Shunryu Suzuki: "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few."
After decades of professional experience building websites, I frequently think about this quote from Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. In tech, it’s so easy to let our accumulated knowledge […]
"So, to recap:
1. The pope issues a warning against turning AI into an idol.
2. Silicon Valley techies scoff at the pope, saying that they’re too busy creating a machine God that rivals the Second Coming."
Great read by @markhurst that mentions some of the unsettling goals of the big tech […]
Matthew Tift
Yoga in the Gardens at the Minnesota Arboretum is pausing for 2026, canceling the classes I'd been contracted to teach. I've been slow to accept it. The world doesn't always cooperate with our desires, and learning to accept that is central to contemplative practice. The only durable peace is […]
Matthew Tift
I've been playing around with these llamafiles that collapse the whole local AI stack (weights + llama.cpp + runtime) into a single, multi-platform executable. Just download and run.
Really impressed by this Mozilla project, and glad to see momentum picking up again […]
Douglas Adams (via @pluralistic) on tech (paraphrased):
1. Born with it? Normal.
2. Invented age 15-35? Exciting, a career!
3. Invented after 35? Against the natural order.
The mind loves to draw lines and call it "reality." Inside is normal and outside is a threat. In yoga and meditation […]
Cleaning the basement, I found an old Boy Scout photo with a Wind Chill Thriller badge. It's a badge you get for camping in -50° wind chills, and I earned it three times. It got me thinking about how those brutal winter trips resemble monastic life: sangha, simplicity, and the only four things a […]
Kakuzō Okakura: "One cannot listen to different pieces of music at the same time"
What a great reminder from The Book of Tea that attention is indivisible. Just as you can't truly hear two songs at once, you can't really settle into savāsana if your mind is replaying the morning meeting. A yoga […]
"The models released in November 2025 elevated agents to being genuinely useful. We've had six months to get used to that idea now - it's no wonder companies are beginning to spend real money on this technology."
This take definitely aligns with my experience. Like so many other devs, my […]
Matthew Tift
Judson Brewer: "Think of awareness and kindness like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich — one provides the protein packed punch while the other sweetens every bite."
#Mindfulness #Alertness #Metta
