Self-enhancement through spiritual practices can fool some of us into thinking we’re evolving and growing when all we’re growing is our ego (Scientific American)
The Science of Spiritual Narcissism
Category: Wellness
Weeping in The Promised Land
Happiness Won’t Save You
Philip Brickman was an expert in the psychology of happiness, but he couldn’t make his own pain go away. (New York Times)
The Amazing Power of a Good Hike
Stressed? Exhausted? Depressed? Here’s a surefire way to clear your head and improve your health. (Elemental)
Visit Any National Park for Free on September 26—or Volunteer to Help Maintain Them
This Is What Democracy Looks Like
How to foster ‘shoshin’
It’s easy for the mind to become closed to new ideas. Cultivating a beginner’s mind helps us rediscover the joy of learning. (Psyche)
How Many Steps Should We Be Walking Each Day?
A necessary conversation about how to best rethink a decades-old but arbitrary “rule” (InsideHook).
Personally I still shoot for 10,000.
Go Outside! Just Keep Your Distance.
Nature Can Save Us All
Nature, it turns out, may be one of our best hopes for building, and maintaining, civilization. (Medium)
