Hedonic Treadmill and the Chemical Orchestra
A few days back I read a nice response by a Redditor called “ExRousseauScholar” to the question “Is the hedonic treadmill actually real?” If you are not familar with the word “hedonic”, you may recognize it is related to hedonism – in short “hedonic” refers to the pursuit of pleasure and enjoyment. The “Hedonic Treadmill” …
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Xingming
A local tai-chi teacher** has a wonderful statement on their website that is illustrative of embodied practice. XingMing(性命) Xing ( mind ) is psychology and Ming ( body ) is physiology. Taoism’s way of nurturing life called ” Xing Ming Shuang Xiu ” means look after both ( mind & body ). In cultivating Xing …
Acknowledge daily wins
“If it’s not big it doesn’t count”. Do you think like that? Do you dismiss the hundreds of small accomplishments that you manage to complete every single day? Perhaps the simplest and most classic of these daily small accomplishments is to make your bed. Make your bed Tim Ferriss popularised this notion with his 5 …
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Take Care
Often when we wish someone good-bye – we say “take care”. Like most language habits it’s trotted out unconsciously, just part of the sleep state we spend most of our time in. But is it worth pondering what “take care” might mean in your day? What would it be like to approach things with care? …
Living a good life
We all drift… sometimes an hour is lost scrolling (more on that another time). Sometimes for weeks or years. Pam recently read Julia Baird’s book Phosphorescence*. One of the key themes that resonated with Pam was “Living deliberately” – it seems a sure antidote to “drift”. Julia Baird is a political journalist and presenter in …