Break It Up
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity" — Simone Weil
This writing is Certified Human
The Obstacle
We get caught doing. Moving from one thing to the next. Mindlessly. On autopilot.
Reacting in conversation, attitude, intention, assumption, and action.
We move from one thing to the next without pausing in between, or before, or during, to make sure we set our intentions.
We forget to choose our adventure.
We engage mindlessly, using the least amount of energy to accomplish the task.
We have conversations that just go through the motions to get what we want, or what is needed.
We forget to break it up so that what we do can be meaningful.
The Gift And Opportunity
When we’re able to pause before entering into action, we can set our attention on the most valuable return for our time and energy.
When we’re able to break it up between conversations, we can remember to be curious and understand, making the other person feel important, heard, and understood.
When we’re able to break up our autopilot into a series of intentional choices, we can pour our energy, attention, and focus into what it is that we’re doing and who it is we’re with, creating much better outcomes, performance, and relationships.
The Practice Of Self-Mastery
• Pause before action
• Set the intention
• Break up autopilot
• Pour attention into what matters
CHEAT CODE: PAUSE → SET INTENTION → BREAK UP AUTOPILOT → POUR ATTENTION INTO WHAT MATTERS
The Why
My days can get going fast.
The rock rolling downhill picks up speed, and I move from one thing to the next without intention.
I get distracted by the things on the periphery and forget to pause, to make sure my intention and attention are aligned, to make sure that I’m giving my focus in a targeted and directed manner.
Hours can go by where I’m just bouncing from one thing to the next without much focus.
My conversations can be rushed, pushing past the human element of it, making it more transactional.
I can get what I need and move on.
This doesn’t play well for creating relationships and letting others know that I care and that I’m interested.
It also doesn’t create the opportunity for curiosity and creativity.
It just gets me more of what I’ve always had instead of finding details and exploring the things I don’t know.
When I can break up what I’m doing and take a quick pause, it allows me to dial in and focus my attention and energy into what matters.
This makes me more effective and competent in what I’m doing, allowing me to finish the task with greater detail, more efficiency, and in better time.
When I’m able to break it up in between what I’m doing and conversations, it allows the other person to feel understood and allows me to explore and be creative.
To get ideas from others that I might not have.
Or at the very least, build the bonds of relationship so the other person knows that I care.
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