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Category: Practice

Practice

Nondominant Hand Writing

December 30, 2023
Sit in a quiet place, let your mind wander and write down your thoughts using your nondominant hand. Don’t try to formulate coherent concepts, just write down the first words that come to mind, with no regard for grammar or ...
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Paying Attention

February 8, 2023
Sit quietly with your eyes closed, pick a room in your house you are not in but know very well, and try to picture it in your mind in painstaking detail.  Locate and identify all the objects in it, decorations, ...
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Sensing North

January 20, 2023
Whenever you find yourself in an unfamiliar setting, it doesn’t matter if it is indoors or outdoors, take a moment and try and sense the Northern direction. Don’t deduce it rationally, just guess, and after that check it with the ...
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Overcoming Resistance

December 8, 2022
Think of a non-critical task and plan to accomplish it within a certain time frame. The more irrelevant the task, the better. Removing intrinsic and powerful subconscious drives, like fear and desire, will ensure this endeavor is a pure act of will.
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Training Attention to Color

April 24, 2022
Pick a color and try to keep track of all the objects and natural phenomena that come in that color, whether they are contrasting shoe laces on sport shoes or clouds at sunset.
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