You might’ve heard this thing before: Win the Morning, win the day. You’d agree that losing is the opposite of winning … More
Author: Dave
When something gets to you, be like Kobe (or at least try to)
When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity, lose no time in recovering your self-control and do not remain out of … More
Being a teacher’s not about giving a fuck about teaching, it’s about giving a fuck about learning (and this is one who did) [+ the genius of Idiocracy]
I’ve talked before about a past teacher of mine who gave heaps of fucks about learning. This is another one: Dr. … More
Missing the Point #1: If Buddhism’s about having a tranquil mind (and real life’s mostly not that), shouldn’t the temples be built in places that are noisy as fuck and hectic as shit?
Nowhere can man find a more untroubled retreat than in his own soul – Marcus Aurelius, from Meditations Here’s a Buddhist … More
Change your life now!!! Yeah, and if you don’t want to?
Everything changes, but ‘Change’ and especially voluntary change, is not always good (Also, climate change. Not that good.) So when … More
Actually actually
If you searched this site for any word, I would’ve thought that you’d get the most hits for ‘Seneca‘ or … More
When shit sucks, embrace it.
When you go through something tough, don’t deflect, deny or numb (with alcohol, drugs, distractions etc.) the feelings of how … More
Are you smashing it out or Taking it in?
‘If thou wouldst know contentment, let thy deeds be few’, said the sage. – Marcus Aurelius, from Meditations Yesterday, my … More
On Challenging Yourself
If someone responds to the question, ‘Why do you want to do that?’ with: ‘To challenge myself’, what does that … More
The three questions that changed my life and could change yours
Understanding yourself, life and what truly matters isn’t about getting answers –it’s about asking questions. And knowing exactly which ones … More