The Distraction Algorithm
In the last post, we discussed what it means for an algorithm to optimize mindfulness. In this post, we’ll look at a practical example of a meditation technique that makes explicit use of algorithms, Soryu…
Author: Tasshin
Optimizing Mindfulness
In the last post, we parsed a basic meditation technique – following the breath – in terms of its algorithmic components (sequences, branching, looping, and optimizing). But what exactly does optimizing mindfulness mean? There are…
Strategy Club
For the better part of the last year, we’ve been running a “Strategy Club.”, a long-running Anti-Book Club with a focus on a) learning and applying strategy and b) increasing the number and depth of…
Disfluency and the Methods of Strategy
The rate at which I make Wardley Maps has quadrupled since becoming Assistant Director at the Monastic Academy. They are one of the most useful tools in my strategy toolbox. As Ben Mosior says, Wardley…
Monastic Strategy
True confession: I don’t really care about devops. I’m not in the tech industry and it doesn’t affect me directly on a day-to-day basis. So why did I fly 2500 miles to go to a…