Do you doomscroll on your phone? It feels like the world’s new favorite pastime. An addictive dive into the worst possible news, over and over again. But it goes deeper than the phone. Here’s the thing: do you doomscroll your own thoughts? Looping, replaying past horrors, inventing worst-case futures, as
This is a true story about how I changed my meditation practice and everything else in the universe in one simple step. Well, one simple jump, anyway. I sought to overcome fear, but instead I learned first-hand how everything changes and becomes something different when seen through the lens of
One of the biggest misconceptions about meditation is that it will silence the mind. In fact, learning how to stop random thoughts during meditation has become the Holy Grail. But see, here’s the thing. If meditation could silence the mind, our entire planet would be cured of its many ills.
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