Meditation Is a Terrible Strategy for Self-Improvement

By Cody Delistraty

I’m not usually one to brag to strangers about my calendar, but as we went around the room on the first day of a weeklong meditation retreat in Northern California, I found myself eagerly explaining my obsession with controlling every aspect of my day. I held out my iPhone and opened my iCal app: a slew of perfectly organized, multi-colored cells…