I don’t even remember where I learned it, I think it’s some meditation thing? I’ll specifically think, “I wonder what my next thought will be.” And then try to 1.) keep it quiet as long as possible and/or 2.) if I fail, just try to pay attention to what the thoughts were. Simple enough idea that it stuck with me, you can try it at your desk, and it’s kind of a fun little challenge. But also kind of impossible.
I think this is what’s referred to as “mindfulness”.
I love this picture…it always calms me down and make me present. Thanks for the post!
God I wish I could quiet my brain for just a minute. I always have thoughts going in and out like crazy. It’s hard to keep shit straight. I go back through the various notes I wrote for myself every day to try to organize the random shit I think about and most of it is absolute nonsense.
I literally thought about this comic the other day. Always a good one and a nice occurrence when it happens, however rare it is.
Empty brain gang rise up!
I’d love to have this as a patch and stitch it to my paragliding gear.
Jonathan Livingston I presume
Being a man entering the no thinking zone be like: