If you spent a moment without thinking, would you cease to exist?
As I mentioned earlier, when I give talks about using mindfulness practices to focus on your work, at least one person usually tells me they “can’t meditate” because they can’t seem to force their mind to quiet.
But often, if I get the chance to [...]
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be holding a full-day workshop, which I’m calling the Inner Productivity Intensive, in the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday, June 12, 2010.
This will be an intimate, small-group affair, limited to ten people, where we’ll be deeply exploring the challenges each participant is facing in their work, and how mindfulness [...]
I’ve just published a guest post at The Change Blog called “3 Ways Your Breathing Can Improve Your Productivity,” which is about using conscious breathing techniques to get focused and motivated while you work. I hope you enjoy it.
As some of you know, I recently released a book called Inner Productivity: A Mindful Path to Efficiency and Enjoyment in Your Work. While most productivity books are about techniques for rearranging your outer circumstances, like making to-do lists and organizing your inbox, Inner Productivity is about dealing with obstacles to getting work done that [...]
I’m excited to announce that my new book, Inner Productivity: A Mindful Path to Efficiency and Enjoyment in Your Work, is now available in both paperback and Kindle format.
The book is a compilation of the techniques and perspectives I’ve successfully used to help people find—you guessed it—efficiency and enjoyment in their work. The book approaches productivity [...]
I’m excited to share six short excerpts from my recent “Transcending Procrastination” talk at EastWest Bookstore in Mountain View, California.
The talk was about how you can use mindfulness and spiritual practices, like meditation and yoga, to stay focused and motivated in your work. The turnout was great, and EastWest is one of my favorite bookstores, so [...]
When I tell people I write about the connection between productivity and spiritual practices like meditation and yoga, some are skeptical or confused. “I thought meditation was about relaxing, not getting things done,” some say. Others assume the practices I’m talking about have to do with becoming enlightened or seeking ultimate truth, and don’t have practical, down-to-earth benefits.
In fact, [...]
I’ve been doing a bunch of speaking engagements recently, and feeling inspired and excited by them. I’ve always loved appearing in front of audiences—whether it was playing drums in rock bands as a teenager, debating in college, or any of the other performance-style things I’ve done. When I realized public speaking would be a great [...]
My latest guest post at The Change Blog, “Learning To Listen To Our Inner Wisdom,” which is about how paying attention to our emotions can help us make better decisions, is available at http://www.thechangeblog.com/inner-wisdom/.
