Sublime

Lauren Cory

I have a founder confession: I regret finding cofounders before knowing what I wanted to build. When I left my job, I partnered with a friend for ideation. Our customer calls seemed productive on the surface, but something felt off. Whenever we got close to signing customers, I

When you feel calm and regulated and in that state of ventral vagal, something really cool happens. Self-criticism fades. Why? Because compassion and self-judgment can't coexist. Stephen Porges (theorist behind Polyvagal Theory) says that when you're in a state of fight or flight, it's impossible to enter the portal of compassion, because that ... See more