Thank you for this reflection Isabel. Small typo in one of your links: you wrote, “A Rationalist’s Guide to Meditation”. I think Meditation-> Manifestation is what you were looking for!
This rings so true. I deal with the incessant urge to be productive, say “fuck my feelings,” and just continue on even though my body and the brain fog that can’t be ignored tell me otherwise. I injured myself a couple of months ago and this had forced me to slow down, at least as it related to physical activity (which is obviously important), but I’m having to find other ways to spend that time without turning to screens and mindless scrolling.
On a separate note, no idea if you know this but Chris Williamson mentioned you on Modern Wisdom which is super cool and is how I ended up finding you!
I am never not shocked at how often the answer to the endless barrage of problems (that seem to swell to a peak around 8pm every weeknight) is 'put down your phone and touch your shirt to see how soft it is.'
This really captures something important about cyclical energy management. The grandmother archetype as stillness and presence versus the hustle archetype is such a clean framework. I've noticed when I ignore that pull to pause, productivity actually gets worse because brainpower just isnt there anymore. The whole graph about John Mackey trading his fortune for dinner with his parents kind of says it all aboutwhat actually matters.
Thank you for this reflection Isabel. Small typo in one of your links: you wrote, “A Rationalist’s Guide to Meditation”. I think Meditation-> Manifestation is what you were looking for!
That’s a funny typo, thank you!
This rings so true. I deal with the incessant urge to be productive, say “fuck my feelings,” and just continue on even though my body and the brain fog that can’t be ignored tell me otherwise. I injured myself a couple of months ago and this had forced me to slow down, at least as it related to physical activity (which is obviously important), but I’m having to find other ways to spend that time without turning to screens and mindless scrolling.
On a separate note, no idea if you know this but Chris Williamson mentioned you on Modern Wisdom which is super cool and is how I ended up finding you!
Welcome 🙏
I am never not shocked at how often the answer to the endless barrage of problems (that seem to swell to a peak around 8pm every weeknight) is 'put down your phone and touch your shirt to see how soft it is.'
This really captures something important about cyclical energy management. The grandmother archetype as stillness and presence versus the hustle archetype is such a clean framework. I've noticed when I ignore that pull to pause, productivity actually gets worse because brainpower just isnt there anymore. The whole graph about John Mackey trading his fortune for dinner with his parents kind of says it all aboutwhat actually matters.
That’s exactly what I needed! Thank you so much for sharing 🙏🏻