Hmmm

One of my favourite takes is "if you are 'spiritual' but your spirituality does not require you to undergo hardship or alter your preferences, you are actually worshipping yourself" It's guaranteed to annoy whoever you say it to, without exception. it endlessly fascinates me.

An easy way to increase agency is to remove "problem" from your vocabulary and replace it with "puzzle". It sounds absurd but "problem" activates your amygdala and "puzzle" activates your prefrontal cortex. Try it. Self-induced placebo that works.

The amount of people who seem to live as if cowardice were heavily rewarded really make me think that simply being brave has a greater effect on life outcomes than intelligence, conscientiousness, beauty, etc.

On the face of it, it seems ridiculous that inquiry works so well. You can have a belief that's causing friction for *years*, and release a lot of the blockage by just sincerely asking yourself "can I absolutely, 100% know this is true?*"

i think valence is a global property of the sensory field, not a local one. you don't get wellbeing in the present moment by summing the goodness of each percept, but via the overall shape of the field. which is a big deal because it means wellness can come from outside the body

working, handwavey theory on finding a life partner / husband / wife: - 50% of finding a partner is getting incredibly clear, painfully honest about what U want in a partner, having the courage to admit that to urself and the world (and being shown again and again what U don't

vocations of the near future: 1) novelty hunter 2) pattern-matcher 3) shaman/visionary 4)" idea guy" if you’re all of them your future is bright

Yeah I'm into BDSM (buddha dharma sangha meditation)