Consumerism

In today’s world, we are constantly bombarded with information. We are incentivized to consume more and more: blogs, online courses, and YouTube videos. We keep saying, “I’ll consume just one more video (book, blog post), and then I’m ready to create something.” This mindset is an obstacle that holds us…

A month ago, I went to a job interview. I was walking through the shopping district to get to my destination. Cold pins of rain were stabbing me in the face as bitter wind was slowing me down. In other words, it was your typical Scandinavian February day. And as…

Minimalism was a major lifestyle movement that was popular just a few years ago, but now it seems like almost no one talks about it anymore. The rise and fall of the minimalism movement says a lot about our relationship to consumerism and the buying of stuff. For a word…

The role of suffering in human existence: — “Birth is pain, old age is pain, sickness is pain, death is pain; sorrow, grief, and anxiety is pain. Contact with the unpleasant is pain. Separating from the pleasant is pain. Not getting what one wants is pain. In short, the five assemblies of mind and matter that are subject…

Refraining from consuming food and drinks in particular is the baseline of all kinds of healing. It allows you to see yourself in an honest way and allows you to dissolve your ego making you vulnerable in a way where you do not have your comforts sedating you. If you’re…

“The Miracle Pill: Want to LOSE 30 Pounds in Just a Week?” “A Game-Changer Idea: Make $1000 a Day with NO University Degree and NO Skills” Ring a bell? When it sounds too good to be true, well, it is. We have been bombarded with this nonsense from time immemorial…