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For all its chilled-out associations, the attempt to be here now is therefore still another instrumentalist attempt to use the present moment purely as a means to an end, in an effort to feel in control of your unfolding time. As usual, it doesn’t work. The self-consciousness you experience when you seek too effortfully to be “more in the moment”... See more
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Superficially, this seems like a sensible way to live, especially in a hypercompetitive economic climate, in which it feels as though you must constantly make the most judicious use of your time if you want to stay afloat. (It also reflects the manner in which most of us were raised: to prioritize future benefits over current enjoyments.) But
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I do not want to “benefit bomb” you about how the effects of “living in the present” can ripple across all aspects of your life in mental, physical, practical and relational terms. But if you are anything like me and have ever struggled with depression or anxiety or you have a family member or friend who has, you will know that living in the past
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