Normality, Reloaded
Normal changed after crisis. Old normal died, new normal emerged. The reload—accepting previous normal isn't returning
Can Consistency Be Bad For You?
Consistency compounds good and bad. Consistently wrong direction accelerates error. The question—is the path worth consistent walking?
Six Impossible Things
Alice believed six impossible things before breakfast. Impossibility is temporary—yesterday's impossible becomes today's normal
And The World Will Never Be The Same
Every crisis promises permanent change. World never returns to pre-crisis normal. The question—better different or worse different?
Too Good To Be True
When something seems too good to be true, it usually is. The exception—sometimes reality exceeds expectation. Discernment separates both
Managing Past Versions Of Yourself
Past versions haunt until acknowledged. You're not who you were—managing means integrating lessons without clinging to expired identities
What’s Important?
Urgent drowns important daily. What's important requires protection from what's merely pressing. The filter—will this matter in five years?
People Seldom Think, They Mostly Label
Thinking requires effort. Labeling is automatic. Most people substitute categorization for comprehension—faster but wrong
Every Crisis Is A Portal – And So Is The Coronavirus Crisis
Crises open portals to different futures. COVID portal leads somewhere—the question isn't if but where we choose to emerge
Social Engineering – The “Coronavirus Event”
COVID as social engineering experiment. Fear created compliance. Questioning became dangerous. The event revealed how easily populations manipulate
Buddhism For Geeks – Path To Enlightenment Is Like Continuous Integration
Enlightenment as continuous integration—small incremental improvements, automated testing of beliefs, constant refactoring. Buddhist practice for programmers
5 Simple Ways To Complicate Your Life
Life complicates through overthinking, saying yes to everything, comparing constantly, perfectionism, neglecting health. Simplicity requires active defense
On Art And Bananas
Banana taped to wall sold for $120k. Art world absurdity or commentary on value? The question misses the point—attention is the art
Meditation Is Like Debugging Spaghetti Code
Meditation debugs consciousness like programmers debug spaghetti code. Find bugs, trace origins, refactor thinking. Mind is legacy system needing maintenance
Pujas And Patching – And Why They Work
Pujas are Hindu rituals. Software patching fixes bugs. Both work through systematic attention to small problems before they cascade
Buddhism For Geeks – Initial Commit
Buddhism for programmers series launch. Translating ancient wisdom into developer language. Version control for consciousness
The Knight In The Supermarket
Modern knights fight supermarket queues instead of dragons. Heroism adapts to context. Same courage, different battles
Five Ways To Better Your Life By Slowing Down
Slowing down improves life through deeper relationships, better decisions, reduced stress, increased awareness, enhanced appreciation. Speed creates blur
Softly Breaking Up With Goal-Oriented Productivity
Goal obsession creates anxiety. Breaking up with productivity culture means accepting flow over force. Being versus achieving
Does the Law Of Attraction Really Work?
Law of attraction works through focus directing action, not magical thinking. Attention shapes behavior which creates outcomes—psychology, not metaphysics