What I’m Writing About
This image shows the main topics I write about on this blog: meditation, monasteries, productivity, and strategy.
What is a Monastery?
Human society developed monasteries to train extremely ethical, wise, trustworthy people.
Monasteries of the Future: A Summary
In this post, I’ll summarize Miles Bukiet’s paper, Monasteries of the Future, incorporating my own experiences and learnings from my time at the Monastic Academy.
The Problems We Face
In this post, I will share how I would describe the problems we face collectively as a species and on this planet, largely based on my training at the Monastic Academy.
Trustworthy Leaders
At the Monastic Academy, we are trying to create trustworthy leaders. That is the goal of our residential training program.
Behind the Scenes of the Digital Productivity Coach
James and I wanted to build a better map of the productivity territory, and ultimately, to build a tool that interactively teaches people productivity.
Algorithmic Meditation Instruction
In this post, we’ll explore how algorithms can inform meditation instruction and the student-teacher relationship.
Using Mindfulness to Practice Making Decisions
In this post, we’ll explore how meditation techniques can improve our decision-making skills.
Catalyzing Positive Behavior Change with Mindful Review
In this post, I’ll share one of several meditation techniques that have dramatically changed my meditation practice and life: Mindful Review.
Means-Ends, Conditions-Consequences, and the Game of Risk
Most Western strategic thought takes place in a means-ends framework. In this post, I’ll discuss an alternative to means-ends strategic thinking: conditions-consequences.