Michael Korman

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  • Why are all chairs so low?

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    Michael Korman
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    The chair I'm sitting in is too low. Most chairs are too low for me. I don't get why they only make low chairs. It's a problem everywhere I go. When I'm playing the piano, at Starbucks, at my desk, etc etc etc. “But Michael, why don't you just get a chair you like?” Hey,…

  • I have nothing against philosophy, but I want to go deeper

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    Michael Korman
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    Meditation is the way to understand yourself on a deep level. Not abstract philosophy, not empty intellectualization. I’m just sitting here typing this, hearing police sirens, children screaming, and birds chirping. That’s what’s going on for me right now. RIGHT NOW. These stimuli provoke reactions in me. Where are the reactions? In my head? That’s…

  • Too fixated on the present 😣

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    Michael Korman
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    Joe: Michael, I wish I could just not let things bother me so much. Me: Like what? Joe: Like what so-and-so said to me the other day. Me: What would it look like if it didn’t bother you? How would I tell? Joe: Well, I’d be less upset. Me: What would you do differently? Joe:…

  • A concrete proof of meditation’s usefulness

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    Michael Korman
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    Let me try to lay this out in a logical, step-by-step progression: Meditation helps you understand yourself. Understanding yourself helps you understand other people. Understanding other people helps you have empathy for people who do bad things to you. Having empathy for people who do bad things to you helps you become aware of why…

  • Anxiety makes you tell bad stories

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    Michael Korman
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    Do you identify as “having anxiety”? If so, you’re probably in the habit of telling long, convoluted stories about why things are the way they are, and about why you’re afraid to do things, and about why other people are wrong for having done what they’ve done. I hate reading those stories. They’re too long.…

  • Meditation should have a goal

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    Michael Korman
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    Here’s something I just posted in the Radical Acceptance Through Meditation Facebook group: ✨✨✨ If it doesn’t have a goal, how do you know you’re doing it right? Look, it’s all well and good to “just sit” if that’s working for you. But, you know as well as I do it doesn’t work all the…

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