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09/22/2008: "Do nothing..."

Doing nothing, in the true sense of the word, can be overwhelming if you attempt to do too much nothing at once. Do small nothings at first. Focus on 5-10 minutes at a time, and start your practice sessions in a safe place — at home, not at work or in a busy public place. You may also not be ready to do nothing in the middle of nature, so do it in your bedroom or living room. Find a time and place where there are not many distractions, not much noise, not a lot of people to bother you.

Shut off all distractions — TV, computer, cell phones, regular phones, Blackberries, and the like. Doing nothing is hard when our communications gadgets are calling at us to do something.

Now, close your eyes, and do nothing. Yes, the smart-asses out there will say you’re doing something — you’re sitting there or laying there, closing your eyes. But we mean doing nothing in the sense that if someone were to call us up and ask what we’re doing, we say “Oh, nothing.” Don’t let them call you up, though. They are trying to distract you.

After 5-10 minutes of doing, nothing, you can quit, and go do something. But try to do this every day, or as much as possible, because it is not possible to become a master without practice.

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eiplft said on Sunday, October 5th @ 08 :01 AM CST

Even when I am up @ 5am... I'm doing some kind of "catch up" stuff before the day starts... yeah- I'll try to pull some time somewhere!

Sue said on Tuesday, September 23rd @ 05 :20 PM CST

Doing nothing sounds good to me... I need to find a way and practice.

Erin said on Tuesday, September 23rd @ 10 :40 AM CST

Mental exhaustion... whole different tired.

beth said on Monday, September 22nd @ 06 :49 AM CST

I wish I could do nothing. Last week- training on Monday 8-4,meeting Tuesday 8:30-10:30, training Wednesday 8-4, meeting Thursday 12-3:30, class 5:30-8, trip to St. Louis- 4 hours, conference Friday 8-5, Saturday 8-12, drive back to KC- 4 hours. After all that sitting you'd think I won't be tired!

La said on Monday, September 22nd @ 12 :22 AM CST