the mind – a vast space with many areas (happy, sad, angry, food, accounting)
awareness – a glowing ball of light traveling within the mind (the area is where the energy flows)
Energy grows things with no discrimination. Life is a manifestation of energy invested. 每天的能量是有限的,在人、事中逐漸消耗減少、甚至耗盡,then 由睡眠再次補充。
concentration – keeping our awareness on one thing for a period of time. If the awareness drifts away, use our willpower to bring it back. (番茄法是極佳的專注練習) It brings deeper relationships, the highest form of love and respect and the mountaintop perspective. Doing one thing at a time. 生命如搭高速行駛的車,若不知誰是駕駛(awareness), 豈不悚然? 以某人為對象練習concentration:If our attention drifts away, gently and lovingly bring it back.
willpower – mental muscle. To develop it: 1 Finish what you begin 2 Finish it well beyond your expectations 3 Do it a little more than you think you can
managing energy (a finite resource) –
- 目標: directing awareness (energy flows) to 真正重要的人、事 in a proportionate way. Evaluate who and what we’re investing our energy. Shrink the time and you increase the focus.
- People and things are the two biggest energy consumers. How to treat energy vampires? Being affectionately detached. Give them a task. Evaluate people/things and reallocate energy engaged every year. (區別transient vampire and inherent vampire)
Know yourself. What do you really want? Concentrate on it. Proceed with confidence. Life is meant to be lived joyously.
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