Ha. That's nice of you to say. I'm at my most productive when I don't feel hurried. My advice: just find ways to keep yourself productive-- whether it's pickle ball, gardening, reading the Bible, reviewing books, or all the above. This is much more difficult than it sounds.
I love that you have brought this emphasis forth, mister Miltmore. I do consciously think about not being in a hurry, and when I find myself hurrying I immediately notice, and with the noticing I am immediately aware of everything that I either have done or have not done that led to my being in a hurry. It is indeed a spiritual practice in and of itself. One of my brothers once said of me, “He’s always heading out the door at the last minute but he never seems to be in a hurry”. Countless numbers of times I have been implored by others to hurry and, where it used to be that it would sometimes agitate me, I have long found it not unsettling. Be well, thank you.
You're right! It's very much about discipline, and it's part of our spiritual journey, I think. Be well as well, and thank you for sharing your thoughts- which inspired me.
Seeing how much you post, I can't begin to speculate on how you de-hurry your existence. If you can, you are the next Jordan Peterson, Deepak Chopra, or someone.
Then you shall be non-stop on the lecture circuit and will expire before your time.
Moi, I live in a wonderful nowheresville and do much less than you and am always trying to figure out how to de-hurry.
Excellent take - And yep, I can relate, getting frustrated beyond reason at times when my internet goes out of whack and slows down my computer. They say the first step to changing though, involved identifying the issue. If my connection slows down, it shouldn't mean the "end of the world," to an extent.
I have, however, since roughly September, made it a point to, on most days, dedicate at least one, and ideally two, hours of reading physical copy books. During these times the phone is put away and all my laptops are turned off. Ironically, I feel these are the best times of my day, even better than my gym time.
But then again, that same gym has about six TVs and I'm constantly listening to music (or audiobooks) during a workout. So for me, that counts as screen time.
Ha. That's nice of you to say. I'm at my most productive when I don't feel hurried. My advice: just find ways to keep yourself productive-- whether it's pickle ball, gardening, reading the Bible, reviewing books, or all the above. This is much more difficult than it sounds.
I love that you have brought this emphasis forth, mister Miltmore. I do consciously think about not being in a hurry, and when I find myself hurrying I immediately notice, and with the noticing I am immediately aware of everything that I either have done or have not done that led to my being in a hurry. It is indeed a spiritual practice in and of itself. One of my brothers once said of me, “He’s always heading out the door at the last minute but he never seems to be in a hurry”. Countless numbers of times I have been implored by others to hurry and, where it used to be that it would sometimes agitate me, I have long found it not unsettling. Be well, thank you.
You're right! It's very much about discipline, and it's part of our spiritual journey, I think. Be well as well, and thank you for sharing your thoughts- which inspired me.
Seeing how much you post, I can't begin to speculate on how you de-hurry your existence. If you can, you are the next Jordan Peterson, Deepak Chopra, or someone.
Then you shall be non-stop on the lecture circuit and will expire before your time.
Moi, I live in a wonderful nowheresville and do much less than you and am always trying to figure out how to de-hurry.
Excellent take - And yep, I can relate, getting frustrated beyond reason at times when my internet goes out of whack and slows down my computer. They say the first step to changing though, involved identifying the issue. If my connection slows down, it shouldn't mean the "end of the world," to an extent.
I have, however, since roughly September, made it a point to, on most days, dedicate at least one, and ideally two, hours of reading physical copy books. During these times the phone is put away and all my laptops are turned off. Ironically, I feel these are the best times of my day, even better than my gym time.
But then again, that same gym has about six TVs and I'm constantly listening to music (or audiobooks) during a workout. So for me, that counts as screen time.