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I completed three "micro apps" solely for myself (well, one for my wife and I) over the last month, all vibe coded. I sent two of them (sort of micro mindfulness tools) to a therap…

There's a pretty good video from HealthyGamerGGG (think I got his name right) on YouTube titled something like: Is ADHD A Superpower for Meditating? It sounds click-baity but I fin…

May I suggest "Man And His Symbols" by Car Jung? It was his final writing and, I believe, his only one that focused on the common(ish) reader as the audience. The basis of the book…

Joy is whatever is happening right now minus your opinion of it. (personally, I'd revise that by swapping "joy" with "contentment" or "peace")

This is buddhism and mindfulness in a nutshell. The only thing about your existence that does not change is that which is aware.

the ol' "name and tame"

Right, it won't change the fact that the finger injury is sending pain signals to your brain. But it just might change what you do in reaction to that signal.

Getting out of school at 2:30 instead of daycare at 5pm says otherwise (my current stressor....).

"never attribute to malice what can be attributed to incompetence"

Ya know what, searching for a picture, printing it out, and taking a pic in this app = not doomscrolling, so, mission accomplished?

> I think we need to recognize the constant striving for happiness, and the inevitable disappointment when we don't reach it, as the unhealthy behavior that it is. It's okay, norma…

I had a thought recently: What if we voted for policies instead of people? A bunch of policies are put forward, we vote on those, then we choose people to implement them/oversee th…

Ha, I don't live there anymore! The actual "miss"!

Side note, I miss the East River ferry. It made my commute 100x more enjoyable than the subway (except when the ferries would leave my dock early and then yell at me for it).

I think you just proved a point here. That's not "happiness" in the sustainable sense. That's instant gratification. The former requires sacrifice and cultivation while the latter …

In my junior year of college (very early 2000s), a senior friend was accused of rape by a classmate. Within two days he had to hide out at my girlfriend's house because a large gro…

5 weeks out from my first. Read 4 books. Went to 6 classes. Made lots of spreadsheets for some reason. Mostly, just getting as comfortable as possible with "me and wifey will figur…

Every. Single. One. There is not a single interaction in which in-person-ness doesn't add value. Necessary is a different ball game though. That wasn't my beef. My beef is with any…

> Telecom technology has matured enough to make personal presence unnecessary Holy moly that's sad if anyone actually believes this.

For the record, DMC were not sponsored or incentivized by adidas until well after the song was produced and distributed. Basically adidas jumped on an existing trend.

> But then it doesn't apply to the course - which aims to produce a result with less hardship. And my point is it will fail. You won't get the best result without the hardship, and…

Feel like we're talking about slightly different things here. Bravery has nothing to do with what I'm talking about. What I'm talking about what you, as a human being, gain from go…

Do you not see value in overcoming challenges? In experiencing difficulties and pushing through self-imposed barriers? Do you not think someone who trains to climb Mt Everest, expe…

Let's imagine someone goes to the gym everyday and never feels a struggle whatsoever. Just straight up leisure. Somehow that person ends up with the desired results of working out.…

> Working on yourself shouldn't feel like work Yes, it should. It should be difficult, challenging, at times it should make you want to give up, confusing, even painful. It should …