Madeleine Dore
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And again, acknowledging that we have been set up to fail here and that these platforms and these devices are do have a very addictive quality to them and so they're designed to distract us um but when it comes to tackling those distractions in our days again it's it's acknowledging that there's in an inevitability to them An antidote can actually be to apply attention to things.
And so rather than trying to eliminate distractions, I think that we would be chasing our tail all day if we're trying to do that, we can focus our attention instead. And one suggestion could potentially be to set an attention hour. And so that's where you... have this moment to really assess what you've been paying attention to.
And so rather than trying to eliminate distractions, I think that we would be chasing our tail all day if we're trying to do that, we can focus our attention instead. And one suggestion could potentially be to set an attention hour. And so that's where you... have this moment to really assess what you've been paying attention to.
And so rather than trying to eliminate distractions, I think that we would be chasing our tail all day if we're trying to do that, we can focus our attention instead. And one suggestion could potentially be to set an attention hour. And so that's where you... have this moment to really assess what you've been paying attention to.
So if you pay attention to what you're paying attention to, you'll actually really be able to see this inventory of your life and you'll be able to see whether it is, whether you're spending your time the way that you wish to. And perhaps instead of saying, okay, well, I'm going to eliminate that distraction of social media.
So if you pay attention to what you're paying attention to, you'll actually really be able to see this inventory of your life and you'll be able to see whether it is, whether you're spending your time the way that you wish to. And perhaps instead of saying, okay, well, I'm going to eliminate that distraction of social media.
So if you pay attention to what you're paying attention to, you'll actually really be able to see this inventory of your life and you'll be able to see whether it is, whether you're spending your time the way that you wish to. And perhaps instead of saying, okay, well, I'm going to eliminate that distraction of social media.
You can say, I'm going to pay my attention to cooking this beautiful meal for somebody or on this creative project that I really want to pursue.
You can say, I'm going to pay my attention to cooking this beautiful meal for somebody or on this creative project that I really want to pursue.
You can say, I'm going to pay my attention to cooking this beautiful meal for somebody or on this creative project that I really want to pursue.
Yes, there can be a real cult of busyness and busyness can be worn as this badge of honour. We ask people how they are and they often say busy. And I think that there's lots of different categories as well of busyness. Sometimes busyness is circumstantial. Sometimes busyness is something that we ignore.
Yes, there can be a real cult of busyness and busyness can be worn as this badge of honour. We ask people how they are and they often say busy. And I think that there's lots of different categories as well of busyness. Sometimes busyness is circumstantial. Sometimes busyness is something that we ignore.
Yes, there can be a real cult of busyness and busyness can be worn as this badge of honour. We ask people how they are and they often say busy. And I think that there's lots of different categories as well of busyness. Sometimes busyness is circumstantial. Sometimes busyness is something that we ignore.
have put in place because we find that we need the momentum at this point in our life, or it could be even our natural frequency. Some people are, they thrive off being busy. It's that sort of adage of ask a busy person to do something. And so, but then there's another category of busy where it is this badge of honour and they're busy to prove their sense of worth or to prove that they're
have put in place because we find that we need the momentum at this point in our life, or it could be even our natural frequency. Some people are, they thrive off being busy. It's that sort of adage of ask a busy person to do something. And so, but then there's another category of busy where it is this badge of honour and they're busy to prove their sense of worth or to prove that they're
have put in place because we find that we need the momentum at this point in our life, or it could be even our natural frequency. Some people are, they thrive off being busy. It's that sort of adage of ask a busy person to do something. And so, but then there's another category of busy where it is this badge of honour and they're busy to prove their sense of worth or to prove that they're
in demand or that their lives are are full and i think that that can be if it's your natural frequency and if it works for you then that's great i think that you'd find that those types of busy people aren't complaining about being busy it's those that are complaining about being busy and it's by their own design that perhaps is worth inspecting and it it differs from
in demand or that their lives are are full and i think that that can be if it's your natural frequency and if it works for you then that's great i think that you'd find that those types of busy people aren't complaining about being busy it's those that are complaining about being busy and it's by their own design that perhaps is worth inspecting and it it differs from
in demand or that their lives are are full and i think that that can be if it's your natural frequency and if it works for you then that's great i think that you'd find that those types of busy people aren't complaining about being busy it's those that are complaining about being busy and it's by their own design that perhaps is worth inspecting and it it differs from
being productive in terms of those moments of true productivity when we're engaged and when we're perhaps in flow and we have that element of that creative lens applied to it. But when we're just busy for busy's sake, we're crowding our schedules without really thinking about whether these things that we're doing are what we wish to be doing in the limited time that we have.