tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post4958635610218794078..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Concentration SecretsJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-57497492411447876342012-02-13T06:30:44.517-06:002012-02-13T06:30:44.517-06:00I love this idea that concentration is also a skil...I love this idea that concentration is also a skill that you can learn. Of course it is. Buddhist monks weren't born knowing how to meditate for hours. They learned, little by little.Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-88501779522508322592012-02-12T22:32:27.879-06:002012-02-12T22:32:27.879-06:00Another damned blind. If I'd started earlier o...Another damned blind. If I'd started earlier on this project, I would have come sooner to agree with my original perception, that this is a job I ought to hire out. However, I would only have come to that conclusion had I also timed the task. <br /><br />That is, not:<br />- I can do this and the cost of hiring it out if inflated, so I will work on it until it is right (out of proportion to Professor Zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909063513731044826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-34374102827821491242012-02-12T21:34:17.088-06:002012-02-12T21:34:17.088-06:00Not rushing is important for certain tasks. The be...Not rushing is important for certain tasks. The best concentration, even when timed, is still unrushed.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-46208478829615026262012-02-12T21:32:32.867-06:002012-02-12T21:32:32.867-06:00Now another blind is up. Badly. In fact I thought ...Now another blind is up. Badly. In fact I thought it was going worse and it may have done. However with this one, I understand how they work. So that is progress. <br /><br />Conclusion: keeping at it does work.<br /><br />When this comment is posted, I'll see what time it is, which will show how long it takes to put up a blind.Professor Zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909063513731044826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-55969910473641862602012-02-12T20:23:53.172-06:002012-02-12T20:23:53.172-06:00OK, I'm using these techniques to put up blind...OK, I'm using these techniques to put up blinds right now - something I've been putting off forever because my equipment hasn't been working right / my tools aren't quite right, etc., so it's harder than it has to be but not impossible, just onerous.<br /><br />I have decided to (a) tell myself it won't take all night, yet (b) tell myself to take my time. Part (b) is Professor Zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909063513731044826noreply@blogger.com