just watched this good video by CGPGrey on YouTube about his journey coming to realise the effects the internet, (social and traditional media, blogs, podcasts, etc) are having on his brain. It’s admittedly a slow and long video to… Continue Reading
Our brains have evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to be the most advanced pattern matching systems in the known universe. This extraordinary feat is what allows us to do many of the complex interactions that make up our… Continue Reading
As you introspect more and more you realise there are parts of your mind that seem to be off-limits to exploring. It feels almost as if someone had built a wall there preventing you from going further. I’ve found that… Continue Reading
In this post I wrote about how you’re probably thinking of meditation the wrong way. It’s less of an activity and more of an alternate way of living. Day-to-day existence From birth, our brains work at recognising patterns in the… Continue Reading
I need you to completely throw away the perception you have of meditation because it’s highly likely that you’re thinking about it wrong. Throw out the woo-woo spiritualist who is seeking enlightenment, not because they don’t exist, but because it’s… Continue Reading
“The world is being ripped apart by greed and inequality.” “Capitalism left unchecked will continue to destroy the planet.” “Capitalism makes the rich richer and the poor poorer.” These are the kind of statements that I would have typed up… Continue Reading
I don’t mean this in the nihilistic sense but in the rational and experiential sense. While everything below may seem like a minor technicality, I think think it’s an extremely important distinction that took me years of reading and thinking… Continue Reading
Have you ever sat for hours wondering what it means to be alive? No? Well this is awkward… If you had, you would find that it’s not actually that easy to define. I used to think life was this force,… Continue Reading
My good friend Brian sent me this interesting read on how to design a meaningful life for yourself. It takes learnings from the book Principles by Ray Dalio, and in my opinion humbly extrapolates on top of them, adding ideas… Continue Reading
I’ve recently been thinking about efficiency and what it means for human happiness. At my apartment block there is a man who sorts the recycling. He separates PET bottles, glass bottles, and cans, putting the rest in the burnable trash.… Continue Reading
A few years ago I stumbled across this talk by Ricardo Semler that had a profound impact on me. Essentially he talks about how he and his wife started scheduling in what he called terminal days; time to learn how… Continue Reading
I just spent nine days in Bhutan learning everything I could about what makes this place the Land of Happiness. What I found was an amazing place full of warm people, rich culture, and beautiful valleys. However, I saw something… Continue Reading
What inspired this search After going through my own personal transition from startup workaholic to content human being, I had several chats with close friends who saw me go through it. While they were all happy with me finding personal… Continue Reading
One of the things that I am most proud of is that for the last three years I have read 40-60 books per year. I’m not a fast reader. I don’t skim read. I’m not reading short-fiction. One of the… Continue Reading
I’ve heard a few friends tell me about their experience taking a personality test like the Myer-Briggs. I took one back when I was younger but don’t remember the results. However, while reading Principles by Dalio, he stresses the power… Continue Reading
When people ask about my trip I don’t really dive into the specifics about why I’m doing what I’m doing. It’s a long conversation that I often feel people aren’t looking to go that deep into. “Woah man! I just… Continue Reading
Warning: this may well be an absurdist argument to justify a pre-existing belief. Or, it could be a more accurate description of reality than the one you currently hold. Who fucking knows ¯_(ツ)_/¯ This is Part 3 of a series… Continue Reading
This is Part 2 of a series on determinism, free will, and consciousness. If you haven’t read the Part 1 where we explore the idea of determinism and free will you should definitely check it out. I mean it’s written… Continue Reading