by Sean | Jun 2, 2016 | Mindfulness, Practical Philosophy
I was sitting in an aisle seat, flying at 575 miles per hour, as the flight crew came by with beverage service. When the stewardess approached me I put my book down, and asked for a club soda. As she was pouring my drink she asked me what I was reading. When I held up...
by Sean | May 13, 2016 | Buddhism, Culture, LIfe Style, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Vipassana
I have yet to meet someone who can empty their mind, and spend an hour in a thoughtless meditative state. I’ve met monks who tell me they still struggle with meditation. Even they have days where they can’t get into it. The simplicity of the practice...
by Sean | Mar 29, 2016 | Books, Learning, Mindfulness, Productivity, Stoicism
“Don’t just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has...
by Sean | Mar 28, 2016 | Education, Learning, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Pschyology, Stoicism
I was observing a middle school math class a few weeks ago and the teacher started diving into an algebra problem. He was explaining to students how to solve a multistep algebraic equation. But the lesson finished without ever touching upon why students should learn...
by Sean | Mar 25, 2016 | Happiness, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Politics
This weekend families across the world will be celebrating Easter. Some people mark the holiday by going to church. Others will be out to brunch with family. Kids will be painting eggs. This holiday is a celebration of the day when Jesus of Nazareth rose from the...
by Sean | Mar 11, 2016 | Business, Entrepreneur, Happiness, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Productivity, Pschyology, Storytelling
A few weeks ago, during Seth Godin’s Leadership Workshop, I was introduced to Rule Number 6. Benjamin Zander, the man who coined the term, does a great job of explaining the rule here: Every day something happens in our lives that threatens to destroy...