Find the calm and contentment you need.
Dr. Tony Fernando is an Auckland-based psychiatrist and sleep specialist, with a medical degree from the University of the Philippines and training from the University of Pennsylvania. Recognised with multiple teaching awards from the University of Auckland and honoured by the President of the Philippines for his work in sleep medicine, he also received the NZ Medical Association's Chair's Award in 2015 for his focus on physician well-being. He earned his PhD on compassion in medicine in 2021. Dr. Tony teaches mindfulness to inmates and recorded meditations for prisons during COVID-19. His book Life Hacks from the Buddha was first published by HarperCollins in 2024.
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How to be calm and content in a chaotic world
With 50 practical and easy-to-follow life hacks, this book will make you a calmer, happier and more chilled-out version of yourself.
The Buddha worked out how best to deal with the challenges we face today over 2000 years ago. His teachings show us that human stress, anxiety and suffering are nothing new.
Life Hacks from the Buddha will help you to quieten your mind, create more peaceful environments to live in, and find the calm and contentment you need to help you function at your very best, which will leave a lasting impression on everyone around you.
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More valuable than material things, one of the most precious gifts we can offer to others is our presence.
Life Hack 25
When dealing with difficult people, remember that they are probably suffering, stressed or fearful.
Life Hack 49
If we do not engage with them, emotions and feelings just arise and pass away
Life Hack 41
Constant feeding of desire does not satisfy the desire.
Life Hack 17
Stress is craving for things to be other than what they are.
Life Hack 7
Try not taking yourself too seriously.
Life Hack 3