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The first thing Buddhism would say about success is that it is fleeting, like everything in this world. Impermanence was the Buddha’s first great insight into the nature of reality. He also understood that as a consequence, loss and its consequent suffering are written into the fabric of human life. Whatever we attain or accomplish […]
August 11, 2013
Do you always fold a New York slice in all its oily glory? Is a whole lobster best relished in this order: legs, claws then succulent tail? Do you eat Oreos middle first? Or dunked in milk? Far from being mere quirks of personality, rituals like these may actually enhance how much people savor what […]
June 21, 2013
I wrote this sentence and you are now reading it. The I in the preceeding sentence is my sense of my self. I assume most sentient animals have some sense of themselves, some kind of awareness or consciousness. But the I as a central narrator of my experience embedded in a mind-independent reality depends on the ability […]
February 14, 2013
Most know what mindlessness is. In our information-saturated world we’re constantly dividing our attention more and more by trying to multitask all the time. It’s affecting our performance, our relationships, our emotional well-being and our health. It’s so bad that we even feel the need to ban dangerous mindlessness like texting or talking on a […]
October 4, 2012
Modern life is both easier and difficult in many ways. We usually don’t have to worry about being attacked by predators or starvation, but we’re also overburdened by a cultural ideal of success and materialism that our ancestors didn’t really have to deal with. We live in such a connected world that it seems that […]
September 13, 2012
My first thought was heavy metal and luxury watches don’t seem to go together at all, but this is a fascinating interview I came across online about a heavy metal guitarist who became one of the best watchmakers in the world. In the interview he speaks about pursuing your passion and excelling at what you […]
August 14, 2012
(Related: Maslow’s Hierarchy: The Physiological Needs 1 – Air and Water) We have a lot of needs. It’s often hard to understand how they relate and where they fall in terms of priority. Understanding our needs we can answer questions like: How does a drug addict rationalize their need for a drug at the expense […]
Hanes Psychology 
August 12, 2013
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