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Growth in Lockdown (Pt. 2: Time)
It’s funny that seemingly everyone I know has been learning how to bake bread lately; it’s a wonderful metaphor for how time works. You can’t just throw…
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Charlie Ambler
Growth in Lockdown (Part 1: An Introduction)
I haven’t written anything longer than a tweet in almost a year. I’ve been writing Daily Zen as a hobby for nearly ten years, and at a certain point…
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Charlie Ambler
The Daily Zen Newsletter
Welcome to Daily Zen. This is where I will share longer writings that don’t fit on Twitter. If you enjoy Daily Zen, this is the place where you can…
February 2019
Breaking News: The World Is A Good Place
It’s easier than ever before to plug yourself into the news matrix and get 24/7 push notifications for dreadful headlines about whatever…
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Charlie Ambler
Truest Love
I could write a 1000-page listicle about all the countless oddities of modern life. Most of us can acknowledge that it’s weird living in a…
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Charlie Ambler
The Easy Boredom Fix
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return. Each separate…
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Charlie Ambler
Conflict and Retreat
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” — Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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Charlie Ambler
Daily Meditation: Organization
Marie Kondo is very in right now so I figure this is a relevant topic to discuss.
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Charlie Ambler
Introducing: The Daily Zen Journal
My new book is out! It’s a 180-page illustrated journey through Zen. I’ve worked on it for a few years. It is the culmination of all the…
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Charlie Ambler
August 2018
Debunking Self Care
Self-care has become a popular term in recent times, almost a meme of sorts among overworked millennials seeking refuge from the various…
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Charlie Ambler
Borrowed Time
When I was writing a recent short article about self-ownership, I started thinking about the idea of ‘borrowed time’. It’s a figure of…
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Charlie Ambler
Achieving Peace
My decade-long meditation practice has tended to ebb and flow. Some months, I feel stressed and manic (usually the result of work). Others…
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Charlie Ambler
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