How the Monastery Decreases the Noise in Your Life

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Letter from the Monastery – by Perpend Background context: Perpend and I have talked several times, both on the podcast and in real life, about how we (everyone) are constantly distracted by “noise”. The “noise” of people, electronic devices, the notifications from the phone, the background noise of cars. The noise of what you didn’t … Read more

All Communication is an Exchange

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Communication is a Negotiation Talking about the Weather is the Icebreaker When someone has a mundane conversation, like the weather, do you tune them out? If you listen then they will often get to the real story and go deeper. “Wow, the weather was hot Weds.” “Yeah, and it’s going to be hotter this weekend.” … Read more