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That seems like a great model for the modern world. What is the food that's easiest to grow?

What you said about the work required to keep buildings from degrading and the forest at bay is so true, but it's something you don't realize until you live it. The other option I'…

Yes, I see the piece as a call to action if you have the means. Like it's almost a moral obligation to yourself or society.

What did you do at the end of the two years? Were you able to move back into a full-time position successfully?

How do you think about the risk of turning into one of those non-work people but also valuing long periods of not working? When you initially quit, were you thinking you'd find a n…

Why do you say that?

I think it's just more likely that unacknowledged trauma originated in childhood. It's certainly possible to have unacknowledged trauma as adults, but it's less common because 1) i…

If you are open to sharing, what did you do, if anything, to make it through the year of crisis? Did you stop meditating like the author, seek outside help, continue meditating or …

"The pandemic has put crushing pressure on me" What's your perception of why the pandemic has caused a shift in pressure for you? I ask because, like you, I feel much more stressed…

> The issue is making someone suffer more than is necessary or making them suffer for the wrong reasons Agreed. I just think that most people would call causing suffering more than…

Definition of violence 1a: the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy b: an instance of violent treatment or procedure 2: injury by or as if by distortion…

How would you go about reducing chronic stress? Or are the causes of chronic stress so differentiated that there isn't a prescription you can make? Also, how did you go about detox…