Quotes About Mindfulness

If you don't like it, don't eat it! And if you like it, really savour it

Conscious fun takes effort. This seeming paradox—Why should fun be work?—stops us in our tracks. So we overindulge in effortless fun (scrolling through Instagram . . .) It is the effortful fun that makes today different, and makes today land in memory. You don't say "Where did the time go?" when you remember where the time went.

I believe that consciously choosing to create such memories will stretch the experience of time.

when it comes to daily life, the time-crunch narrative doesn't tell the whole story. The problem is not that we're all overworked or underrested, it's that most of us have absolutely no idea how we spend our 168 hours.

people were happiest when they were completely absorbed in activities that were difficult but doable, to the point where their brains no longer had space to ruminate about the troubles of daily life.

mi] arma secreta para las conferencias telefónicas que sólo incluyen audio es hacer manualidades, usualmente, bordado en punto de cruz. Esto mantiene mis manos ocupadas y me impide leer artículos en internet, que es lo que solía hacer antes. Tiene que ser una manualidad que puedas abandonar en cualquier momento y que no exija demasiado. Para mí es mucho más fácil prestar atención cuando tengo las manos ocupadas.

The truth is that even ten minutes spent looking at the sky with nothing to fill the time can feel long.

Consciously lingering in pleasurable downtime reminds us that we have downtime. And that can make us feel like we have more time than when we let is slip through our hands.

come from this rule. One night off can change the entire rhythm of the week. If your night off is Tuesday, you feel more tranquil during a rough Monday-night bedtime routine, because you know this mini-vacation is coming up. You manage your energy during the Tuesday workday so that you've got plenty for the evening. You think through potential problems and ways

A powerful and easy habit Friday planning is simple. Some people enjoy fancy planners, high-end pens, and washi tape. Some people like to make this session a treat, with a favorite beverage appropriate for the time of day, or a soaring movie soundtrack. All of those things are great; none of them are necessary. I use a notebook or a planner, and cross-reference with my calendar. Notes in an electronic calendar can work too. The tool doesn't matter. What matters is that you do it.

They found that people were happiest when they were completely absorbed in activities that were difficult but doable, to the point where their brains no longer had space to ruminate about the troubles of daily life.

the abstract, our brains consider our future selves to be strangers. We're naturally less concerned about future needs than current ones. But if you actively picture Future You, this tendency shifts, and you can make better decisions. Some research has suggested that when people see renderings of themselves at future

know that discipline isn't exactly a fun concept, but this skill of picturing yourself on

Aparentemente, saborear va de la mano con la sensación de que el tiempo pasa con más lentitud".

La definición de saborear es reconocer que algo es agradable y que estás viviéndolo.

Para cada día de una semana completa, planea una actividad de entre 10 y 20 minutos que involucre algo que te parezca disfrutable. Éstas son algunas opciones: Observar la puesta de sol. Sentarse en la terraza de una cafetería para tomar una buena taza de capuchino. Visitar una librería en tu hora de comida. Ir a pasear a un parque cercano.

This realization leads to a different question than that suggested by all these tips on simplifying the holidays. Namely, what are you saving your energy for? This is all there is. Anything could happen and you are not guaranteed another snowman. So make a fuss. Make a show. Spend your energy now.

Conscious fun takes effort. This seeming paradox—Why should fun be work?—stops us in our tracks. So we overindulge in effortless fun (scrolling through Instagram posts about dinner parties), and underindulge in effortful fun (throwing a dinner party ourselves). But "although minutes spent in boredom or anxiety pass slowly," writes Grudin, "they nonetheless add up to years which are void of memory.

Finalmente, el autocontrol te permite relajarte porque elimina el estrés y te da la capacidad de conservar fuerza de voluntad para enfrentar los desafíos importantes.

Constantly minding time is more challenging than letting it slip unnoticed into the past. It is also never done.

Rich memories can expand time both as they are being created and in the rearview mirror.

We do the things we have to—sleep, work, feed the children—and don't make time for the things we want to do. Or we don't appreciate how well we are doing, and so we feel squeezed and claustrophobic in our own lives.

When it comes to time, the perfect is a disarmingly subversive enemy of the good.

Fill bits of time with bits of joy. This was an exercise from Chapter 8. Make lists of things that make you happy or that you find meaningful, and that take 30 minutes or less, or even less than 10 minutes.