Easy choices – hard life. Hard choices – easy life. (Jerzy Gregorek) My experiment for this week is based on Tim’s new TED talk, released just a few days ago. It is very personal (suicide is as personal topic as it gets), but at the same time very actionable. He talks about why we should … Continue reading
So I decided to be poor for a week. This experiment was guided by a quote from Tools of Titans: “Suffer a little regularly and you often cease to suffer”. I was testing whether microdosing of our fears will make them less scary. It is a very simple experiment, but I learned a lot more … Continue reading
What a nice coincidence (or “synchronicity” as Robert A. Wilson would say) – just as I’m doing my Stoic week experiment with microdosing of one of my fears, TED published Tim’s talk about fear setting! It’s a great talk and as usual it has very actionable recommendations. Make sure you watch Tim’s TED talk, download … Continue reading
We have so many worries. We are programmed to worry by our evolutionary history – we had to worry about predators, worry about food scarcity, worry about survival of our offspring. Many of are lucky enough and this type threats is not very real anymore. But our worry-circuits need something to do. And if our … Continue reading
In last week’s experiment I was learning how to manage negative emotions. I was using the “trick” Buddha Gautama Siddhartha is using in the parable about Mara, the demon who liked to tempt him with anger, lust and greed. In the story Buddha would react by acknowledging Mara’s presence, naming him, and inviting him for … Continue reading
I had to do something. Do you know that feeling when everything and anything around you feels just slightly more irritating? People walk too slowly. You frown. Someone stands in your way. You ostentatiously walk around and make sure they notice. Your colleague forgot to tell you that agenda changed and you are not prepared … Continue reading
I used both Kindle and Audible apps as part of my experiment in Week 7 when I was trying to listen to audio books everywhere (read How to read 3 good books in one week without much effort). Of course there are other options, but if you’re looking for the largest offering, you will end … Continue reading
I feel like a genius. Well, a bit. Last week I managed to “read” 3 and a half books from my long reading queue. I’m done with How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, Lying by Sam Harris, Zero to One by Peter Thiel, and I’m half way through The Cosmic Trigger … Continue reading
I love reading since my childhood. We had decent amount of books even during the commie times, yet there were books that I read more than 10-15 times. I would usually read a few books simultaneously – which is probably one of the reasons Kindle is still my favorite gadgets (contested only by Oura ring – … Continue reading
