Trust your gut – here’s why
The human body comprises 60 trillion cells and 100 trillion microorganisms in the gut alone. Trust your gut. The “gut self” knows what the mind does not.
Feel a broader world
Learning is not about acquiring skills. It’s to feel a broader world where you and the other life (or object) interact. Cultivate your mind. Nurture your heart.
Empathy matters most
Surprisingly, Confucius singles out the most essential of all. Compassion. Empathy, before knowledge, matters most. Be the other person. Be with yourself, too.
When you wait, it happens.
At the trail’s edge, a butterfly flutters down on a flower in front of me. The butterfly and myself are connected by the same air. This picture was a gift.
The mind is an activity, not a repository.
This summer, the trees of the northeastern US were covered with billions of 17-year cycle cicadas. Imagine! The mind is an activity, not a repository.
Learning Formula (1) Iteration
Here’s the formula for any learning. (A) Connection to yourself x (B) Iteration x (C) Continuation. How connected, how iterative matters most.
Less is more (1) How?
Less of something is more of something. Less is more. Also, more of something means less of something. More is less. Less ego, more chances, more connections.
The only way to have a friend is to be one
Everyone wants to have great friends. The problem is that we forget what we do become their friend.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
“I was lucky” – what it really means.
Imagine the world that could’ve been for you. We live in the web of possibilities. We keep forgetting it. So when you say, “I was lucky.” You remember it.
Wish on a falling star. How?
A wish is a word that can be voiced in a few seconds. Keep your wishes in mind, vocalize them, and listen to them yourself. They become your aspiration.