The most meaningful things on this stimulation level chart are walks through nature with loved ones, the board game nights with our family sitting around the campfire. These exist down below all the social media, all the super stimuli that we tend to throughout the day. And where we want to truly be spending more time over the longer arc of time is what exists at these lower heights of stimulation. That's where meaning is found. But the problem as you alluded to is in the moment, we find it almost impossible to resist dopamine.
This week I'm excited to share my conversation with Chris Bailey. Chris has been a guest on the show a number of times, and in this episode he unpacks the origins, research, and results of his new book, How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times.
This was a really timely conversation for me and I suspect it will be for you as well. Chris and I discuss the events that led up to him writing this book while exploring a number of techniques, and tips for finding presence and calm that he developed and practiced along that journey. We discuss digital fasting, the advantages of analog items for productivity, and how slowing down your lifestyle can often lead to speeding up your efficiency!
Chris Bailey is a productivity expert, and the bestselling author of two books about productivity: Hyperfocus https://amzn.to/3iGCsCF, and The Productivity Project https://amzn.to/3CP2dHT. Chris writes about productivity at https://chrisbailey.com, and speaks to organizations around the globe on how they can become more productive, without hating the process.
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