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Dec 26th, 2020 3:43 pm

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1512 posts; 8402 upvotes

Dec 26th, 2020 3:43 pm

Waking Up App, 1 month free

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One month free trial of Sam Harris's Waking Up app, which is one of the best meditation apps. The app is rated 4.9 at both Apple App Store & Google Play Store.

The name of the app refers to spiritual awakening. This is NOT an app for waking people up in the morning. See below for a review of the app:
https://medium.com/@benfreeland/sam-har ... ut%20there.

1. Visit https://www.wakingup.com

2. Click on "Sign Up" in the upper right-hand corner

3. Enter and then verify your email address

4. Once you are logged into Waking Up you can choose Settings --> Redeem promo code

5. Enter the code IRVINE

You can now continue to use the app from inside your web browser or you can download the 'Waking Up ' app from your phone's app store. After downloading the app for your phone make sure to register the app with the same email address you used in Step 3 above.

Last edited by qfli78 on Dec 27th, 2020 6:30 pm, edited 3 times in total.

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Dec 26th, 2020 3:52 pm

anti666: Newbie; Aug 27, 2018; 64 posts; 107 upvotes

Dec 26th, 2020 3:52 pm

Great app with great content! Never thought I'd see it here.

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Dec 26th, 2020 4:57 pm

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1512 posts; 8402 upvotes

Dec 26th, 2020 4:57 pm

Edited the post to add the app rating at Apple App Store & Google Play Store.

Dec 26th, 2020 9:22 pm

patratcan: Jr. Member; Jul 9, 2005; 191 posts; 184 upvotes

Dec 26th, 2020 9:22 pm

Please don't abuse of it because I truly think this is a great app worth supporting, but if you truly can't afford it after OP's free month trial:look here.

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Dec 27th, 2020 9:31 am

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1512 posts; 8402 upvotes

Dec 27th, 2020 9:31 am

patratcan wrote: ↑ Please don't abuse of it because I truly think this is a great app worth supporting, but if you truly can't afford it after OP's free month trial:look here.

Good to know free account is available. Agree this is a great app worth supporting. But the subscription fees is too high IMO ($19/month or $130/year).

Sam's bestseller book "Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion" is also on sale for $2 on both Kindle and Google Play books. It provides quite some insights into how mind works and how to reduce sufferings.
https://www.amazon.ca/Waking-Up-Spiritu ... B00GEEB9YC
https://play.google.com/store/books/det ... hNAgAAQBAJ

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Dec 27th, 2020 9:39 am

MooseV2: Sr. Member; Jun 18, 2016; 851 posts; 2575 upvotes

Dec 27th, 2020 9:39 am

I’ve been waking up for free all my life. Is this better?

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Dec 27th, 2020 9:58 am

clazaa: Jr. Member; Dec 24, 2014; 107 posts; 24 upvotes; Mississauga, ON

Dec 27th, 2020 9:58 am

This app changed my life this year. If anyone is interested in mindfulness and meditation, try it. Do the intro course. It's been extremely useful to me in 2020.

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Dec 27th, 2020 10:18 am

kwokming.kwong: Member; Feb 10, 2006; 381 posts; 291 upvotes

Dec 27th, 2020 10:18 am

Ring Ring Ring........alarm clock more reliable and free

Dec 27th, 2020 10:30 am

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1512 posts; 8402 upvotes

Dec 27th, 2020 10:30 am

Not sure what’s the discussion going on here. This is an app for meditation similar to Calm or Headspace. It is not for waking you up from sleep in the morning.

What I found unique to this app is Sam’s training in neuroscience, which enables him to explain how mind, meditation, and mindfulness work from scientific perspective.

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Dec 27th, 2020 11:58 am

Squeeky: Deal Addict; May 2, 2004; 1661 posts; 441 upvotes

Dec 27th, 2020 11:58 am

I think I can still claim a free year of Calm from Amex. Is this app that much better?

Dec 27th, 2020 12:04 pm

artifaxiom: Newbie; May 7, 2015; 95 posts; 107 upvotes; Nepean, ON

Dec 27th, 2020 12:04 pm

qfli78 wrote: ↑ Not sure what’s the discussion going on here.

Stupid jokes and/or people not reading your post (okay, MooseV2's made me chuckle). Don't mind them.

For others, here're my two cents:

I got into this app a couple weeks ago. I'm somewhat on the fence about it, personally - the introductory course seems to lead to the conclusion of determinism. While academically I agree with determinism, pragmatically I find that having that idea too much in the forefront of my mind works to the detriment of my daily wellbeing. I wonder if some of the peripheral courses will suit me better.

The potential benefits of trying this app for a given person are great. In about an hour total (6 days) you'll have a good feel for if this app will be beneficial to you.

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Dec 27th, 2020 1:04 pm

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1512 posts; 8402 upvotes

Dec 27th, 2020 1:04 pm

Squeeky wrote: ↑ I think I can still claim a free year of Calm from Amex. Is this app that much better?

It’s different, not necessarily better. For example, instead of of promoting meditation as a way to reduce stress, this one treat meditation as a skill similar to reading. Try it, you will notice the differences.

The review below explains quite well the differences between this app and other meditation apps:
https://medium.com/@benfreeland/sam-har ... ut%20there.

Dec 27th, 2020 6:43 pm

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1512 posts; 8402 upvotes

Dec 27th, 2020 6:43 pm

artifaxiom wrote: ↑ Stupid jokes and/or people not reading your post (okay, MooseV2's made me chuckle). Don't mind them.

For others, here're my two cents:

I got into this app a couple weeks ago. I'm somewhat on the fence about it, personally - ...

Edited the post to add some clarification and also a review on medium.com. Maybe the name of the app caused some misunderstanding.

I read Sam's book "Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion" before trying his app, which probably helps me to make better use of it. Before this, I tried about a dozen mindfulness and meditation apps. This one stands out for mainly two reasons: it has more solid scientific basis; and it is more in-depth and goes way beyond stress reduction.

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Dec 27th, 2020 7:20 pm

afong636807717107645200: Jr. Member; Sep 30, 2019; 172 posts; 196 upvotes

Dec 27th, 2020 7:20 pm

artifaxiom wrote: ↑ Stupid jokes and/or people not reading your post (okay, MooseV2's made me chuckle). Don't mind them.

For others, here're my two cents:

I got into this app a couple weeks ago. I'm somewhat on the fence about it, personally - the introductory course seems to lead to the conclusion of determinism. While academically I agree with determinism, pragmatically I find that having that idea too much in the forefront of my mind works to the detriment of my daily wellbeing. I wonder if some of the peripheral courses will suit me better.

The potential benefits of trying this app for a given person are great. In about an hour total (6 days) you'll have a good feel for if this app will be beneficial to you.

agreed. while i don't always agree with sam harris, i do believe in the value of meditation and an offer that increases the number of people who try/adopt a practice that will benefit society as a whole, well that gets an upvote without reservation or attempts at humour. . .

and harris takes determinism to a different level--he's got a book entitled 'free will' which pretty much denies that it exists, so he's next level deterministic. . .can't say i agree with him on that. . .

regardless, meditation should be apolitical

Dec 27th, 2020 8:03 pm

Nomad753: Newbie; Aug 14, 2016; 67 posts; 47 upvotes

Dec 27th, 2020 8:03 pm

The former 50-day intro course did a great a job of introducing Mindfulness, and broadly speaking "secular" Buddhism. Sam's approach is somewhat esoteric, but it was far better than Headspace at conveying more complex concepts and practices.

It was life-changing for me, so I highly recommend it. This app may also be obtained for free by contacting the creator.

+2

Dec 29th, 2020 8:08 am

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1512 posts; 8402 upvotes

Dec 29th, 2020 8:08 am

Nomad753 wrote: ↑ The former 50-day intro course did a great a job of introducing Mindfulness, and broadly speaking "secular" Buddhism. Sam's approach is somewhat esoteric, but it was far better than Headspace at conveying more complex concepts and practices.

It was life-changing for me, so I highly recommend it. This app may also be obtained for free by contacting the creator.

Agree. In the app the contents are divided into theory and practice. The theory part explains very well the related concepts and how mind, mindfulness, and meditation work. It is quite enlightening.

The app was released in 2018, thus it is relatively new.

Dec 29th, 2020 5:39 pm

patratcan: Jr. Member; Jul 9, 2005; 191 posts; 184 upvotes

Dec 29th, 2020 5:39 pm

qfli78 wrote: ↑ Sam's bestseller book "Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion" is also on sale for $2 on both Kindle and Google Play books. It provides quite some insights into how mind works and how to reduce sufferings.

FYI If you subscribe to the website, it also comes with the video lecture of this book.

Dec 29th, 2020 6:15 pm

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1512 posts; 8402 upvotes

Dec 29th, 2020 6:15 pm

patratcan wrote: ↑ FYI If you subscribe to the website, it also comes with the video lecture of this book.

How to access the video lectures? It seems all contents in the app are audio only.

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