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Read this korrent: Meditation is about telling apart the stories the mind generates from reality
Meditation is about telling apart the stories the mind generates from reality
Last stated 8 years ago
11 Oct 2018
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2018-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way of getting in touch with it — tap to centre the map on it
Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way of getting in touch with it
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Meditation is more powerful than psychedelic drugs, not milder as commonly assumed. — tap to centre the map on it
Meditation is more powerful than psychedelic drugs, not milder as commonly assumed.
Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making dramatic claims about contemplative experience helps sustain interest in a topic that is otherwise fairly dull. — tap to centre the map on it
Making dramatic claims about contemplative experience helps sustain interest in a topic that is otherwise fairly dull.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Crosswords and sudoku are closer to meditation than to cognitive training, because they keep you focused without ever making you struggle. — tap to centre the map on it
Crosswords and sudoku are closer to meditation than to cognitive training, because they keep you focused without ever making you struggle.
Last stated 3 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sustained 'do nothing' meditation practice surfaces unresolved psychological material in an order the practitioner cannot control. — tap to centre the map on it
A sustained 'do nothing' meditation practice surfaces unresolved psychological material in an order the practitioner cannot control.
Last stated 6 months ago
25 Apr 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Choosing to believe in God makes things better, giving a meditation point and a source of strength — tap to centre the map on it
Choosing to believe in God makes things better, giving a meditation point and a source of strength
Last stated 12 years ago
31 Oct 2014
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Stephen King — holds since 2014-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Intensity produces a good story while consistency produces progress, and only consistency belongs to how a person actually lives. — tap to centre the map on it
Intensity produces a good story while consistency produces progress, and only consistency belongs to how a person actually lives.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Distraction is not something done to you: you turn to it willingly, to escape the discomfort of the thing you actually care about. — tap to centre the map on it
Distraction is not something done to you: you turn to it willingly, to escape the discomfort of the thing you actually care about.
Last stated 5 years ago
by 18 Aug 2021
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Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness. — tap to centre the map on it
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
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Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job. — tap to centre the map on it
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
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Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy. — tap to centre the map on it
Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
MP
Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
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Meditation is about telling apart the stories the mind generates from reality
Last stated 11 Oct 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
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Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way of getting in touch with it
Last stated c. 2018–2019
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
Meditation is more powerful than psychedelic drugs, not milder as commonly assumed.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Similar wording
Making dramatic claims about contemplative experience helps sustain interest in a topic that is otherwise fairly dull.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Similar wording
Crosswords and sudoku are closer to meditation than to cognitive training, because they keep you focused without ever making you struggle.
Last stated 20 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Tommy Wood
Similar wording
A sustained 'do nothing' meditation practice surfaces unresolved psychological material in an order the practitioner cannot control.
Last stated 25 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Similar wording
Choosing to believe in God makes things better, giving a meditation point and a source of strength
Last stated 31 Oct 2014 · 12 years ago
Holds Stephen King
Similar wording
Intensity produces a good story while consistency produces progress, and only consistency belongs to how a person actually lives.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds James Clear
Similar wording
Distraction is not something done to you: you turn to it willingly, to escape the discomfort of the thing you actually care about.
Last stated by 18 Aug 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds Oliver Burkeman
Same subject: psychedelics
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 10 May 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan
Same subject: psychedelics
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 16 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Graham Hancock
Same subject: psychedelics
Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy.
Last stated 10 May 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes
Same subject: agency
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: agency
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 14 Apr 2011 · 16 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Same subject: agency
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 21 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson