Cleon

"If you could just change one thing in your child’s life, it would be to give them autonomy. Humans spent 200,000 years as hunter-gatherers. That’s where our brains evolved. That’s where we evolved in this context. If you look on lots of different continents, children have enormous amounts of autonomy in these communities, which implies that that’s... See more

But there is a "self" in the perceiving of these, you are - as the headless way might put it - an empty space in which everything exists, the birds, the trees, the sky, the thought you think of as "you".......it's all part of a single empty openess. It's a tricky thought to wrap your mind around, but it doesn't negate that moment to moment sensatio... See more

I did try to get my kids into meditation before but it was more of a confirmation to them of how annoying their dad is than anything they would take up.

I personally struggle with Metta practice as it can feel a bit new agey for me but another thing I do sometimes is I sit in a coffee shop or some other suitable people watching place. I watch people go by and I find at least one thing I like about everyone I notice, that lady has beautiful hair, I like the colour of that guys jacket, this person lo... See more

“You want to frame your goals in terms of “do”behaviors versus “don’t”behaviors. It’s easier to measure progress when engaging in proactive decisions or proactive behaviors rather than abstaining from things. You say, “Okay, I want to be a runner. I’m going to start by running half a mile every day.” That’s going to be easier to track than “I’m not... See more

I think it is important to separate the idea that we are making decisions in our day to day life from whether or not we are making these decisions completely of our free will.. For instance., the types of decisions that you make when you move your arm certainly seem to be made by us. We make decisions everyday to do things in our lives. However, th... See more

Do not mistake a confident explanation for an accurate prediction.

An engineer can predict how much weight a steel bridge will hold and you can be quite sure reality will match their calculation. That's an accurate prediction.

Meanwhile, strongly held opinions about what will happen in markets or sports or politics have little predictive power. A lot... See more