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Mindful tools for overcoming social media addiction (The Social Media Sutra, Introduction)

Introduction In late 2019 I recorded a series of talks for "Tricycle" magazine. These discussed how tools from the Buddhist…

November 6, 2019

The Joy of Missing Out

At the moment I'm teaching an online course called Calm In the Storm, which is about finding peace in the…

March 27, 2019

Who needs willpower anyway?

I confess that I have a bit of an addictive personality — not in the sense of being an alcoholic…

February 27, 2018

Mindfulness meditation a ‘pause button’ for teens

Nina Smiley, Poughkeepsie Journal: Everyone, especially teens, wants to feel connected to others. The proliferation of social media, however, has…

December 28, 2015

Cuddly robot monk is here to answer your questions on Buddhism!

Daniel Paul, Shanghaiist: The future has landed in the form of a chubby robot monk unveiled at Beijing's Dragon Spring…

October 8, 2015

Your phone is not your friend, so stop acting like it

Kimberly Gillan, News.com.au: My chest tightened and my palms prickled as I flattened myself against the wall and glanced around…

July 13, 2015

Running the 20s marathon: how mindfulness can help the stress of your twenties

Blake Colaianne, Huffington Post: Living through your 20s is exhausting. Suddenly you are faced with big questions that seem to…

May 1, 2015

Children ‘need lessons in how to concentrate’ because of impact of social media

Richard Garner, The Independent: Children should be taught “attentiveness” skills to help combat the influence of social media, the shadow…

February 10, 2014

Wildmind on Facebook (and more!)

Like our site but find you miss our awesome articles because you forget to visit? You can now follow Wildmind…

December 9, 2008