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I like these hacks, it’s also a mindset that needs to be at the forefront of all of this, why not eudaemonia over hedonism? Ive been interested recently around eudaemonia, Whilst i’m familiar with some of its stoic principles im just barely scratching the surface,

this is just my take, but there’s noticeable patterns within literature in subjects such as minimalism, buddhism and stoicism. All pointing towards eudaemonia over hedonism. Sam Harris in his Waking Up Book / App covers this hedonic treadmill well too

we don’t embrace the impermanence of things

we’re programmed in the western world to be constantly chasing desire, these hacks build gratitude, which is a trait in eudaemonia,

thanks for sharing

is this still the case when you get lightning triggered from large amounts of smoke in wild fires? i’ve seen footage of fires in australia where the smoke becomes so big it starts to cause it’s own lightning

i get the articles point, but it doesn’t touch onto some of the main reasons people follow mindfulness. sure everyone knows if you think too much about a task you mess up. imagine a pro golfer focusing on every muscle tensing in the correct way to hit a ball. it’s not possible to play at that level with a level of consciousness, it’s about muscle memory.

but a pro golfer that meditates to get beyond bad press and things that consume their minds, that’s where mindfulness will make them a better golfer.

mindfulness is on a different level to just being conscious of a task, it allows you to prevent going down pathways of thought that are not useful, and taking you away from the moment. it allows you to experience your emotions and thoughts and to most importantly not judge them, allowing you to see who you really are. Experience different perspectives, gain a different view on life. enabling you to be your true self and to those around you

It's cool you got to do these kind of things years ago. I like IRC as well, however slack has gone mainstream. Therefore these kind of bots should be adapted and implemented for everyone to enjoy!

Do you happen to have the code available for the bots you did? I could look at it for inspiration on other slack bots.

Hey glad to hear it. I'm one of the guys who's been working on this bot.

Yeah that's very true, it should use the more semantically correct verbs and params in the paths. I'll update it.

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