Expansive vs. Contracted: How Our Body Makes Decisions
When we just want to get the decision- making over with, it’s a good idea to ask ourselves whether we simply can’t stand the vulnerability of being still long enough to think it through and make a mindful decision.
Brené Brown • The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
like a vast river delta through which you could follow any one of an immense variety of streams. But only one. That’s why indecision can feel so oddly comfortable: it’s a form of postponement, a temporary avoidance of the painful sacrifices involved.
Oliver Burkeman • Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
But there’s two parts to what I said about moving a step at a time. One, that it’s towards what I’m drawn to. At that point in time, with the information that I have, what feels right to me ? That’s really the only clue I need to choose my next direction. It might be what others are telling me to do. It might not be. But this rightness is instinctu... See more
Sindhu Shivaprasad • minimum viable action
Are you looking for a new job, thinking of buying a house, or considering going back to school? Careful, deliberate reasoning can get you only so far in good decision making. You also need to know how to listen to your inner voice—your gut. How does it work?
What the science says
Our understanding of the mechanisms of “gut” and brain is still incompl
... See moreIn the simplest of terms, the brain in the head is where we can consciously think; the brain in the belly is where we can consciously be.
Philip Shepherd • Deep Fitness: The Mindful, Science-Based Strength-Training Method to Transform Your Well-Being in Just 30 Minutes a Week
This difference between expansion and contraction is directly linked to the Buddha’s distinction between wholesome and unwholesome thoughts and actions.