When you shift your "Goal" from the product you are trying to achieve, to the process of achieving it , a wonderful phenomenon occurs - All pressure goes away!
I call this a "Distraction into the Future"
because the product that you want to reach is pulling you ot of the present and into the Future!
Say are a seed: You want to get to "Full bloom" and skip the rest of it!
Try this out the next time you are faced with doing something you define as unenjoyable oor as Work 0 it doesn't matter if it's mowing the lawn or cleaning up the dinner dishes -
if the activity will take a long time,
tell yourself. - you will work on staying in the present-moment and
process-oriented for just the first half-hour
Lessons from The Practicing Mind
Keep yourself process-oriented
Stay in the Present
Make the process the Goal - and use the Goal (Outcome) as a Rudder to steer your efforts
My Note:
Outcome must be used as a Rudder - to steer- to keep direction - as North Star - rather than as an propeller to speed up the pace !
Authors
Thomas Sterner
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