Thursday, April 5, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The Daily Zen: 6 Reasons to Care Less
But, outside of that realm, much of what we care about merely wastes energy. We devote attention to buying superfluous items, searching for chemical antidotes to our problems, and others judging us. These are not worth caring about, so, to be blunt: stop caring about them.
You'll have more energy to think about what matters.
In simple terms, if you walk down the street making eye contact with every stranger you see worrying about what they think of you, you'll miss out on all the enjoyable opportunities walking down the street can provide. You won't notice the warm sun, a cool dog, or a new shop you want to check out. Give up on negative caring.
You'll appreciate your surroundings more.
Again, if you're not transfixed on attachments to what you should/shouldn't be doing in a given situation, it'll be a weigh off your mind. It will certainly free up some of your attention.
You'll be able to focus on necessities.
Needless caring can grow abstract to a point where it impedes upon our daily functioning. It's how people end up working at jobs they can't stand, settling for the wrong relationship or going into debt buying expensive designer clothes. When you care about what really matters to you, and no one else, you'll have more control over how you organize your life.
You grow more outcome-independent.
Caring less about a select few things could positively carry over into other facets of your life. Outcome-independence means not being attached to how things turn out. Many of the situations we worry about are out of our control.
Goodbye anxiety.
If much of our anxiety stems from the uncontrollable, why suffer over it? Less caring = less anxiety.
Hello charisma.
There's a reason musicians, artists and writers are often more charismatic than accountants, car salesmen and teachers: many times, they've sacrificed a conventional lifestyle for the sake of doing what they care about rather than what society expects of them.
This fosters a natural air of relaxation or carelessness. Obviously there are exceptions, but the point is this:
when you stop worrying about what other people think of you or if you're conforming to institutional standards, you'll become a more interesting person-- not only to others, but also to yourself.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Get ready for Tiger's roar at the Masters
This is a win that will resonate. Tiger Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill by 5 shots. Nobody got even close, not even G-Mac who just spent his Sunday afternoon watching pure trajectories, flush strokes and fluid putts.
“He’s always a force to be reckoned with when he is playing his best
golf,” Poulter said. “And obviously, he’s playing a lot of good golf right
now. The shots he’s hit, just looking at the highlights, he’s got a lot of his
game back. And when he starts rolling putts in, he’s dangerous. So he’s going to
be a force for everybody at Augusta.”
Woods added a chapter to his own book Sunday. He won for the 72nd time on the PGA Tour—one short of Jack Nicklaus in
second place on the career list—and 84th time worldwide. It was the 16th time
he won by at least five shots, and his seventh win at Bay Hill tied the PGA Tour
for most wins on a single golf course. Woods owns both marks. He also has won
seven times at Firestone. Woods goes to No. 6 in the world, returning to the top 10 for the first time
since May 22.
“Heading home now and I can’t stop smiling. Thanks to Otown fans and
everyone watching for all the love. Get well soon, Arnie,” Woods tweeted about
three hours after his win.
See you in Augusta!
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