Making Sense with Sam Harris #451 — The One Resolution That Matters Most
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Dec 31, 2025 In a world full of distractions, mindfulness emerges as a crucial skill for clarity and focus. Sam explains how caring for your mind sets the foundation for all resolutions. He delves into the battle against digital distraction and defines mindfulness as an attentiveness to consciousness. Through simple practices like observing thoughts, Sam reveals how awareness can transform experiences. He encourages starting small with daily mindfulness exercises and suggests using the Waking Up app for guidance.
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Make Mind Care Your Primary Resolution
- Commit to taking care of your mind as the foundational resolution for all other goals this year.
- Train attention to determine the quality of your life and improve everything you care about.
Digital Economy Trains Perpetual Distraction
- The digital economy is engineered to fragment attention and keep you agitated or amused endlessly.
- This perpetual distraction trains us to avoid meaningful present experience.
Observe Experience Without Grasping Or Pushing
- Practice noticing sensations, emotions, intentions, and thoughts exactly as they arise without grasping or pushing them away.
- Observe unconscious patterns to reduce reactive behavior and increase clarity.