Tristan FlockVipassana with SN Goenka: Pros & (Mostly) Cons“Do not meditate to get the right attitude — get the right attitude, then you’re meditating.” — Tuck Loon, Cambodian meditation teacherMay 23, 20203May 23, 20203
Tristan FlockWhy Does Time Pass More Slowly in Youth?“Oh, when I look back now that summer seemed to last forever.” — Bryan Adams, Summer of ‘69Jul 31, 20191Jul 31, 20191
Tristan FlockWhy Does Time Speed Up with Age?As we get older, psychology plays a mean trick on us: the more we appreciate the value of time, the more fleeting it seems to become. What…Jun 18, 2019Jun 18, 2019
Tristan FlockThe Mindful Case for Cold Showers“What can you gain from only expecting good experiences?” — Steve Armstrong, Meditation TeacherJul 30, 2018Jul 30, 2018
Tristan FlockLuck and the Meaning of LifeNOTE: If you’re reading my work here, you’re in the wrong spot! I stopped using Medium years back; my updated essays are all on my blog…Jul 30, 20181Jul 30, 20181
Tristan FlockTime is a Changing Present“There is simply constant change, continuous adjustment, and random selection in an eternal present.” — Andrew Sullivan, The Conservative…Jul 30, 2018Jul 30, 2018
Tristan FlockCan Reason and Bias Coexist?“Humans may be vulnerable to bias and error, but clearly not all of us all the time, or no one would ever be entitled to say that humans…Jul 30, 2018Jul 30, 2018
Tristan FlockIs there any Evidence that we Live in a Simulation?“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90…Jul 30, 2018Jul 30, 2018
Tristan Flock4 Reasons Why There’s No Free Will“The only reason, for example, that you are not a rattlesnake is that your mother and father weren’t rattlesnakes. You deserve very little…Dec 7, 2017Dec 7, 2017