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    Simple Mechanics of Paying Attention
    Simple Mechanics of Paying Attention
    Simple Mechanics of Paying Attention
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    Simple Mechanics of Paying Attention

    By Andrew Porter

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    Thoughts are a constant voice in our ears that we have been conditioned to accept as normal, but how long would you tolerate somebody following you around all day and night whispering junk in your ears? You would not. So why do you tolerate the endless stream of junk from yourself?
    Paying attention is paying attention, whether it is to a flower or a thought, but thoughts being much more abundant than flowers, using thoughts is much more practical. By learning to pay attention to your thoughts, you can see them more clearly and see which ones are junk and which ones may be useful. Also, you can make them disappear in a sense because they do not like to be looked at.
    By learning to pay attention to your actions, like the movements of your hands on a steering wheel, you can learn to pay attention to your thoughts and there are different ways to use your actions. Use them in slow motion to make a cup of coffee. Do it alone at first, so you don't feel self conscious. Moving slowly, your thoughts can't keep up, so it conditions your senses to your movements.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndrew Porter
    Release dateJan 4, 2015
    ISBN9781310709487
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      Simple Mechanics of Paying Attention - Andrew Porter

      SIMPLE MECHANICS

      OF

      PAYING ATTENTION

      BY

      ANDREW PORTER

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright © 2014 by Andrew Porter

      All Rights Reserved.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      In The Morning

      Driving

      Walking

      Slow Motion (Slowing the Thoughts)

      Intimate With Details

      Kids

      The Five Senses

      After Meditation

      On a Day You Have Extra Time

      INTRODUCTION

      There are two things I will start with in this introduction and both are from the news media. First, a segment on a local affiliate of CBS interviewing people about how they do not pay attention. Simply, that was the topic, not paying attention. The segment went on to talk to people who told of driving home from work or school or out on errands and not even remembering the drive at all. They were not paying attention because they were lost in thoughts.

      Next an article by Amina Khan in the Los Angeles Times, Science Section told of a study where people who were asked to spend a few minutes alone with their thoughts disliked it so much that they would zap themselves with small doses of electricity that they had been given as an option of doing. The experiment was

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