For the first couple of years, meditation was about quietening my mind. I would focus on my breathing, and when my mind wandered, I’d bring it back to the breath — sometimes with patience, sometimes without. The Buddhist monk Ajahn Sumedho taught me this in his book, ‘The Four Noble Truths.’ Soon, the spiritual …
I love watching my favourite shows. But I notice that ‘the moment’ has a different flavour when I turn off my laptop and open a book. I wonder why? They say it’s cuz TV dulls your mind, while a book forces it to engage with the ideas or story. But, I listen to audiobooks all …
I’m straddling two very separate worlds at the moment. One world is what I see in front of me as I write this. A peaceful verandah, a beautiful garden to look at, and nothing but wind chimes and birds chirping to distract me. Then there’s the other world. People dying, news channels churning out terrifying …
I used to think I live in an isolated pocket of the world, filled with goodness. Of late, though, I see that my ‘little pocket of goodness’ lies on stained strands of an extensive web. And this web connects me to darker pockets of the world. Pockets I didn’t know about. The sleight-of-hand, though, is …
I love Casey Neistat’s vlogs. I love them because they’re cinematic, tell a cool story with quick cuts, and showcase his creativity and grinding work ethic. But the very thing that makes them exciting — treating life as an adventure with fun stories to tell — can sometimes overshadow a truth I’ve come to cherish. …
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There’s something about the line, ‘I don’t stop when I’m tired. I stop when I’m done,’ that feels badass when you’re struggling on your last set of heavy deadlifts. It’s a David Goggins quote that speaks to the Y chromosome in me. And he has dozens of these sayings, each like a shot of adrenaline …
Why is chess considered the game of kings? I ask this because computer games can be way more complicated. For instance, in Starcraft, you’re a general leading an army of fighting units (up to 200 soldiers, tanks, etc.) over a map, to strategically destroy an opponent’s defences. To appreciate just how complex it is, let’s …
It’s funny how asking the right question could transform my life so much. In my eternal quest to quieten my mind and live a more deliberate life, I asked myself: “What if I had to lock my phone in a drawer in the morning, and am only allowed to take it out at night? What …