Benji

Expand your repertoire of savoring techniques.

In 2010, four psychologists writing in the journal Personality and Individual Differences tested a number of distinct savoring techniques and found four that were especially effective. These were behavioral display (expressing positive emotion with nonverbal behaviors, such as smiling on purpose), being... See more

Cultivating equanimity through maintaining a mind like space is not some form of escapism by way of turning a blind eye to what is happening. Instead, the mind that is like space is simply too vast to be overwhelmed by the pettiness of any contact through the six senses. The vastness of space puts things into a wider context; it thereby helps fores... See more

We start out knowing nothing on the left, learn a lot from books and move to the middle, and then learn enough from experience, if we’re lucky, to end up on the right.

From intuition due to lack of alternatives, to reason, to intuition backed by knowledge.

I think that's where we are: moving past the stranglehold of the dogmatic rational materialist ... See more

quit brainrot. unfollow trolls. read essays. go down rabbit holes. have a calendar. maintain a todo list. read old books. watch old movies. turn on dnd. walk with intent. eat without youtube. chew more. train without music. plan for 15 mins. execute. organise your desk. take something seriously. read ancient scripts. act fast. find bread. eat clean... See more

One way that I passionately believe we’re connected and need each other is story. The Tibetan Book of the Dead was written centuries ago but is still true for us today. The Greek tragedies, the stories of human struggle, the most ancient words we have, tell the essential narratives of love and loss, suffering and triumph, rage and forgiveness, all ... See more