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The quiet art of attention

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865 points billwear | 1 comments | 13 Oct 24 15:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.26s | source
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d4mi3n ◴[13 Oct 24 16:48 UTC] No.41829486[source]▶
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krzat ◴[13 Oct 24 18:00 UTC] No.41830079[source]▶
Honestly the bigger problem is probably that creating lasting habits is hard. Everyone knows that exercise is important but how many people maintain a consistent routine?

With mindfulness it's even worse because there is no way to track how strong your equanimity is. You can't know if you are making progress or just deluding yourself.

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1. imp0cat ◴[13 Oct 24 19:56 UTC] No.41831021[source]▶
People are creatures of comfort. That's why I'd disagree with your first sentence. I think creating long-lasting habits can be easy, in fact sometimes you don't even realize it happened until it's too late.

Now getting rid of the bad habits and keeping only the good ones, that is the hard part.