The Now

“If more information was the answer, we’d all be billionaires with perfect abs” – @sivers thenow.co/more-informati…

"You cannot do meditation. By definition, if you’re doing something you’re not in meditation." - @naval thenow.co/naval-ravikant…

How it Feels to Die: An ayahuasca journey thenow.co/ayahuasca/

A Dose of Hope: How I beat depression without medication thenow.co/overcoming-dep…

If more information was the answer, we'd all be billionaires with perfect abs - @sivers I riff on one of my favourite quotes in this short post. thenow.co/more-informati…

Our minds do this all the time: We imagine the worst case scenario and allow it to play out over and over in our minds. It eats away at us. It induces anxiety and worry. It robs us of the limited time that we have. And it’s not real. bit.ly/2B3BWsz

Meditation appeals to me because it doesn’t need a god. It doesn’t need ritual. It doesn’t need sacred texts or leaders. It doesn’t promise salvation. It can be an entirely secular experience. thenow.co/secular-medita…

As a boat bobs to the rhythm of the ocean, let yourself rest in the rhythm of the breath.

So… how’s your breath right now? That simple act of observing your breath for just a few seconds could be enough to alter your mental state. thenow.co/breathing-tech…

@CrazyPolymath "Things are as they are. We suffer because we imagined different." thenow.co/things-are-as-…

Once you start seeing the world AS IT IS, without the filters of your opinions, wishes, and hopes. You'll see that all your worries and distress were so unfounded. Whether you call it Stoicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, or Zen, the ultimate goal is to see the world AS IT IS.

True motivation is intrinsic. And when you discover your intrinsic motivation, it is limitless. It is unbreakable. thenow.co/motivation-str…

You are how you eat. On The Yoga of Eating by @ceisenstein thenow.co/yoga-of-eating/

It is by clinging to permanence that we experience suffering. It is by accepting impermanence that we experience freedom. thenow.co/the-life-chang…

@JamesClear The concept of impermanence has had a profound effect in my life. thenow.co/the-life-chang…

What is one idea, concept, or lesson that, if you don’t learn it, you are at a disadvantage in life?

It seems crazy to have to say this, but… we need to learn how to breathe. Yes, the thing that we instinctively do when we emerge from the womb… many of us are: a) doing it wrong b) doing it too much HT @OxygenAdvantage thenow.co/nasal-breathin…

Break-ups are traumatic. There’s no doubt about it. But they’re also a chance to reassess, rediscover, and rebuild. thenow.co/how-to-heal-he…

It’s like our genes remember where they came from, that we are part of nature not separate from it. Going to the forest is like a homecoming. The colours, shapes, smells and feelings are innately familiar to us. We feel like we belong 🌲 thenow.co/forest-bathing…

You only lose what you cling to. thenow.co/what-you-cling…

@LifeMathMoney I like how this implies a clear separation of ‘I’ and ‘mind’. If you are not your mind, then what are you?

@LifeMathMoney Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.