HeyJaredModern Mindfulness
Weekly mindfulness insights and exercises to help you calm your mind and anxiety in today’s world.
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You Don’t Have to Earn Self-Compassion (opens the original)
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Dear Modern Mindfulness Friend,If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably spent most of your life battling your inner critic, trying to outwork your negative self-talk, and proving your value to others, all while being a bit of an asshole to yourself.If so, it’s not your fault.You’ve likely not had models for self-compassion.And not practicing self-compassion is a huge reason why you continue to suffer.So if you’re curious about reducing suffering through practicing self-compassion, I encourage
You Will Never Outwork Negative Self-Talk (opens the original)
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Dear Modern Mindfulness Friend,Before you read this piece, I’d like to invite you to try a short practice with me.First, take a deep inhale through your nose and hold. Now, exhale slowly through your nose or mouth. Next, take the deepest inhale of your day and hold. And let it out with a sound.Ahhh, that’s better.If you noticed you’re more relaxed now, keep reading. If not, try the practice a couple more times until you feel centered.Onward.There’s a fight we’ve all been fightingNegative self-ta
What Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and the Buddha Understood About Life Satisfaction That Most People Miss (opens the original)
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The average time a person stays on a single screen before switching has dropped from 2.5 minutes in 2004 to 47 seconds today.It’s no coincidence that the internet exploded that same year.In 2004, this shortlist of launches started turning us from creative souls to heedless consumers.FacebookFlickrGmailSince then, the drive for capturing our attention has only increased.Social media platforms have multiplied. Generative AI like Anthropic and ChatGPT has us in a chokehold. Streaming services like
What Smart, Ambitious People Get Wrong About Patience (opens the original)
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Many of us hear “patience is a virtue” and immediately roll our eyes.We heard it as kids, tugging at our mom’s shirt for candy in the checkout line. We heard it out fishing with our father, not catching a damn thing under an overcast sky that promised rain. We heard it from mentors when we couldn’t wait any longer to hear back from a job we applied to.We’ve heard it so many times, in so many moments of wanting, that we’ve come to detest the phrase.And, as an unconscious result, to detest patienc
Your Nervous System Knows More Than Your Career Plan (opens the original)
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It was 1:57 pm on Tuesday, August 25th, 2026.My hands trembled, and my heart pounded as I hit send.As I did, my mind splintered in several directions: “What are you gonna do now?”, “Are you sure that was the right decision?”, “You know people are gonna think you’re crazy, right?”, “Imagine what they’ll say.”As my mind spiraled, my body did something different.It relaxed.For nearly a week, I was a walking body of tension. My shoulders were stationed near my ears. My chest was tighter than a shoe
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