Matthew Tift — Wise Action
Matthew Tift — Wise Action
Matthew Tift
I build websites with Drupal and other Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS). I teach yoga and meditation. I like to write about both.
Latest Posts
You Don't Need Four Specialists mtift Tue, 07/07/2026 - 07:37 One of the statements that I often say before savasana, near the end of a yoga class, is: “we’ve done meditation, breathing, postures, and now it’s time for relaxation.” I’ve...
We Don't Have to Hit the Accept Button on Life mtift Tue, 06/30/2026 - 08:22 You know the moment when a website loads and that box appears asking you to “accept all” cookies. If there is an option to say no, it is probably hidden behind...
Glitter Blessings: Practicing Seva at Pride mtift Tue, 06/23/2026 - 11:31 Last summer, Marnie and I spent a day volunteering at the Twin Cities Pride Festival. We worked the booth for the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice...
The Wonderful and Amazing Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge mtift Tue, 06/16/2026 - 07:58 Over the weekend Marnie and I drove up to Duluth to celebrate her birthday at our favorite bed and breakfast on Park Point. We’ve spent a lot of time in...
From Lando to DDEV: Replacing Custom Shell Scripts with Drainpipe mtift Wed, 06/10/2026 - 13:41 This article was originally published on Lullabot.comLong-running Drupal projects accumulate local development debt. For example, say you...
Winter Camping and the Four Requisites mtift Tue, 06/09/2026 - 08:21 My daughter is off at grad school now, and she left a few tubs of her things in our basement. Over the weekend she came home to sort through them, and somehow the whole...
Joy in the Arboretum, Joy Inside mtift Tue, 06/02/2026 - 08:45 A lot of people have been asking me what’s happening with yoga at the Arboretum. I wish I had a happier answer.The Arboretum is one of my favorite places to teach yoga. My...
Use Any Means or Method mtift Tue, 05/26/2026 - 08:13 Last Thursday night, I asked a Tibetan monk if we should keep using the same practices in a world where the political climate feels unstable and AI threatens to change everything. He...
When the Mind Stops Updating mtift Fri, 05/15/2026 - 08:14 There’s a new large language model (LLM) on the block, and it got me thinking about why I practice meditation.The model is called Talkie, and it’s not like the other models....
Goblins in the Machine and Goblins in the Mind Monster by one of my kids. Its name is ghost. mtift Wed, 05/13/2026 - 18:30 GPT had a goblin problem. Yep, you read that right. The model kept mentioning goblins and other creatures in its...
Contentment with Markdown mtift Mon, 05/11/2026 - 15:33 If one tool can make the work look more exciting, why choose a different tool that makes the work look basic?Last week, Thariq Shihipar, who works on Claude Code at Anthropic,...
AI, Slot Machines, and Other Kinds of Happiness mtift Fri, 05/08/2026 - 08:54 A lot of AI products, when you strip away the hype, are happiness machines. Feed them your mood and they give you something back, such as a great playlist, a...
Caring about Software, Caring about People mtift Wed, 05/06/2026 - 08:36 What if caring about software is one way to care about people?The most thought-provoking talk I attended at Minnebar on Saturday was Paul Cantrell’s “What tech...
Before the Incident Report: How We Are Collaborative mtift Mon, 05/04/2026 - 15:03 (This article was originally published on Drupal.org.)At DrupalCon Chicago, the Driesnote included a visualization with “community” as one of the three...
Living at Ease mtift Tue, 04/14/2026 - 08:31 At the end of my yoga classes, I say a lot of things. Be kind in your thoughts, speech, and actions. Take care of yourself and the people around you. May you find peace.And then I say...