Why Getting Out of Your Head Is The Single Most Important Life Accomplishment
It’s logical, really: Life is happening out there, not in our heads. Strokes of genius usually come when we’re not staring down the problem. Our bodies physically respond with cortisol when we turn a circumstance into a problem. Cortisol is the hormone...
5 Soul-Moving Lyrics in Deep House
After experiencing Splash House festival for the first time in Palm Springs, I felt connected to the festival music culture. People are dressed crazy, flirting everywhere, and dancing in various states of consciousness. They’re pausing to take care of each...
How to Park Tangly Thoughts in 2 Minutes
Look at Koi fish for 2 minutes in a meditative fashion. That’s it. For those of us who still have to-do lists popping up while we’re looking at the koi fish (or we just don’t have any nearby): Monks used riddles to confound their minds. They...
The Little Prince and Perfectionism
After I reached my first big-life-goal, comparison and busyness had me take my career (and myself) a little too seriously. An Aesop fable and French parable remind me why I create in the first place — to play in life as a regular human. Three months ago, I...