Reduce Stress Breathing Technique, Day 3 Single-Tasking for Peace + Clarity
Daily Meditation Podcast
Mary Meckley
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 26 July 2021
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems."
~ 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 3 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 2371 of the Daily Meditation Podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm Mary Mechley, and I welcome you to day three of our series on single-tasking for more peace and clarity. |
| 0:19.0 | In today's episode, you're going to be guided as you do one of the most powerful ways to instantly calm your mind and body, |
| 0:30.0 | and that is a breathing technique that's going to help you single-task. |
| 0:37.0 | Single-tasking is the opposite of multitasking, and we're following along this week with the book by James Cleary titled Atomic Habits. |
| 0:49.0 | I encourage you to download this book on Audible or read it because it is powerful as you focus on that one thing. |
| 1:00.0 | That is your challenge this week, focusing on one thing you want to change in your life, or maybe you want to initiate, |
| 1:11.0 | or maybe it's something you want to stop doing, maybe some destructive pattern or addiction that you're suffering from, you are ready to give up. |
| 1:23.0 | Whatever it is, your challenge this week is every day to focus on that one thing and ask yourself two questions. |
| 1:33.0 | What can you do to let go of the distractions and things that get in the way of you accomplishing this one thing? |
| 1:45.0 | The second question is, what can you do to create more space to allow this one thing to happen in your life? |
| 1:56.0 | One of the best ways to do that is to give yourself permission to slow down. |
| 2:03.0 | In fact, that is the affirmation for the week. I give myself permission to slow down. |
| 2:10.0 | When you slow down, you're able to pinpoint how to accomplish what it is you seek to do. |
| 2:19.0 | And as James Cleary shares in his book, that is often improving different areas of your life by one percent, |
| 2:31.0 | the small incremental improvements add up. I want to share with you as well. |
| 2:39.0 | And in yesterday's episode, I shared with you how the British cycling team became world class after their new director came in |
| 2:50.0 | and noticed the small details such as the comfort of their bicycle seats. |
| 2:57.0 | He looked at the sleep patterns and habits of each individual rider, adjusting mattresses and pillows to suit each one. |
| 3:07.0 | These small changes created a world class cycling team. |
| 3:14.0 | When you think about your own meditation ritual, how can you become world class? |
| 3:21.0 | Your meditation ritual can become the backbone of the success in your life as it is for many successful people. |
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