Manage Stress, Day 1 Single-Tasking For Peace + Clarity
Daily Meditation Podcast
Mary Meckley
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2021
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
"Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you want to become.."
~ James Clear, "Atomic Habits"
One of the single most detrimental habits is multi-tasking. Research shows that it actually harms your mind, relationships, productivity, and your life in general. This week, you'll be guided as you single-task, focusing on that *One Thing*. Get ready to amp your productivity! We'll be following along with the book, "Atomic Habits," by James Clear.
This is day 1 of a 7-day meditation series, Single-Tasking For Peace + Clarity, episodes 2369-2375.
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This week, focus on *One Thing* that you want to accomplish. Let go of distractions and allow yourself to slow down to focus on this *One Thing*.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Episode 2369 of the Daily Meditation Podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm Mary Mechley and welcome to a brand new meditation series. |
| 0:14.0 | This week you are going to be focusing on one thing only. |
| 0:23.0 | The theme of this week's series is single tasking. |
| 0:29.0 | Single tasking as you might guess is the opposite of multitasking. |
| 0:36.0 | And throughout this week you are going to be focusing on that one thing that you maybe want more of in your life. |
| 0:47.0 | So maybe you want to initiate a project or improve your life in some way. |
| 0:53.0 | Maybe improve a relationship or maybe you want to get an important project done. |
| 1:01.0 | Or maybe you've been meaning to improve your health in some way. |
| 1:07.0 | You just haven't taken the time to really focus on it. |
| 1:10.0 | Maybe there's a book you've been wanting to read. |
| 1:13.0 | Whatever it is, focus on that one thing. |
| 1:16.0 | It might be something you want to stop doing. |
| 1:21.0 | And you just need some time to focus and figure out how you're going to stop doing something. |
| 1:28.0 | Maybe it's a bad habit. |
| 1:31.0 | Maybe you need to have a difficult conversation with someone. |
| 1:35.0 | Maybe you suffer from an addiction and you need to take this time to slow down and focus on managing it. |
| 1:45.0 | So today as you're guided, as you meditate, I invite you to reflect on what that one thing will be for you this week. |
| 1:56.0 | You're going to discover different meditation techniques a week long to guide you to focus on this one thing. |
| 2:06.0 | This is going to allow you so much more peace and clarity in your life. |
| 2:12.0 | These things that you don't do or that you know you need to do can hang over your head. |
| 2:18.0 | Before you know it, weeks, months and even years go by without you taking the time to really do something meaningful in your life that you've been wanting to do. |
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