Watching the video in this link was the best 2.36 minutes I’ve spent today.
Every small thing you do or think changes/trains your mind, especially if you do it repeatedly. https://t.co/QZMEWaEfQu
— Bix (@BixWeber) May 27, 2017
Fanatic Cook
Watching the video in this link was the best 2.36 minutes I’ve spent today.
Every small thing you do or think changes/trains your mind, especially if you do it repeatedly. https://t.co/QZMEWaEfQu
— Bix (@BixWeber) May 27, 2017
Fanatic Cook 
How wonderful–will watch!
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Every moment we spend in ridicule; every time we call someone a loser, an idiot, stupid, less than. We become more adept at it. Our brain becomes trained to ridicule, to mock, to disparage, to resent, to hate. That’s who we become.
Every moment we spend in appreciation; every time we praise someone or feel their pain. Our brain becomes trained to respect, to admire, to empathize, to see beauty, to care, to cherish, to love. That’s what our brain is steeped in. That’s who we become.
That’s something I get out of what he said.
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Will save this to watch whenever I need a refresher. Thanks, it’s very much worthwhile
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I like his last point on boredom best right now. Many (maybe most) of us have trained ourselves to avoid boredom. We often use our phones and TVs to avoid it. As you point out in the comments, this is a trained behavior. Having recently read Cal Newport’s book, “Deep Work,” boredom is part of what we need to achieve meaningful, great work (as this monk highlights).
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I like what you say here. I had to go back and rewatch the video. He does say that … that it is in boredom that change occurs.
This concept, “boredom” keeps cropping up … I liken it to “non-doing” (from the Chinese?), and something else I read recently, how patience is active rather than passive. And now your “deep work.” I could learn from all of these.
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“Non-doing” is not “doing nothing”. It’s more about “doing what you’re doing” or going with the flow.
I was clicking around and found this. I like it; it conjures up things I learned in my classes years ago:
Wu Wei: The Ancient Art of Non-Doing
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Yes! I like that. Achieving flow is something we have all experienced, but mostly we are unsure where it came from and how to achieve flow on a regular basis. According to Cal Newport’s book and your references, it takes practice and deliberateness. This is something I hope to learn how to do. It is important for my work (and my own happiness) to do so.
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