Welcome to The Reality Sandbox: A Testing Ground for Your World

Welcome to the sandbox.

Apr 18 • Eric Haney

Welcome to the Hardware Diagnostic Section: Understanding the Machine

We tend to identify with our minds as if they are our “souls”—a mysterious collection of thoughts and stories.

Apr 18 • Eric Haney

March 2026

The Present Moment is Overrated

Why your "Now" is made of the same mind-stuff as your past and your fears—and why that’s the best news you’ll hear all day.

Mar 29 • Eric Haney

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What If You Already Have Everything You Need?

Why your "factory settings" are better than you’ve been told

Mar 19 • Eric Haney

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The Mind Is a Terrible Historian But a Fantastic Storyteller

Worrying is a very serious business (that your mind is currently making up)

Mar 14 • Eric Haney

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Why the World Looks Like a Different Place When You’re Stressed

A first look at the hidden mechanics of the human experience

Mar 7 • Eric Haney

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February 2026

Why you’ve never actually had an argument with your spouse

This sounds crazy, but stay with me: When you interact with someone, you aren’t interacting with them. You are interacting with the “Avatar” of them…

Feb 26 • Eric Haney

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January 2026

Finding Sanity in a Storm

Waking up from the "outside-in" illusion when the world feels like it's falling apart.

Jan 26 • Eric Haney

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Who would you be without that story?

Who would you be without that story?

Jan 21 • Eric Haney

Do you want to know what your problem is?

The single most significant problem in your life is that you don’t realize how utterly, stupendously, amazingly creative you really are.

Jan 16 • Eric Haney

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November 2025

Happy Thanksgiving

Giving thanks for what I am.

Nov 27, 2025 • Eric Haney

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The Quiet Trick to Handling Moods (Without Handling Them)

How “mood judo” changes everything without changing anything

Nov 3, 2025 • Eric Haney

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