There will be a last time you hear the sound of snow falling, watch the moon rise, smell popcorn, feel the warmth of a child falling asleep in your arms, or make love. You will someday eat your last meal, and soon thereafter you will take your last breath.
- William B. Irvine, A Guide to the Good Life (the ancient art of stoic joy)
I was struck by some productivity principles in the heart of Leo Babauta’s book, ‘The Power of Less’:
- Slow down and enjoy every task. Pay attention to it and be in the moment to enjoy it.
- Do one thing at a time and do it well.
- Find the stressors in your life and ways to eliminate them.
- Create time for solitude. It’s important to just have some time for yourself.
- Do nothing. Don’t afraid to be lazy.
- Know what your simple pleasures are, and put a few of them in each day.
- Practice being in the moment at any time during the day.
‘The ability to attend to our environment, to our own feelings, and to those of others is a naturally evolved feature of the human brain. Attention is a finite commodity, and it is absolutely essential to living a good life. We need attention in order to truly listen to others – and even to ourselves. We need attention to truly enjoy sensory pleasures, as well as for efficient learning. We need it in order to be truly present during sex or to be in love or when we are simply contemplating nature. Our brains can generate only a limited amount of this precious resource every day.’ - Thomas Metzinger, The Ego Tunnel
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