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Sterling Spencer went through a bit of an ordeal — the kind that changes how you see everything. Since then, he’s been exploring mindfulness and awareness in a way that feels both deep and disarmingly normal. At the end of one of his YouTube videos ( check it ), he credited a few of the people who’d shaped his thinking. Sterling’s always towed that weird line between satire and sincerity — half joke, half revelation — and the video reflects both. But there’s something honest underneath it that’s hard to ignore. So I’m going to do the same — minus the ordeal (hopefully). Sterling mentioned a list of names that clearly meant a lot to him: Wim Hof, Alan Watts, J. Krishnamurti, Ram Dass, Mooji, and Thich Nhat Hanh. I’ve heard those names plenty of times, but I’ve never actually sat down to read them. So this is me trying to fix that — to build a little reading list, follow the threads, and see if any of it makes sense. I’ll be starting with: Wim Hof — The Wim Hof Method Alan Watts — ...