How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times
We need to stop fearing boredom and be comfortable with what is going on around us, whether it’s exciting or not. This is an argument made eloquently by my colleague Ellen Langer, who defines mindfulness as the practice of actively noticing new things. You can do that only when you are not distracting yourself.
Arthur C. Brooks • Eight Ways to Banish Misery
Digital detox too extreme? How about trying a gentle “hack” to boost your focus and calm your mind?
In Stolen Focus, Johann Hari talks about how social media/entertainment acts like goggles, altering how we see the world. Each platform makes us perceive life differently:
-Facebook Goggles: You see life through nostalgia, filtered perfection, and endl
... See moreRunning away from boredom results in a desire for excitement, which only leads to more boredom because your threshold for excitement keeps increasing. Instead, if we acknowledge that even the best lives are punctuated with boredom, then we will understand how this slowdown in attention can be interpreted as a welcomed state of mind.
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