Category: 4. Live Less Bad
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2022 in 22 Random Lessons
1. Kids need boundaries, and announcing them sternly (aka raising your voice without losing your shit) is clarity for them 2. To make crispier egg waffles, add beer 3. In life so many things are charging at you – mean boys, perfectionism, clean eating, neighbors’ dogs 4. Oh, and buy insurance that covers dog bite…
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10 Years of Meditating
I started meditating in 2012, when Headspace was launched. What are the useful things that I’ve gotten out of doing something for 10 years? Throughout this time, I tried all kinds of apps, such as Insight Timer, Calm, Ten Percent Happier, Waking Up, Oak. I went to a 10 day silent retreat, virtual retreats, even in-app retreats. I experienced Vipassana, Metta,…
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The Very Useful Definition of Mindfulness
I just finished listening to Lex Fridman’s interview with John Vervaeke. I have been hearing about John and found his ideas intriguing. He is a thinker and a narrator that I feel connected to. I enjoy his talks, but they are always heavy, which makes listening to him “work.” His content is heavy and complex.…
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46
My wish for myself from year 46 and beyond: I have a better relationship with food and cigarettes and cravings.
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Coping with COVID and The Disruptions in 2022
Finally, I got COVID. The symptoms were mild- a bit of sore throat, tiny bit of headache after I got out of bed, a tiny bit of coughing. That was it. Maybe this was because I was triple-vaccinated? Or perhaps the variant that hit me was kinder. During this week, I paused exercising. I stayed…
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2022: 50% Done
It’s July, and 50% of 2022 is completed. This year has been tough. Business wise, not much has progressed. I have new consulting jobs, but I have not had new coaching clients. I am experiencing downs more frequently. I feel more unaccomplished. I am more involved in the school. I enjoyed the time I spent…
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Enjoy The Question
Enjoy the question. Do you like green eggs and ham? Enjoy the question. Because creativity comes not from the solutions. Creativity is question formulation. Resist the answers. Delay the solutions. Enjoy the question. Enjoy the question. Give your brain the time to work. Give your brain the time to search. Get into the shower. Enjoy…
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How to Hack Death
Memento mori, a reminder of the inevitability of death, is now a life hack. There are even apps for that. But there is a more Lindy way to hack death. Live with your cross-generational families, and like 99% of our ancestors, you have no choice but to learn to live with 💀
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Theory of Life, circa March, 2022
It’s been so hard to focus. My mind seems to have become even more erratic. I started working on the website for Amuse Academy. Then I watched some YouTube video. Then I began doodling this comic idea I had. Now I am writing this post. These happened in a spam of 15 minutes. I also…
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A Momentous Day: 24th of February, 2022
Today, Russia invaded Ukraine. At the same time, Omicron is ravaging Hong Kong. Unlike previous waves, COVID feels so intimate this time around. There are people around me catching it. I have found myself stressed out, anxious and short tempered. On the positive side, I have been paying closer attention to myself. I have become…