“Speedrunning on-demand bliss and peace for improved productivity, wellbeing, and thinking” by kuhanj

Disclaimer: I wanted to get this post out quickly since a work-compatible, remote meditation retreat I’d strongly recommend is starting soon (Thursday May 15th), and likely won’t be run again online for four months. Many of the benefits and insights I discuss are based on personal experience, and not backed with statistics/science. I plan to write a more well-researched piece in the future. Summary The jhanas are a set of non-addictive states of extraordinary bliss and peace, typically accessed through meditation (though upregulated breathwork like this may yield quicker results initially). There's an upcoming work-compatible Jhourney retreat (which takes a data-driven, secular approach to jhana meditation) starting next week (May 15). My online Jhourney retreat was easily the best week of my life, and many others have had similar experiences. Many EA friends have also sustainably increased their wellbeing and productivity after doing a Jhourney retreat. I [...] ---Outline:(00:37) Summary(01:56) Jhourney's (data-driven, secular) approach to jhana meditation reliably produces transformative experiences.(03:14) Large, sustained positive changes can happen quite quickly.(03:53) People often report significant, lasting benefits to jhana meditation.(04:55) Downsides:(06:01) Recommendations:(07:03) Benefits of jhana meditation that have lasted over a month post-retreat:(12:29) Additional Content Recommendations(14:27) Hypotheses for why I had an outlier positive  retreat:--- First published: May 7th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ProDMd28DBzqQiefA/speedrunning-on-demand-bliss-and-peace-for-improved --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.