Tom Hamilton
@tomilton
Product Manager in Austin, TX
Tom Hamilton
it’s probably a good idea to have a safe phrase with your significant other and/or family members to confirm you’re actually talking to them on the phone when sharing personal details.
If you hesitate to market your offering properly, it’s not that you’re being shy. It’s not that you’re being circumspect. It’s that you’re stealing, because there’s someone who needs to learn from you, engage with you, or buy from you.
Seth Godin • This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See
Make things better. It’s entirely possible that the thing you are marketing satisfies no real demand, there is no good strategy behind it, and that you are being selfish in thinking that just because you built it you should stick with it. Blow it up. Start over. Make something you’re proud of. Market something you’re proud of. But once you’ve done
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FOUR THINGS FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT
If you’re not failing, you’re not learning.
If you’re not learning, you’re not growing.
If you’re not growing, you’re not living.
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The most useful trait you can train within yourself: To stop seeing failure as a bad thing.
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Reflect: Then consider sharing this thought with others.
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If you’re not failing, you’re not learning.
If you’re not learning, you’re not growing.
If you’re not growing, you’re not living.
Share this:
The most useful trait you can train within yourself: To stop seeing failure as a bad thing.
Share this:
Reflect: Then consider sharing this thought with others.
THREE THI... See more
when we're struggling, we often jump straight to existential crisis. There must be something wrong with me. Other people don’t feel like this, so why do I?
Instead of these unhelpful thought loops, run through my simple 5 ‘S’ Check:
Sleep: Did you get enough rest last night?
Sustenance: Have you eaten enough today?
Social: Have you caught up with any l... See more
Instead of these unhelpful thought loops, run through my simple 5 ‘S’ Check:
Sleep: Did you get enough rest last night?
Sustenance: Have you eaten enough today?
Social: Have you caught up with any l... See more
Read this on X regarding the pursuit of purpose vs blind ambition:
I challenge the conclusion somewhat. You can have both. Its not all or nothing.
The danger zone is when ambition becomes a coping mechanism for deeper issues — trying to prove you’re enough, escaping pain, or clinging to success for identity. That’s where burnout, anxiety, and self-
... See moreThe work is important and mysterious. The hit Apple TV show Severance resonates so deeply because it literalizes what millions already experience: the splitting of self required by modern work culture. Its fictional brain procedure makes hyper visible the dissociation we've normalized as "professionalism"—that daily transformation where we suppress... See more
The use of psychedelics, such as psilocybin, and the practice of yoga share similarities as paths to ego dissolution, though they operate through distinct mechanisms.
Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind highlights how psychedelics can suppress the Default Mode Network (DMN) in the brain, which is associated with the ego. This suppression can le
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perplexity.aiThe use of psychedelics, such as psilocybin, and the practice of yoga share similarities as paths to ego dissolution, though they operate through distinct mechanisms.
Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind highlights how psychedelics can suppress the Default Mode Network (DMN) in the brain, which is associated with the ego. This suppression can lead to a temporary dissolution of the ego, fostering feelings of interconnectedness and breaking rigid mental patterns[1][6]. Similarly, B.K.S. Iyengar’s Light on Life emphasizes yoga and meditation as tools for transcending the ego through disciplined practice and self-awareness. Meditation quiets the mind and fosters a sense of unity, which parallels the effects described in psychedelic experiences[3][11].
Scientific studies also reveal that brain activity during deep meditation resembles that of individuals under psychedelics, suggesting both methods can lead to similar states of ego transcendence[3][6]. However, yoga relies on gradual, intentional self-discipline, while psychedelics often provide a sudden and intense experience. Both can serve as transformative tools for exploring consciousness and dissolving egoic boundaries, depending on individual preferences and contexts.
Sources
[1] Dissolving ego dissolution - MIND Foundation https://www.mind-foundation.org/blog/ego-dissolution
[2] Ego death through meditation - Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Meditation/comments/7vcj98/ego_death_through_meditation/
[3] Book Review: Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind https://zerowastechef.com/2018/05/15/book-review-michael-pollans-change-mind/
[4] If you want psychedelic healing, your ego may need to die https://psyche.co/ideas/if-you-want-psychedelic-healing-your-ego-may-need-to-die
[5] 10 Minute Guided Meditation for Dissolving Your Ego - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI4qubLnFJI
[6] A Reflection on Michael Pollan's New Book: How to Change Your ... https://www.designingyourlife.coach/blog/2019/1/9/how-to-change-your-mind
[7] MICHAEL POLLAN Changes His Mind - 032C https://032c.com/magazine/michael-pollan-changes-his-mind
[8] Dissolve the Ego With This Guided Meditation to Reveal the True You https://www.yogapedia.com/2/8626/self/inner-strength/how-to-dissolve-your-ego
[9] It's not just psychedelics that change minds, says Michael Pollan ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEhaD2zfj2E
[10] The New Science of Psychedelics - Michael Pollan https://michaelpollan.com/articles-archive/the-new-science-of-psychedelics/
[11] Mindfulness As A Tool For Ego Reduction | THE MINDFUL STEWARD https://themindfulsteward.com/mindfulness/mindfulness-as-a-tool-for-reducing-ego%EF%BF%BC/