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How not to go completely Berserk

By Gaël Blanchemain .

I live in New York city. Here everybody hustles. For the non-native english speakers (like me), Hustling means running around trying to make money, one way or another. "You gotta do what you … [Read more...]

In between the lines

By Gaël Blanchemain .

I'm surprisingly cool when I wait in line. It sounds like a really arrogant thing to say but it's true, you'd probably feel comfortable queuing up with me. Even if I was right behind you and your … [Read more...]

True grit and awareness

By Gaël Blanchemain .

It's right in front of you, but you avoid it all the time, often for lack of courage. "This" is called the present, it's what happens to you the moment it happens, whether it's a strange wave of … [Read more...]

Getting better at just being yourself

By Gaël Blanchemain .

Today, I had to take the train, but the frakking train didn't come. I waited on the platform, feigning casualness as minutes passed, each one drawing me closer to missing my appointment. I … [Read more...]

How to attack anxiety with a chainsaw

By Gaël Blanchemain .

I was laying down on the couch, brooding on my precarious financial situation, worrying about paying the taxes, worrying about the job market screwing me over again. The phone rang, I didn't pick … [Read more...]

3 meditation keys that work in daily life

By Gaël Blanchemain .

The more I spend time meditating, the more it impacts my "regular" life: whether I'm squished  in the subway on peak hour or on the phone trying to cancel a phone plan with a virtual assistant I see … [Read more...]

Emotional self-reliance

By Gaël Blanchemain .

"If OK, then OK. If not OK, then OK anyway!" - An Indian man I met in the bus. That was a while ago. I had been working full time with a respected Buddhist teacher for two years and didn't notice any … [Read more...]

If it doesn’t hurt, watch out.

By Gaël Blanchemain .

There's a very rare disease that fascinates me, it's called Congenital insensitivity to pain. CIP prevents you from feeling physical pain. You don't want to be born with that genetic … [Read more...]

The Inconvenient Feeling of Empathy

By Gaël Blanchemain .

I saw an execution video a few months ago. Rebels from somewhere in the Middle-East had caught a dude from the enemy's side. They laid him on the floor, bound his hands and feet, then they machine … [Read more...]

How to be miserable all your life

By Gaël Blanchemain .

Success can mean very different things, depending on your upbringing. In the US, success seems to be gauged on how much difference you make, whether by building schools in Bangladesh or … [Read more...]

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