Category: 3. Muse Better
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The Ultra Review: 10-Day Vipassana 🧘🏽♀️ Silent Retreat in Hong Kong (Part 2 of 3)
Stardusts, gong baths, and the madness of Vipassana (insight) Meditation (Part 2 of 3. Go to Part 1, Part 3) The whole point of this “boot camp” was meditation. The rules and setup were there so we could feel the intense effects of meditation as strongly as possible. Vipassana meditation is about noticing body sensations.…
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The Ultra Review: 10-Day Vipassana 🧚🏼♂️ Silent Retreat in Hong Kong (Part 3 of 3)
Torture of pillows, insanity, greatest game on earth. (Part 3 of 3. Go to Part 1, Part 2) 6. Quitter, wimp, pain About 20% of the men quit the course. Most left on day 2, and a few dropped out around day 6 or later. Inside my head, I quit every other day. I kept…
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When the Buddha meets Seneca
I love Michael Pollan’s work on food. He polished his observations throughout his books, and summarized his thoughts on eating into 7 words: “Eat food, not so much, mostly plants.” I have been jumping around philosophies, from Stoicism to JonyIve-ism. Inspired by Pollan, I have arrived at 10 words that represent the current state of…
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Grouchy Musings of a Grump
Image Source: https://www.sharpshirter.com/blogs/news/10-grumpy-animals-having-a-worse-day-than-you As I wilt into old age, I have a few life goals left. One of them is “Don’t be grumpy”. Age brings knowledge; age also brings experiences. Wisdom forms when knowledge and experiences marinate. When wisdom meets impatience, which is the unwillingness to entertain with those who do not yet have the knowledge,…
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乾熨斗的和弦
前天，陪伴了我家十幾年的蒸氣熨斗突然決定要自我解體。在完全沒有任何先兆下，它的底部開始分離，然後開始嘔出零零碎碎的小膠粒。
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最仆街嘅game
咁仆街嘅game，仲玩？
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鬼佬慈悲
鬼佬令我開竅
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10對Nike Roshe的4諦
為什麼我決定一次過買十對一模一樣的鞋
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Mindfully地食菠蘿包
菠蘿包其實不存在
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Becoming a Billionaire
Becoming a Billionaire This is a goal of many, including, me at various points of my life. Strangely, I was convinced by some cheesy quotes to look at this differently. Specifically, a philosophical brain twist by Jason Silva … Yea I know, that Jason Silva. Hey, I said this was cheesy. He said, “Positively affect 1…