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“Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.” — Marcus Aurelius
This writing is Certified Human
The Obstacle
We humans are visual creatures.
The majority of our cognitive processing goes through the visual center.
We spend all day looking, scanning, evaluating, reading, and watching.
We’re looking for patterns, enjoyment, entertainment, and threats.
We’re constantly scanning our environment, processing the feedback that’s relevant to our survival, occupation, and desire.
It’s difficult to reset and not feel constantly flooded when we’re constantly flooded.
Everything is competing for the real estate of our eyes and attention.
The Gift And Opportunity
We have eyes, and we have eyelids.
We can close them.
When we shut off the input through our eyes, it only takes a few moments for the other senses to heighten.
We can turn off our eyes, take a few breaths, and then begin to listen.
Let our hearing be the dominant sense.
We can reach out and patiently listen for what might catch our attention.
In doing so, we’re able to reset our eyes and attention and bring ourselves back to the here and now without the visual input.
It’s a good way to take a few moments or a few minutes to reroute and recalibrate what’s coming in.
The Practice Of Self-Mastery
• Close the eyes
• Take a few breaths
• Let hearing become the dominant sense
• Listen for what catches attention
CHEAT CODE: CLOSE THE EYES → BREATHE → LISTEN → RECALIBRATE
The Why
All day, I’m looking at a screen, people’s faces, video, nature, the road while driving, and sports.
The visual input never stops.
I’m constantly on the lookout for visual cues on how people are responding, feeling, and processing.
I’m constantly reading or watching.
When the workday is over, there’s more work to be done around the house, outside, working out, running, or coaching baseball.
When that’s done, there’s usually a little time left over to watch a show with the kids and family.
The visual input never stops.
Competition for my eyeballs is everywhere.
Companies pay lots of money to get our eyes where they want them, and it works.
When I schedule times throughout the day to close my eyes and tune into my hearing, it helps reset my priorities and slow the frantic pace of my life.
It’s nice to pull over, shut the eyes, and just listen.
It only takes a few minutes every few hours to make a real difference in keeping my RPMs out of the red.
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