Monk Notes
Impulsive vs. Reflective Action
It’s easy to get caught in a pattern of mindless and habitual doing. We think that if we want to grow we just need to start doing something. So we...
Impulsive vs. Reflective Action
It’s easy to get caught in a pattern of mindless and habitual doing. We think that if we want to grow we just need to start doing something. So we...
On Outsourcing Our Values
It's easy to miss how the values and dreams of the people around us affect us.We all are seeking to understand the world. We are given a certain amount of...
On Outsourcing Our Values
It's easy to miss how the values and dreams of the people around us affect us.We all are seeking to understand the world. We are given a certain amount of...
The Longview of Generosity
Generosity is directly connected to meaning.Culturally, we have a strange connection to generosity. We hold up generosity as a universally positive value, and yet tend to celebrate individuals in business,...
The Longview of Generosity
Generosity is directly connected to meaning.Culturally, we have a strange connection to generosity. We hold up generosity as a universally positive value, and yet tend to celebrate individuals in business,...
When Go With the Flow Is Terrible Advice
“Go with the flow” can sound like good advice when you are enjoying yourself on a gentle river, but it is terrible advice when you have lost your footing and...
When Go With the Flow Is Terrible Advice
“Go with the flow” can sound like good advice when you are enjoying yourself on a gentle river, but it is terrible advice when you have lost your footing and...
Pursuing our Deeper Goals
Intentionality is always preceded by aim. To be intentional about anything in life, one must first have clarity around what one’s end goal actually is, if only a direction. Intentionality...
Pursuing our Deeper Goals
Intentionality is always preceded by aim. To be intentional about anything in life, one must first have clarity around what one’s end goal actually is, if only a direction. Intentionality...
The Virtues of Less
The dominant narrative in western culture is one of pursuing more. An unfortunate side effect to this is that we often end up with more. More stuff, more choices, more...
The Virtues of Less
The dominant narrative in western culture is one of pursuing more. An unfortunate side effect to this is that we often end up with more. More stuff, more choices, more...