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Cultivating Depth and Stillness in Research
mindless. The joy of non-doing is that nothing else needs to happen for this moment to be complete. The wisdom in it and the equanimity that comes out of it lie in knowing that something else surely will.
Jon Kabat-Zinn • Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
In an age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention. And in an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still. You can go on vacation to Paris or Hawaii or New Orleans three months from now, and you’ll have a tr
... See morePico Iyer • The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere (TED Books)
“This is a game-changer. I call it Stillness. I just sit doing nothing and let my monkey mind go everywhere. At the beginning the monkey is crazy. Then the monkey starts slowing down, and clarity comes. When I am on vacation, I make sure to do Stillness at least 1 hour per day. Stillness is the vacation. And now I am forcing myself to do at least ... See more
