My therapist recommended Sam Harris's meditation app
So my therapist is progressive and anti-bigoted, considers himself spiritual-not-religious, and has even said that he has met atheists who are as dogmatic as hardcore fundamentalists. He recommended the Waking Up app to me, and sent me a link to a 30-day free trial. I open up the app and turn on the first module: "Hi, this is Sam Harris." Cue me, "Noooooooooo."
I think "Surely they just wanted some famous guy to introduce the course, right?" Nope, he is the creator and he narrates every single thing on this app. My only context for Sam Harris is the IBCK episode, so I had no idea he had a whole-ass meditation app. (It also is surprising for a guy who seems so emotionally immature and disregulated.)
I'm trying to tell myself that I can learn from my enemy to better fight him. And his approach to meditation seems pretty valid. And also, he unfortunately has pretty good ASMR voice. But once the free trial is up I'm definitely not giving him my money.