How to restart meditation after a long break
Restarting meditation after a long break can be daunting. You may keep procrastinating, and when you actually try, the mind is restless. You feel frustrated …
Category: Wellbeing
8 things I learned about my morning coffee in Costa Rica
I was in Costa Rica in 2019 (and a highly recommend it). While making my morning coffee today, I realized how many things I still …
What would happen if humans disappeared?
I just watched a TED-ed video inspired by Alan Weisman’s book “The World Without Us”. With vivid animations and powerful narration, the video below answers …
Buddhism and Modern Psychology on what makes us happy
This is an adaptation of my final essay for the course Buddhism and Modern Psychology by Princeton University. Skipping a lot of the theory, I …
8 things to know before starting meditation
Starting meditation can be a challenge, but it gets much better. I started three years ago, when my brain was mush from spending too much …
WOOP: a simple technique to achieve your goals and build new habits
In my Coursera course “The Science of Well-being by Yale”, I came across a very interesting technique called WOOP. I started using it right away …
2021: New Year’s resolutions and the “fresh start effect”
I always considered September as the month of new beginnings. From school to university to returning from summer holidays back to work, September seemed like …