Start here
Ground yourself and start your practice.
Latest essay
It blows my mind how often I respond to my feelings by buying things. Here’s how I’m trying to change that.
⚡ Keep reading.
The next five
- Embrace your daemon, find your genius ✶ You can rebel.
- What flavour of freedom do you want? ✶ Don’t let someone else decide for you.
- Your preferences will get in the way of your happiness ✶ The things you want aren’t the things you need.
- Don’t accept a more comfortable way of suffering ✶ You can’t fix a problem using tools provided by the problem.
- Don’t listen to the voice in your head ✶ Your internal monologue would be a bad friend. Ditch them.
Who am I?
I’m Cory Zanoni: writer, sketcher, and sometimes teacher in Naarm, Australia.
DIY ZEN is about the philosophies, techniques and ways of living that have help me manage depression and build a life I love. I hope you find it helpful.