It's 6 am, I just woke up and my face is looking at me in the bathroom's mirror. This old mug...It's wrinkled now but also a bit friendlier than it was two decades ago. Actually, when I was 20 I … [Read more...]
How to proudly defeat the Orwellian nightmare in 7 simple steps
It's around 1 am and I'm up for a beer or two. At this time CVS is the only store where I can find alcohol. I don't like to give money to those aseptic businesses opened 24/7, not sure why, maybe is … [Read more...]
5 reasons why you should start your own blog
The first time I heard about Blogging I found the idea laughable, "that's a good hobby if you don't have any life at all", I thought. Who has the time to publish vegan leek-pie recipes, reviews on … [Read more...]
Geoarbitrage: is it OK to hire a slave?
When I was a Monk, having an ethical lifestyle consisted mainly in keeping the 5 following vows: Not to kill Not to steal Not to lie Not to consume intoxicants Chastity It was tough … [Read more...]
6 moronic ideas about meditation
I've come by a article about the rise of meditation in Silicon Valley and how it's used as a tool to improve engineers' and marketing teams' performance at work. That's the kind of news that makes … [Read more...]
Experimenting with lifestyle design
I flip burgers for 10$/hour these days. That's what I get paid, could be worse, I know that in some countries my wages would be far crappier than that, but still. This period of financial scarcity … [Read more...]
When everybody else tries so hard to win
One morning, I was about to drive an old Tibetan Teacher to the hospital (he needed to have a medical exam). He approached my Van, cheerful and quiet as usual, then he opened the door and hopped on … [Read more...]
Polyphasic sleep: how to (not) hack your brain
Ever heard of polyphasic sleep? Neither did I , until I bumped into this concept online, in 2007, and got totally caught into it. Polyphasic sleep is an elaborate term for cat napping, Wikipedia … [Read more...]
The ways you treat yourself
"It is no fun, being a victim" - Louise Hay Sometimes I call myself names: moron or loser, depending. That happens occasionally when I do something that I consider wrong. My self-punishment … [Read more...]
Losing control
"Nothing to do or undo, nothing to force, nothing to want, and nothing missing" - Lama Gendun When I started practicing Buddhism, I thought the point of meditation was to "quiet my mind" and … [Read more...]