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.
We get “class” wrong all the time. It’s not the watch, the car, or the name on your shoes. It’s how you carry yourself when nobody’s keeping score — how you speak when there’s nothing to gain, how you treat people who can’t do anything for you. I used to ...Read More
Research on aging and well-being consistently reveals something striking: the happiest people in later life tend to travel lighter. Not because they own nothing, but because they don't carry the mental clutter most of us drag around. Over the decades, they've made quiet decisions that protect their peace. Here ...Read More
The other day, I was grabbing coffee when I overheard a tourist at the next table going on about his new watch. He was practically shouting about how much it cost, making sure everyone within earshot knew. His friends? They couldn't have looked less impressed if they tried. It got ...Read More
If you’ve ever reread a text and cringed, you’re not alone. Low self‑esteem has a way of leaking into our language. We hedge. We apologize. We soften our edges until there’s barely a person left to meet. None of this makes you a bad or “weak” person—it just ...Read More
Every generation has its quirks, slang, and conversational habits. But sometimes, certain phrases feel like they belong in a dusty time capsule—yet somehow, they’re still alive and kicking. For many younger people, there’s a specific category of “boomer phrases” that instantly trigger an internal eye-roll. They’re not necessarily offensive, ...Read More
Have you ever wondered if you’ve been living rent-free in someone’s mind?It’s not always obvious. People don’t exactly walk up to you and say, “Hey, I can’t stop thinking about you.” But psychology tells us that certain behaviors can reveal when you’re on someone’s mind far more than they’d ...Read More