The Great Work Experiment
Reclaim your attention. Do your Great Work.
I'm Mahd Nishtar, a pain physician. I write about one question. How do you find the work that is truly yours, and give it your full attention?
Every day I publish a short Note. Every Friday I send Five Notes, my newsletter: one quote, three ideas and one question. I also publish deep-dive Articles. Everything lives here, free.
Latest Notes
All Notes- Great Work: Kintsugi
The flaws in our art are proof that beauty is the domain of humans, not machines.
- Why meditate?
I knew meditation worked.
- How do you handle anxiety?
When you struggle against negative thoughts, you stir them up. You become more anxious, more fearful, and more uncertain.
- How do you make long-term progress?
Most of us set goals around a minimum.
- How can you allow emotions to pass?
When an intense emotion rises, your body tightens up and the mind starts talking.
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From Five Notes
All issues- Five Notes: On inverting the problem, finding peace, and choosing courage
1 quote, 3 ideas, and 1 question on inverting the problem, finding peace, and choosing courage.
- Five Notes: On becoming your thoughts, finishing what you start, and trusting the path
1 quote, 3 ideas, and 1 question on becoming your thoughts, finishing what you start, and trusting the path.
- Five Notes: On raising each moment, the effort of Great Work, and watching your thoughts
1 quote, 3 ideas, and 1 question on raising each moment, the effort of Great Work, and watching your thoughts.