Look Everyone, I Did A Thing! A Thing Called A Book
My new book – The Travelling Ape: What Travelling (Nearly) Everywhere Taught Me about Humanity, Geopolitics, and Happiness – is out now.
Stop Thinking To Start Living
While we revere ‘great thinkers’, too much thinking is the path to misery.
The Much-Needed Rise Of Meditation Apps
The rise of meditation apps has been an amazing thing for global mental health. Here’s why.
How to Meditate, Without Joining A Cult
Training your mind – meditation – sounds like it should be easy. But it often isn’t. Here are some tips to set you on your way.
Just Shut Up! (At A Silent Retreat)
Despite their ‘woo woo’ reputation, silent retreats can be transformative. Everyone should try a retreat at least once.
Want A Promotion? Learn To Meditate
Many people think meditating is incompatible with wanting a successful career. Flatly, this is wrong. Nothing will boost your career like meditation will.
How Science Shows Us The Benefits Of Meditation
Meditation has a reputation for being unscientific. But this is changing. Scientists are now showing that meditation is very good for you indeed.
India – 10-Day Silent Meditation Retreat: Pleasure, Pain, And The Rest
Ever tried a silent meditation retreat? I didn’t think so. Well, a ‘10-Day Silent Torture Prison’ would be more accurate name for it, as I discovered in Northern India.