
The Art of Stopping Time: Practical Mindfulness for Busy People

My goal is to guide you toward what I call time prosperity, which means having the time to accomplish what you desire in life without feeling compressed, stressed, overburdened, or hurried.
Pedram Shojai • The Art of Stopping Time: Practical Mindfulness for Busy People
The more you do it, the better it’ll serve you. Over time, this practice will radically transform your life and change your mood toward all things. It takes away the friction and allows us to live in a healthier, timeless space.
Pedram Shojai • The Art of Stopping Time: Practical Mindfulness for Busy People
your consciousness.
Pedram Shojai • The Art of Stopping Time: Practical Mindfulness for Busy People
A gong is a powerful way of not only building focus and determination but also ensuring that you train regularly. A gong is a dedicated act of self-love that snaps you out of your daily trance and brings the light of awareness to
Pedram Shojai • The Art of Stopping Time: Practical Mindfulness for Busy People
When we don’t have a positive connection with the flow of time, we lack purpose. We wander around, aimlessly squandering the time we have, only to regret it later. We get so lost in time that we can’t even stop to look at the future and think through the impact of decisions today.
Pedram Shojai • The Art of Stopping Time: Practical Mindfulness for Busy People
When we align our goals with our plans, we plug in our focus and willpower to make it work.
Pedram Shojai • The Art of Stopping Time: Practical Mindfulness for Busy People
The challenge of today’s exercise is to isolate a moment when you’re feeling anxious and use it as feedback for the way
Pedram Shojai • The Art of Stopping Time: Practical Mindfulness for Busy People
What tends to happen with people who are depressed and stuck is a phenomenon called stacking. This is when something bad happens to us and we take that isolated event and attach it to a series of other “bad” isolated events and create a pessimistic narrative.
Pedram Shojai • The Art of Stopping Time: Practical Mindfulness for Busy People
The key is to get better at what you do by curating your day to serve you and free up your time.