Silence Is Golden: How a Daily Dose of Quiet Can Improve Your Life

Aytekin Tank
Nov 4 · 5 min read
Originally published on JOTFORM.COM

Imagine not being able to speak, read, write, or make eye contact with anyone for 10 days. How long do you think you could last?

For some, more than a week of total silence isn’t a harsh self-punishment — it’s a path toward enlightenment.

Buddhist contemplatives call the practice “vipassana,” which translates to “seeing…

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