About a week ago I got home from a meditation retreat. I lived in total silence for eight days with about 30 other people, and we meditated nearly all day long. It’s oddly difficult to write about a meditation retreat, or describe the feeling you have when you’re on one. […]
Mindful eating lets you enjoy your food way more, works out your “attention muscle”, and helps you lose weight. To eat mindfully, eat twice as slow, eat with fewer distractions, focus and think about what you’re eating, and when you notice your mind focusing on something else, gently bring it back.
To meditate (or do anything) every day, shrink the length of a session until you no longer feel a mental resistance to it.
Social media is the digital equivalent of junk food, but instead of gaining weight you become less and less mindful every day.
Every once in a while, sit alone with no distractions and a blank notepad. Trust me – you’ll be surprised at all you capture.
Meditation’s purpose is to work out your “attention muscle”, and the practice also significantly helps you manage your attention and focus better. If you want to focus better, meditation will help you the most.
Meditating will make you more productive. It works out your “attention muscle” which helps you focus, calms you down, and ultimately, lets you get more done. This guide contains everything you need to start meditating.
Second only to Narnia, the Internet is the most magical, make-believe place in the world. And because it’s so magical, it’s incredibly easy to get lost in it; jumping around from one distraction to the next – from pictures of food, to cute kittens, to cute girls on Facebook, to […]
