The Tao of How

Mindfulness. The more I've thought about this, the more I think success is rooted in mindfulness. Being in that moment, giving that moment your full attention, and appreciating (or at least acknowledging) the moment for what it is. I drive to work every day and spend about an hour in the car. I drive home, and spend another hour in the car. During this morning hour and afternoon hour, I multitask. Sometimes I listen to audio books. Sometimes I listen to music. Other times I have an active mind and find that the time is productively spent brainstorming and capturing ideas. But I'm also driving. I'm also interacting with other drivers. And this is where I ran into a problem this morning, when I was thinking about the situation. I enjoy driving. I like my car. I take care of my car. My car brings me joy. But I don't appreciate it when I'm in the midst of the experience of driving, many times. I'm driving because I need to get some place - often in ...

There are no magic bullets. I'm sorry to have to say this, but it is a hard-won conclusion I have come to after trying many one-stop remedies. There is no solution that is going to work for everyone. In spite of the mighty infomercial industry saying otherwise, there is no one thing that will allow people to 'set it and forget it' and solve all their problems. What there is, and what we can all take advantage of, are the plethora of options out there that work for some people. So looking at this same pool of potential magic bullets, there is every likelihood that one of those solutions will work for us. And there's every likelihood that it will not be the same as the one that works for the person to our immediate left or our immediate right. I'd love to know the statistics that aren't shared by these infomercial powerhouses because I think there's a lot of value there. Not in knowing how many instances in which the solutions have failed, per se, b...