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I've actually been itching to write about this for a while. Used to write about my practice couple years ago, but dropped it when I felt I couldn't maintain quality. Going to put something up over the weekend. Will let you know. As for short advice, let's see...

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4. Cultivate non-sitting practice. Sitting when householding is important, but a luxury. If you want hobbies, friends, a job, exercise, family time... sitting consistently becomes difficult. Do it when able. I rarely sit these days. I rarely have to. Practice mostly in vivo. .

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5. Work technique first. If you sit a lot, technique tends to self-correct. You have time to feel around the edges. "Just sit." In live practice, bad technique will fuck your relationships straight up. Or make you go crazy. Read well, consult trusted sources, apply carefully.

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E.g. when I had more of a sitting practice, I'd sometimes juggle the order of the Cutting Machinery stages. Never, ever do this around a person you care about. You need equanimity for the emotional processing, or you are liable to do very bad, stupid things.

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6. Have fun, take breaks. The body has a way of knowing when it's had enough. The burdens of householding can have this come up a lot. I used to feel bad about lapses in practice. Now I just let them happen. If you're motivated, the drive will come back when conditions improve.

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I'll have to think some more before I add anything else. Some of this needs revision, all of it needs expansion, clarification. And there are other topics that would each take a long Twitter thread to explain. To be continued...

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