"Wait, What Were You Talking About?" - [A Weekly Wind Down Newsletter]
Dear Reader, Many of us find ourselves embarrassed by our wandering minds. Thoughts easily scatter into daydream while our conversation partner at the party watches us drift off. I can’t tell you the number of times this has happened to me at some gathering or another. That is until I realized that my wanderings were something I could use. I could harness and engage them, and in so doing, find deeper and better conversations. In today’s post, I talk about practicing an approach to those wanderings so that rather than feeling lost, you find a way to connect in a richer, more meaningful way. Click here to check it out.
PS In case you missed it last week, the introductory module of Waves of Focus: Guiding the Wandering Mind is now available as a free download. Enjoy! Related Notes |
Kourosh Dini, MD
Kourosh Dini, MD is a psychiatrist, productivity expert, author, and musician.
Dear Reader, Last week, I had the pleasure of chatting with David Sparks and Stephen Hackett on their Mac Power Users podcast. As always, I had a lot of fun waxing eloquently, not so eloquently, and everywhere in between on matters of technology, with a momentary ode to boardgames and music. Click the button to listen to the MPU podcast episode: Listen to : "Technological Empathy" Kourosh 113 Cherry St #92768, Seattle, WA 98104Unsubscribe · Preferences
Dear Reader, Attention: My last email had broken links! I have fixed the link! Below is the email again. Cheers, Kourosh Many of us find ourselves embarrassed by our wandering minds. Thoughts easily scatter into daydream while our conversation partner at the party watches us drift off. I can’t tell you the number of times this has happened to me at some gathering or another. That is until I realized that my wanderings were something I could use. I could harness and engage them, and in so...
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