1858: A Quirky Mindfulness Practice Inspired By Japanese Train Conductors by Anthony Ongaro of Break The Twitch

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🗓️ 11 January 2021

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch shares a quirky mindfulness practice inspired by Japanese train conductors. Episode 1858: A Quirky Mindfulness Practice Inspired By Japanese Train Conductors by Anthony Ongaro of Break The Twitch After years of impulse spending on Amazon and elsewhere, Anthony Ongaro realized that his one-click purchase habits were more of a physical Twitch than an intentional action. It turned out, this Twitch wasn’t just limited to online spending. It applied to social media, impulsive smartphone usage, and more. Break the Twitch is all about minimizing distractions and doing more of what matters. Check out Anthony's new book, Break the Twitch: http://breakthetwitch.com/book The original post is located here: https://www.breakthetwitch.com/mindfulness-practice/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily Episode 1858,
0:04.8	a quirky mindfulness practice inspired by Japanese train conductors by Antoni Ungaro of
0:10.9	BreakToTwitch.com and I'm Justin Malik, your personal narrator, reading to you with permission from
0:16.4	the authors. I cover lots of topics like personal development or self-help, self-care, mindfulness,
0:22.4	happiness, anything they think can help you live a more meaningful life in just a few minutes
0:26.8	every day. And with that, let's get right to it as we optimize your life.
0:35.6	A quirky mindfulness practice inspired by Japanese train conductors by Antoni Ungaro of BreakToTwitch.com.
0:44.6	We've all done it. Walk into a room with the intention of doing something,
0:48.5	go through the doorway, and forget why you were there in the first place. It's a pretty common
0:54.1	thing. And don't worry, it doesn't mean you're losing your mind. Psychologists believe that passing
0:59.5	through a doorway and entering a different room creates a mental block in the brain. It's kind
1:05.5	of like your brain turning the page to log new information and it's called the doorway effect.
1:11.7	The doorway effect can be amplified when you get distracted in the process of walking into that
1:16.7	room too. If your phone happens to ring while entering the room and you check it quickly,
1:21.6	this tends to increase the chances of the doorway effect happening. You could compare our
1:26.3	screens and devices to a doorway of sorts. When we pick up our phones, we're entering another
1:31.9	dimension with apps, information, and notifications. Is that we're going into a different space
1:37.3	completely as we peer into the pixels? Is practically a digital doorway we walk through hundreds
1:43.3	of times per day? This is a major problem, especially with our increasing dependence on devices.
1:49.3	Not only do these distractions waste time, it means our actions aren't aligning fully with our
1:56.0	intentions. We intend to give our attention to one thing and it gets stolen away and used for
2:02.1	something else. If we don't fully own our attention, that means we aren't directing it in the ways
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