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gr0wing, or at least trying to.

A broken blog, by Gael Blanchemain

2025

Logical Fallacies
logic critical thinking reasoning

2016

Getting Old is More Than Just Getting Old
getting old

2015

How to blog when you’re broke, weird and enthusiastic
Highly conditioned
mindset society

2014

Thank God, our life is a mess
On being lonely
being normal connection internet loneliness
Treating your mind right
meditation mind organic
What really happens when you delete your Facebook account
delete account Facebook social media
Animals, whether you like them or not
Les bestioles, que vous les aimiez ou non.
Changing the world? Are you serious?
Changer le monde ? Tu te fous de ma gueule ?
Getting old is not what you think
chogye trichen rinpoche getting old old age
Hating yourself a little less
personal development self-hatred skin bleach
5 Tough Questions
buddhism Buddhist Monks drugs economy
5 things to do if you want to become a Buddhist monk
buddhism Buddhist monk Buddhist Monks meditation Tibetan
You’re worth more than that: the pricing law
law of pricing self esteem worthlessness
Buddhism sold short
buddhism Buddhism sold short non-duality scientific
Unless you swim against the current
reality TV reshape human society
Drugs are nothing special
drugs RTFM
Does spirituality have anything to do with politics?
gaza israel politics spirituality
You won’t find happiness anywhere
buddhism gratitude happiness
Owning space
media saturation social skills
The Spiritual Middle Man
castaneda spiritual guide
Champagne VS Bullshit
buddhism meditation mindfulness spirituality
How not to go completely Berserk
buddhism city ethics spirituality 2.0
How to pacify your overheated brain
anxiety body brain depression drugs overheated
In between the lines
meditation mindfulness waiting in line
True grit and awareness
awareness fear mindfulness
Getting better at just being yourself
acceptance good enough happiness self improvement
How to attack anxiety with a chainsaw
Emotional self-reliance
awareness meditation self help self-reliance
If it doesn’t hurt, watch out.
Congenital insensitivity to pain depression meditation mindfulness pain
The Inconvenient Feeling of Empathy
buddhism compassion execution savagery
How to be miserable all your life
american french success Tibetan
The Buddha and the bath water
blind faith Buddha superstition
The meditation scam
meditation peace scam wisdom
Interview with an Alien
alien consciousness GOOGLE meditation technology
Taking care of the now
body mindful now
How to crush anxiety
altruism anxiety buddhism Simplicity
How to gain from bankruptcy
bankrupcty books broke Minimalism
Happiness is in the trashcan
contentment enough
What the hell is Bitcoin?
bitcoin decentralized digital currency philippe jedar the internet of money
With C.B. Forrest
C.B. Forrest gael blanchemain interview
Interview with a minimalist: Joshua Becker
interview joshua becker Minimalism minimalist
Work minimalism: should you do less?
Minimalism pareto principle productivity
Judging? For what?
self-blame self-judgement
Interview with Michaël Seïte-Karner
eco-villages michael seite-karner permaculture sustainable lifestyle urbanite
Minimalism: an organic response
bernays consumerism Minimalism
Digital Zen: the art of mindful computing
Minimalism simplify zen computing
Buddhism for absolute beginners: a tutorial
buddhism meditation spirituality tutorial
57 challenging facts about life that could be yelled daily
The uprising of less
consumerism less Minimalism revolution slowing down
I don’t know
Feeling the gap
expectations gap meditation technology
Learned fearlessness
courage fear fearlessness meditation
This could totally be you
fan yourself fear meditating objectives success

2013

A Woman’s take on long distance relationships
how-to long distance relationship
How to build a successful long distance relationship
My cat’s instructions to the human race
cats wisdom
Garbage VS Fuel for growth
growth lojong problems
Define Your Life Goals in 15 Minutes (or less)
depression dream goal setting
The Solid Ground of Altruistic Motivation
altruism motivation
Can you be a Buddhist and do drugs?
buddhism drugs
How to proudly defeat the Orwellian nightmare in 7 simple steps
1984 corne ross digital freedom digital privacy orwell richard stallman
5 reasons why you should start your own blog
blog career contributing procrastination
Geoarbitrage: is it OK to hire a slave?
buddhism meditation mindfulness silicon valley
6 moronic ideas about meditation
buddhism meditation mindfulness silicon valley
Experimenting with lifestyle design
buddhism Buddhist monk lifestyle design meditation mindfulness
When everybody else tries so hard to win
Polyphasic sleep: how to (not) hack your brain
everyman polyphasic sleep uberman
The ways you treat yourself
buddhism meditation obstacles spirituality
Losing control
buddhism meditation obstacles spirituality
Realigning your mind with meditation
buddhism meditation obstacles spirituality
Money, philanthropy and personal safety
bitcoin buddhism financial ignorance knowledge maslow pyramid philip jedar trungpa
gr0wing update
ignorance knowledge maslow pyramid trungpa
The art of not knowing anything
ignorance knowledge maslow pyramid trungpa
Napoleon’s wiener issue
changing the world napoleon bonaparte problem solving
Ascetic fantasies
buddhism meditation monk retreats three years retreats urban monk yogi
You’re a Buddhist, what else is new?
buddhism meditation pride
Emotional minimalism – How to keep things simpler in your head
buddhism depression emotional minimalism emotions jealousy mindfulness Minimalism stress
Bikram Yoga: The Hard Reset
buddhism evolution Fail Fast Forward killing spider
> Fail > Fast > Forward
buddhism evolution Fail Fast Forward killing spider
Useless kill
buddhism killing spider
How to be an urban monk tip #2: addressing problems
positive thinking problem solving techniques
How to be an urban monk. Tip #1: waste no time
Buddhist monk Buddhist Monks Urban Monks
My interview with Vaibhav Wankhede
Free and Homeless Experiment homeless experiment travel blog Vaibhav Wankhede Hi
Why you should throw your Higher Self in the trashcan
Higher Self
How to declutter your head
declutter Minimalism
Suffering is only an option
job negative belief
Exit strategies
account balance exit strategy
Urban Monks
interdependence Simplicity Urban Monks
5 things to enjoy when you’re totally broke
Chinese noodles spiritual foundation Yoga
Old people won’t tell…
The compliment that doesn’t sell anything
compliment sales person
Don’t feel guilty for feeling bad
depression dinner
Focus
Buddhist Monks meditation
War is over the moment you end it
Facebook Giant Demon Giant Demon Monkey
Speedlinking: 07 January 2013
07 January 2013 audience blog David Ashton http://www.stevepavlina.com Leo Babauta mindset Roots Steve Pavlina website
The fierceness factor of success
action brain commitment persistence way

2012

How to deal with your dark side
How to resuscitate your drive
inspiration
You owe yourself a break
death door dreams economy moment position promises serious business struggles
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 19
bullshit entire world everything form pain perfect family positive thinking reality
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 18
depression Friend mood NYC state way
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 17
everything Free NYC old Tibetan Master problem the experiment The transition Tibetan
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 15
birds buddhist retreat Free kind middle NYC retreat
Burnout: a safety guide
body burnout exhaustion Goals path way
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 16
guide Khenchen Rinpoche master post Rinpoche Tibetan
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 14
ambient bed blog Free work
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 13
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 12
Buddhist meditation caption Free meditation pillow track way
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 11
caption Free front guy nobody
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 10
freedom Friend job office way
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 9
caption guy homeless Latin America mail reward width
4 reasons why failure is a power tool
ground matter moment tool way
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 8
caption destination experiment Free home security sedentary lifestyle
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 7
Age caption lake Atitlan New Nothing San Marcos San Pedro stay width
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 6
lake Atitlan nobody Nothing ride San Pedro vimeo ylwm
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 5
antigua attack guatemala machete mobs travel volcano
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 4
el salvador old san salvador travel walmart
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 3
caption el salvador Mara Salvatrucha san salvador
How to meditate during hard times
anxiety depression and anxiety matter meditation pillow strategy THOUGHT
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 2
buddhism death diamond way guatemala master meditation ole nydahl phowa retreat spirituality
Free and homeless: the experiment – part 1
apartment happiness homeless job luck post the experiment
Beyond Competition: succeeding differently
collaboration competition personal development personal growth self help success
The technology of happiness
contentment
Get rid of guilt
guilt idea mistake person regret Start
Anger, my buddy
anger anger management howto mindfulness
How to choose a spiritual master
How to go on a mind diet
disinformation hygiene information lifestyle
How to work from your bed
bed Leonardo Da Vinci Marcel Proust mindset office state work