Filter Failure: Dealing with 21st Century Information Overload
“Whatever is vibrating on the iPhone just isn’t as valuable as the eye contact you are making right now.” -D. Rushkoff, Present Shock
Wise Speech: True, Gentle, Helpful.
Buddha distilled his instructions on right speech down to a simple principle: “Say what is true and useful.”
Getting off the hook.
Step One. Acknowledge that you’re hooked.Step Two. Pause, take three conscious breaths and lean in. Lean into the energy. Abide with it. Experience it fully. Taste it. Touch it. Smell it. Get curious about it…Step Three. Then relax and move on.