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Living Well

Washing Your Drinking Glass Right After Using It

Spending thirty seconds rinsing your drinking glass and setting it upside down on the rack completes an action fully, freeing your mind from lingering clutter.

Oct 27, 2026 · 4 min read

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Spirituality

Why Old Photos on Your Phone Feel Strange

Open an old photo and the person in it is both familiar and strange. A few ways to look more slowly, without grieving on cue and without rushing to comfort yourself.

Oct 24, 2026 · 6 min read

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Meditation

Day Nine of Learning to Meditate

A diary of one Thursday, day nine of learning to meditate: the times I remembered, the times I forgot, and a few minutes of sitting once it was dark.

Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min read

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Meditation

Three-Minute Meditation for Your First Sit

A guided three-minute meditation for someone who has never sat before. No cushion needed, no perfect silence, and no need to feel anything special when the time is up.

Oct 13, 2026 · 3 min read

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Mindfulness

A Letter to the New Colleague Who Started This Week

A letter from someone a few years in, to you in your first week: a mug you are not sure you can use, acronyms you have not caught yet, and nobody asking you to look busy.

Oct 10, 2026 · 4 min read

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Meditation

A Longer Exhale: Three Weeks With One Very Small Change

Three weeks of trying one thing: letting the out-breath run a little longer than the in-breath. Week one felt forced, week two it lengthened by itself, week three brought sleepy and restless days.

Oct 3, 2026 · 12 min read

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Meditation

Any Posture Will Do, Except One

A chair, a cushion, the edge of the bed, even lying down — all of them work for meditation. Only one way of sitting is worth dropping, and it is not the one beginners worry about.

Oct 2, 2026 · 10 min read