Spend more time in silence.

With the amount of informational and electronic devices constantly seeking our attention, this is no doubt truer today than it has ever been. Silence has cultivated a listening ear; when I exercise it, it serves me well in every area of my life.

Hungry Paul stared at the stippled ceiling and bathed in the quiet all around him. He tuned his ears to listen to the ever-present silence itself, rather than the bubbles of noise that floated in it. He began to appreciate its profound scale. All major spiritual and philosophical traditions throughout history had emphasised the value of silence. Th