boondlllx I thought this was bait?? Thx for the new rabbit hole

weddings are the first time you do a group project with your parents and wow is it an eye-opening experience

the way a person assigns meaning to a painful event is crucial in determining the psychological impact. It's often the line between trauma and growth

this process of meaning-making is ofc influenced by social & existential contexts.

so much of what I thought was flowery poetics or self-delusion in spiritual writings and teachings was actually clear and specific pointers to the thing itself.

i was just so disconnected from my direct experience, as opposed to thoughts, that I wasn't trying the instructions.

Or the ability to be candid about your own shortcomings. This is where personality psychology helps.

The parents' revolution has begun in the UK. Parents are rising up to take collective action for a smartphone free childhood. It will happen in many other countries by the end of this year:

afterbabel.com/p/the-revoluti…

It’s that time of year!

Alphonso mangoes are in season.

Customs restrictions, transport costs, & short shelf life make them tough to get in the US.

Call your Indian store to see if they can get you some. They sell out within hours of arriving from the plane, are worth it!

❌Therapist: 'This is a safe space'

✅ Therapist: 'I'm a stranger to you. You have no basis for knowing whether you can trust me'

✅ Therapist: 'Help me understand what might make you feel more comfortable or less comfortable talking to me'

Bullshit vs authenticity

This is a clip from the Little Rascals. They fill a bucket with water and after passing it around, the bucket contains a fraction of the original. It represents how I feel about language in the context of meditative experiences & phenomena.

Words (*especially* experiences…

Remember this

i got that dog in me

the dog:

There are ppl in this world who when I interact with them I consistently feel less awake than baseline. I’m contracted at the smallest trigger. It’s extremely frustrating. Reminds of the joke about how u think ur making meditative progress until u visit ur parents.

What do people think of this?

the 'being funny' leaving my body as soon as I have a gf and stable life

Wystan Guy Wait i'm really confused, what do you mean MCTB 4th path is stream entry?

Kensho is No-Separate-Self/No-Person, Satori is the No-Self/No-Center from what i know

How does Ingram frame them?

Michael streamlines Stream Entry/Not Self Guy I prefer the definition of stream-entry which is functionally equivalent to MCTB 4th path, abiding kensho/satori, stabilization of rigpa, whatever you want to call it.

Makes it clear that it's really more of a beginning than a destination.

A new study in Frontiers in Psychology finds that AI models like ChatGPT-4 can outperform human psychologists in understanding and responding to emotions during counseling. dlvr.it/T5k7Z9

I think a great tool someone way smarter than me should build is bot scraping protection. Some code or installation so no bot or AI can access or read your content, blog, photos, website, app etc

Is this possible

Oana Olteanu There’s no correlation. Some do but many don’t. Selective memory and confirmation bias at work 😁

Gale Wilkinson @VITALIZE 💯

portfolio company on life support just did a small round extension and was billed almost 15% of the total proceeds. unconscionable