Lachlan Brown is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Brown Brothers Media, a digital publishing network reaching tens of millions of readers monthly. He holds a Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies from Deakin University, though his real education came afterward: a warehouse job shifting TVs, a stretch of anxiety in his mid-twenties, and the slow discovery that studying the mind is not the same as learning how to live well. He started experimenting with Buddhist principles during breaks at the warehouse and eventually began writing about what he was learning. That writing became Hack Spirit, a widely read personal development site, and his book Hidden Secrets of Buddhism became a bestseller. His work breaks down complex ideas into frameworks people can apply immediately, whether they are navigating a career change, a difficult relationship, or the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it. Lachlan splits his time between Singapore and Saigon. He writes about high-performance routines, decision-making under pressure, digital innovation, and the intersection of Eastern philosophy with modern life. His perspective comes from having built things from scratch, failed at some of them, and learned that clarity comes from practice, not theory.
There's often a subtle difference between being a friend and being a backup friend. Being a backup friend is like being in the shadows, you're there for them, but are you really their first choice? It's not always easy to identify, as you may feel it in your gut but ...Read More
You don’t earn respect with a grand speech or a flashy title. You earn it in the tiny moments—the way you enter a room, how you handle friction, what you do in the first five seconds after someone finishes a sentence. As someone who’s spent years writing about mindfulness and ...Read More
Looking back, childhood feels like a different universe compared to the one kids grow up in today. Many of us spent our days outside until the streetlights came on, figured out how to keep ourselves entertained with almost nothing, and learned resilience in ways that didn’t feel important at ...Read More
True wealth often hides in plain sight. We tend to picture rich people as flashy—luxury cars, designer clothes, first-class everything. But the reality is, many genuinely wealthy people prefer to live modestly. They don’t need to prove anything to anyone. Over the years, I’ve met people who were quietly worth ...Read More
We’ve all met someone who thinks they’re the smartest person in the room. Maybe they talk over others, throw around jargon, or insist they’re “just being honest” while everyone else cringes. The truth is, real intelligence isn’t about sounding clever—it’s about curiosity, clarity, and humility. Ironically, the people who ...Read More
We live in a world that constantly tells us success is about bank accounts, job titles, and material possessions. But is it really? I’ve seen plenty of people who’ve “made it” financially but are miserable in their day-to-day lives. On the other hand, I’ve met monks, entrepreneurs, and everyday people ...Read More