All it takes is 10 mindful minutes | Andy Puddicombe

When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? Not texting, talking or even thinking? Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and experiencing the present moment. (No need for incense or sitting in strange positions.)

How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed | Daniel Levitin

Wouldn't it be great if you could stay calm when you know you'll be stressed? Daniel Levitin talks about prospective hindsight (or pre-mortem) that the that the psychologist Gary Klein had written about.





He talks about thinking ahead and planning for future issues, such as:


1)To prevent losing things -Design a spot for things that move around. Eg have a hook for your keys or a box for your passport.
2)To prevent problems if you lose your documents on  holiday --Take a cell phone picture of your credit cards, your driver's license, your passport then mail it to yourself . If they are lost you can then facilitate replacement

What other things can you think of? If you  could spend 15 minutes now just think how much pain you  can  avoid later?