Dealing With Nagging, Worrisome Thoughts, Day 4 Your Focused Mind
Daily Meditation Podcast
Mary Meckley
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
"The constant nagging in your mind of undone things pulls you out of the present -- tethers you to a mindset of the future so that you're never fully in the moment and enjoying what's now."
~ Neuroscientist, Dr. Daniel J. Levitin
Are you finding it hard to focus these days? If so, you're not alone. As we endure the ongoing pandemic, our lives require more focused thought in order to keep abreast of how to stay safe. This week, you'll be guided using meditation techniques to help you focus your mind on what matters most. We'll be following along with the book, "The Organized Mind," by neuroscientist, Dr. Daniel J. Levitin.
This is day 4 of a 7-day meditation series, The Focused Mind, episodes 2376-2382.
YOUR WEEKLY CHALLENGE
Good Enough Quest
Begin to notice the time you waste on decisions that don't matter. Allow unimportant things in your life to be good enough. Spend your best time and energy on what matters most.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is episode 2,379 of the Daily Meditation Podcast. |
| 0:07.2 | I'm Mary Mechley and welcome back to day four of our series this week. |
| 0:15.0 | This week we're exploring the theme to focus your mind. |
| 0:22.8 | So many of us these days need a little extra help as we begin to focus on what matters most |
| 0:32.1 | despite all that's going on in the world around us. |
| 0:37.4 | We're following along with the book by the author Daniel Levitton, his book, The Organized Mind. |
| 0:45.4 | Daniel Levitt is a neuroscientist and he shares great insight |
| 0:51.3 | as to how our brains process store and organize information. |
| 0:59.0 | So this week you also have a challenge every week you're issued a challenge |
| 1:05.9 | to take you a little more deeply into the series. |
| 1:09.9 | Your challenge for this week is to go on a good enough quest. |
| 1:19.4 | This is a quest where you let go of spending time thinking about |
| 1:29.3 | and even taking action on things that don't matter so much. |
| 1:35.1 | So for example, there are a lot of things in life |
| 1:39.5 | that we make decisions about ongoing and we want to make the best decisions |
| 1:45.1 | but sometimes we can consume so much energy and focus because it takes a lot of energy |
| 1:54.7 | for your neurons to process information and to think. |
| 2:00.5 | So when you spend a lot of time wondering what you should wear in the morning, |
| 2:06.1 | maybe just wear what's good enough. |
| 2:09.9 | If you set your clothes out the night before you won't have to think about what to wear in the |
| 2:15.8 | morning. You'll wake up fresh and the way you start your day can help you win your day. |
| 2:24.4 | You might think about different emotions you have throughout your day as well. |
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