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Life & fun · March 30, 2022

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Tongue Trainer – Mind training for your mouth

Tongue Trainer, a product I'm soft-launching, is a different approach to achieving greater civility online and irl. It combines Jewish laws of ethical speech (Chofetz Chaim) with Tibetan Buddhist mind training (Lojong). The system comes as a deck of 59 slogans to ponder and practice lojong-style. Simple instructions included. Never, ever hurt someone with your words again with Tongue Trainer: https://tgc.link/tonguetrainer

Tongue Trainer – Mind training for your mouth launched on March 30, 2022 with 12 votes, #1,120 of 3,153 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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Tongue Trainer is a deck of 59 slogans designed to help users practice more ethical and civil speech. It combines principles from Jewish laws of ethical communication (Chofetz Chaim) with Tibetan Buddhist mind training techniques (Lojong). The product includes simple instructions for reflection and practice. It targets anyone seeking to communicate more thoughtfully and avoid causing harm with their words, both online and in person.

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