Many practice meditation to have special experiences. While they do occur from time to time, they’re not the goal itself. “Meditation practice should result in an improvement in the way we are, how we relate to others, and how we deal with outer circumstances,” Bhikkhu Analayo wrote in “Satipatthana: A Practice Guide.” This is a … Read more
A popular Medium piece claims these words make it obvious you used ChatGPT: however, indeed, moreover, etc. However, I disagree. Wasn’t OpenAI’s child trained on human-written content? Indeed, one must write clickbait articles to succeed on Medium, and sharing your opinions on the infamous chatbot guarantees you get the attention and interaction needed to monetize … Read more
 I’m not a very interesting person. That’s why I was excited to read Jessica Hagy‘s altogether indispensable “How to Be Interesting,” an upbeat guide to injecting more whimsy into your everyday. In a sentence or two, its pithy life lessons manage to paint deceptively simple diagrams and graphs that nudge you out of your … Read more
Do you want to make the world a better place? Inequality, the slow pace of scientific discovery, and the lack of action on climate change are some of the things that you can affect if you have enough resources. But how do you do it? Enter “How to Spend a Trillion Dollars,” the ultimate thought … Read more