Wellness: the state of feeling at ease.
Stack: layers supporting a goal.

We all travel through personal hell, trying to discover ourselves and find the bright side. Wtf does the “bright side” even mean? You need to figure that out yourself. Here’s the good news: we are all human, and humans have been helping each other explore this for thousands of years. It doesn’t matter that it’s 2023, the human condition and it’s deepest questions cannot be answered by anyone but YOU. Certain wisdom is timeless. That’s what’s on offer below. I am no guru – ultimately nobody is. The best anyone can do is lead you to important questions.

Mission

This resource is free, can be skimmed or read slowly, and is intended to burn fog and reveal your path. It shares best ideas from science, philosophy, psychology, medicine, literature, art, and spirituality, curated over several years. No blind faith required… simply ideas from genuine experts you can explore and experiment with on your own.

Getting Started

• Start HERE, or, scroll down and choose an area of interest.
• Remember, you are your own greatest teacher
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(Longer Intro)
Death by 1000 Papercuts

As the metaphor goes: Cut once, no problem. Cut 1000 times, even if we heal one wound, the other 999 will take us down.

Wellbeing is similar – our minds, bodies, values, goals, habits, connections with others, and desires, all contribute powerfully to our wellbeing. If we’re myopic about one, the others will silently hinder us. They work together like musicians in a orchestra. If the music doesn’t feel right – assume the view of the conductor – sense across the entire landscape that is your life, and understand where to tune.

What’s Killing You?

HOW do you suffer? Please, become very interested in this question. If your life is a castle of a thousand rooms, how can you explore each one and clear out all the clutter? How can you know what your blind spots are? This resource intends to help you figure that out.

Each Topic

Is introduced in under 2 minutes. The linked content and authors stands on their own merit – as with anything in life, one should explore topics independently and find the path and experts that make the most sense to them. My aim is simply to point the layers and teachers out, and provide jumping-off points to learn.

As this stack is continually updated, each layer will:

• Introduce a few experts and their resources
• Link related reddit discussion forums (if applicable)
• Link advanced ideas and guidance (if applicable)

Questions

• Should I explore the topics in order?
  The stack is ordered in a priority I believe would be helpful, but it is not necessary to explore that way. Proceed in any order you wish.
• Do I need all topics?
  The more you explore, the more it will strengthen the overall effort, but not all topics are necessary to see great benefit in your life. You will notice that as you explore each layer, they all begin to touch each other like dominos.

Wall of comments:
(leave a comment anywhere, your questions and ideas may help other people too)

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   Andrew – you made my day with this reply. Thank you so much. I am acutely aware of the following…

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   “Welcome to my world, won’t you come on in” As I read this post I cannot help but make my…

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   Thought provoking stuff, and expertly written. Just wish I was as articulate as the author and I will have to…

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   Thanks very much!

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   Sublime wisdom and much appreciated share thank you awakened soul 🙏

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   Hey Chris – great to meet you. I hope you have found a few helpful things since posting the comment.…

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   Hi, I’m not much of a comment(or) but I thought I’d give this a shot. I stumbled across your site…

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   Sublime wisdom much appreciated share thank you warmly 🙏

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    Happy to find you here Carolyn. What comes to mind is a favorite quote from Stephan Bodian… (who, is quoting…

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    Thank you for offering this. Sam does bring Science along for his ride and I applaud him for this contribution.…

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    The generosity goes both ways… How lucky to have others consider this, and even further, share how they feel? Also…

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    Thanks Jay for generously sharing. Not only your very gorgeous photo but also your experience. Love the idea of seeing/sharing…

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    Joy, glad it felt that way. Thanks very much for taking a moment to say so.

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    Thank you, Jay. Illuminating as always.

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    Tim, likewise, very grateful we connected. It’s an honor to hear from someone who has considered this territory so deeply…