Eckhart Tolle Said That We Live Under an ‘Assumption That the Now Needs to Be Filled with Something All the Time,’ and That Made Me Think About How Much of My Free Time I’ve Spent Choosing Distraction Instead of Cultivating Attention

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Twelve years ago, I deleted every tweet I had ever written and walked away from my account, leaving behind a blank profile. I did it because I was worn down by the constant chatter of a platform that demanded my attention every hour. Yet, even now, the urge to log back in visits me during … Read more

How to Relax and Be Productive at the Same Time Pema Chodron on the Paradox of Productive Inactivity When Things Fall Apart

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In a preface to one of her bestselling books, Pema Chodron (b. July 14, 1936) revealed how the paradox of productive inactivity helped her write and be creative like never before. Chodron felt she needed to take a time off “before fully appreciating” what she’d learned from her root guru, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and sharing … Read more