Saturday Blueprint on Character
Character is fate. I share my habits for strengthening character and building discipline.
Philosophy
The Burning Monk
On the 11th June 1963 Vietnamese monk Thích Quảng Đức burned himself to death in protest against religious inequality.
On the cold
Over the last 18 months or so I’ve used Wim Hof Method breathing and cold therapy as way to improve my mental and physical health.
An essay on children and life
What do children teach us about life? Everything.
They teach us how our swirling emotions are just below the surface, ever ready
to erupt as the ape brain takes over. This reminds us of our own emotions, which
are just a little deeper, a little hidden, a little protected.
They
Behave like a Jedi and embrace the present moment
The intersection of mindfulness meditation and Jedi’s from Star Wars is
remarkably strong.
A scene that sticks in my mind is the fight between Qui-Gon Jinn (a Jedi) and
Darth Maul (a Sith) from Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. During a brief
lull in the intense fight