Beginner's Mind

Green leaf holding raindrops against a dark garden background

Pillar: East-Meets-West Lens

Beginner's Mind: Why Expertise Is a Lovely Way to Stop Noticing

After twenty years on the mat, the hardest instruction is still the simplest: meet it as if for the first time. On shoshin, and why knowing something well is exactly when you stop seeing it.

A homemade loaf of bread baking inside a glowing oven

Pillar: Living Well

The Hobby With No Finish Line: Why Doing Something Badly Is Good for You

Somewhere along the line, leisure absorbed the logic of work. The case for keeping one game in your life that doesn't count.