When you start thinking about other things, such as how great that darn Zen Habits blog is, well, stop that! Don’t beat yourself up about it, but bring your thoughts back to your breathing every time.Īn important part of doing nothing is being able to completely relax. Now feel it as it goes out of your body, through your mouth, and feel the satisfying emptying of your lungs.ĭo this for 5-10 minutes, if you can. Now closely monitor your breath as it enters your body, through your nose, and goes down into your lungs, and fills your lungs. Start first by breathing slowly in, and then slowly out. We are not here to do suspicion - we are doing nothing. If this sounds suspiciously like meditation, well, cast those suspicions out of your mind. The first place to start in the quest for mastery over this art is in your breathing. But try to do this every day, or as much as possible, because it is not possible to become a master without practice. They are trying to distract you.Īfter 5-10 minutes of doing, nothing, you can quit, and go do something. But we mean doing nothing in the sense that if someone were to call us up and ask what we’re doing, we say “Oh, nothing.” Don’t let them call you up, though. Yes, the smart-asses out there will say you’re doing something - you’re sitting there or laying there, closing your eyes. Doing nothing is hard when our communications gadgets are calling at us to do something. Shut off all distractions - TV, computer, cell phones, regular phones, Blackberries, and the like. Find a time and place where there are not many distractions, not much noise, not a lot of people to bother you. ![]() You may also not be ready to do nothing in the middle of nature, so do it in your bedroom or living room. Focus on 5-10 minutes at a time, and start your practice sessions in a safe place - at home, not at work or in a busy public place. Here’s how to become a master, and in the process, improve your life, melt away the stress and make yourself more productive when you actually do work.ĭoing nothing, in the true sense of the word, can be overwhelming if you attempt to do too much nothing at once. We cannot relax and enjoy the nothingness.ĭoing nothing can be a waste of time, or it can be an art form. But many of us are too busy to do it much, and when we do it, our minds are often on other things. ![]() We all know how to lay around and waste time.
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