... and the simple discipline of DE (Do Easy) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Aio-lrVo8
(Gus Van Sant's first short movie, definitely HN worthy)
The quiet art of attention
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#102It's a bit heavy on the purple prose (though I was guilty of a very similar writing style in my 20s, and as I got on in life the purity of the idea became more important than its surrounding ornamental structures). The gist of the article reminds me of a quote from the famous pianist Clara Schumann who would admonish her more virtuosic students for striving to play through passages as rapidly as possible. "Why hurry…
> It's a bit heavy on the purple prose (though I was guilty of a very similar writing style in my 20s, and as I got on in life the purity of the idea became more important than its surrounding ornamental structures). I can see that.
The ornamentation I think is necessary to let the reader recreate something so ethereal to explain. Like a koan. It benefited me at least.
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#103In one of the stories of Sherlock Holmes he asks Dr. Watson how many steps there are in the stairs leading up to their door.
Watson replies he doesn't know and Sherlock gives the exact number and says "You see but you do not observe".
Sherlock Holmes seems to have read this article as well :-)
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#104Good read. For anyone interested in how to actually pay attention, Buddha taught mindfulness (Satipatthana in Pali) by focusing on four areas: Body, Sensations, Mind and Mental objects.
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#105Did smoking help on attention and make it a habit ?
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#106Great read. Reminds me of "The Miracle of Mindfulness"
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#107Stoicism explores these ideas. One of the basic premises is that all external events are out of our control and to focus on what is, basically what is in our mind and our actions. Then we should try to discipline our ideas around virtues which are always good instead of outcomes and externals. That summary doesn't do it justice, if interested in exploring further. There are some good books on amazon or check out dail…
Buddhism explores these ideas too.
For a modern approach to this mindset I highly recommend "Seeing That Frees" by Rob Burbea.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/08772fe1-564c-4a95-9a5d-...
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#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're getting disproportionately criticised and having uncharitable replies but, you're right. Any serious psychiatrist will confirm that medication is immensely helpful to the majority of ADHD cases if not all. Our brains are just different, chemistry-wise. I don't know why people get so offended by this notion.
People have already responded with their reasons. You can try to hammer on with further digressions from what the submission is about (not even wrong), complete with that inflamed/emotionally charged interpretation, but what’s the point in spilling more bytes on this.
Please refrain from gatekeeping or trying to limit what I, or anyone else, can or cannot do.
The world isn't limited by your imagination.
I don't even understand what your point is.
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Sometimes I just feel too tired to be actively engaged in the moment and i feel the time just passing by. Not sure what the solution is.
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#110> There comes a moment in life, often in the quietest of hours, when one realizes that the world will continue on its wayward course, indifferent to our desires or frustrations.
Is this not trivially obvious at all moments of consciousness? The assumptions here make no sense.