Meditation Archives - 7 Takeaways

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Never Made It Past the Headline – 7 Takeaways No. 288

Read before sharing. Laugh for longevity. Sit still, if you can. Changing social norms. Pain hurts. Fear doesn’t lie. Getting older. Lies, damned lies, and statistics.

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Uncertainty Is Our Basic State of Existence – 7 Takeaways No. 265

What we owe the dead. Manifesting is BS. Travel is no cure. Uncertainty hype. It’s not about the [brown] rice. New tech fears. Belief in science. My path to writing.

A Series of Fortunate Events – 7 Takeaways No. 260

Hiatus explained. People are awesome. Amazing serendipity. Taking a break. Even sucky meditation helps. Staying in touch. Choosing family.

I Am in Awe and Therefore I Wonder – 7 Takeaways No. 255

Mattering in the very long run. Word salad. Dealing with “those” people. Sometimes just listen. Awe and wonder. Acceptance as meditation. Acceptance as strategy.

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Choose Joy – 7 Takeaways No. 251

Moar anger! Storm chasing. Hope power. Enough already. Rest up. Find joy. Find people.

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This Maddening Worry – 7 Takeaways No. 247

Lack of perfection. What others think. Mean politics. Don’t get comfortable. Optimism required. Prepare, hope, and act. You should read this.

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It’s Never Too Late to Change Your Life – 7 Takeaways No. 244

Education division. Propaganda as a tool. Ignore email? Sunk cost everywhere. Perfect heroes are a myth. Meditation changes you. Wisdom is both black and white.

The first person is speaking, saying 'blah blah blah'. The second person looks bored, with their head resting on one hand. The third person looks annoyed, arms crossed and frowning. The fourth person is checking their smartphone, looking down at the screen. The background is neutral to focus on the people.

If You Talk All the Time – 7 Takeaways No. 189

Uncomfortably numb. Supporting truth. Curation as a solution. Follow the leader. Stop thinking. Run away. Remembering the sacred.

One Way To Be Interesting – 7 Takeaways No. 142

technology, Noticing, Meditation, Time, Interest, AI, Civil War, Self care

Early Luck — 7 Takeaways No. 83

Focus, Friction, Notes, Meditation, Riff, Luck, Persistence, Wisdom