After ten fairly strenuous days (keeping up with the AI industry taxes your brain!) today I felt like I need to manage my energy levels so I meditated in the garden for an hour and a half.
Life is a marathon. Listening to your body – which includes your mind – is crucial to not ending in burnout six months down the road. I’ve burnt-out several times in my career already but learning more about yourself through meditation can help a great deal.
Here’s the main reasons why it works for me:
- I get my mind back. After a long haul of programming, researching and sorting other shit out the mind can be whirring around; and meditation just winds it down to zero and lets it settle there for a while. When it’s settled, it’s a nice place to be. It’s pretty much like rebooting a laptop and everything is well again.
- I regain perspective. This game of life has lessons to learn far greater in importance than just getting business and money right. Meditation helps you reset your perspective.
- I feel re-energised. If you do it properly you can recharge your energy levels. Combine stretching and breathwork (preferably outside) to look after your body. There’s a reason Yogic principles has lasted thousands of years.
- Afterwards, with my mind reset, I can reassess clearly what needs to happen next.
Onwards
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