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Grind Well

A daily-ish blog for a daily-ish practice. Meditations on meditation by Jon Mitchell, author of In Real Life: Searching for Connection in High-Tech Times from Parallax Press.

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Pause: Writing Offline

Pause: Writing Offline

You wouldn’t get that sense looking at this blog, but my practice has been really solid for the past month or so. I’ve e... Read more

24 Feb 2019

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Productive Time

Productive Time

It’s time to get real. I’m wasting too much time every day on pointless stuff online, and I’m not even enjoying it. This... Read more

22 Jan 2019

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Tossing No Rocks

Tossing No Rocks

Practically all my meditation training has been in disciplines of opening the attention to admit all available phenomena... Read more

18 Jan 2019

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The Sea of Others

The Sea of Others

Sometimes my desire to meditate is about achieving something. Sometimes I desire a peaceful mental state I know is tempo... Read more

11 Jan 2019

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Note: Introducing Link Posts

Note: Introducing Link Posts

I’ve decided to open up the structure of Grind Well a little bit, to make it possible to post more often without always ... Read more

10 Jan 2019

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Making Space

Making Space

It’s been six and a half weeks since my daughter was born. This morning, for the first time, I managed to wake myself at... Read more

17 Dec 2018

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One at a Time

One at a Time

The practice really does work one breath at a time. This is something I doubted before having a baby and getting my medi... Read more

11 Dec 2018

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Heaven

Heaven

I’m rocking in a rocking chair facing the window. The sun is streaming in. My wife is propped up on the couch with her l... Read more

18 Nov 2018

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Pause: Having a Baby!

Pause: Having a Baby!

It’s time to put Grind Well on pause again for the moment, and it’s for the best possible reason. My wife and I are expe... Read more

26 Oct 2018

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The Mindfulness Meme

The Mindfulness Meme

Sometimes “mindfulness” and “productivity” seem like twin memes. The best illustration of this is that it’s equally natu... Read more

24 Oct 2018

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