Intentionality
“Intentionality…is about the connection between what you’re doing and why you’re doing it.” - Malcom Ocean
Stuart Evans and
Intentionality
What this exercise shows students is that just because you have looked at something doesn’t mean that you have seen it. Just because something is available instantly to vision does not mean that it is available instantly to consciousness. Or, in slightly more general terms: access is not synonymous with learning. What turns access into learning is... See more
The Power of Patience
There are so many people who don’t know what they want. And I think that, in this world, that’s the only thing you have to know — exactly what you want. ... Doing what you were born to do ... That’s the way to be happy.
Maria Popova • Iconic Painter Agnes Martin on Art, Solitude, and the Secret of Happiness
Been listening to more of Rob Burbea and appreciate his emphasis on how clarifying your specific + personal desire to meditate is often completely missed — and how it impacts the way that the practice will unfold.
Seems like this could also be extrapolated to many other areas of life... where nuances in your motivation... See more
Jonny Millerx.comnuances in your motivation will impact the landscape of possible outcomes
Instead of productivity, we focus on intentionality. It's not about how much you do, but about knowing why you're doing what you're doing, seeing dreams come to life, and having fun while you're doing it. Here are Intend's four principles for getting into flow and staying in touch with what matters to you:
choosing & doing, over organizing
aliveness,
It's easy to fall into the trap of feeling responsible for other people's emotions, reactions, and inner turmoil. We have an innate desire to be understood and accepted. So when others seem upset with us, judge us, or want us to change, we leap to explain, rationalize, and pacify. But in our quest to please or appease, we often lose ourselves.... See more
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what if the apps you used helped you keep control over your attention and more intentionally use your time. how many times have we opened twitter/instagram/etc with an intention only to forget about it 15mins later, still sucked down the rabbit hole? sublime is an idea baby, but if we succeed, it's because we helped you live more intentionally.
When you're busy enough, "boredom" isn't a thing - it just feels like a break.
It's fantastic and rare.
A chance to think, to put things together in your head, be intentional with moves forward, and actually really wonderful.
Dr. Julie Gurnertwitter.com