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The Miracle of Washing Dishes
The act of washing dishes can be a mindfulness exercise, a way to give thanks and celebrate life, rather than mindlessly thinking about the past or future. Being present in the moment can lead to new life choices that can translate back to home while traveling.
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This podcast highlights the importance of being present in the moment during mundane activities, like washing the dishes, to experience joy in everyday life instead of constantly living for future activities.
1:14:09 - 1:18:37 (04:27)
Summary
This podcast highlights the importance of being present in the moment during mundane activities, like washing the dishes, to experience joy in everyday life instead of constantly living for future activities.
ChapterThe Miracle of Washing Dishes
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PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker paid $100 to use six lines from a dead poet's poem while Thich Nhat Hanh's sermons offer beautiful language without a payment.
1:18:37 - 1:21:21 (02:44)
Summary
The speaker paid $100 to use six lines from a dead poet's poem while Thich Nhat Hanh's sermons offer beautiful language without a payment. The speaker encourages the audience to use Google to find examples of people in similar demographics who have pursued similar goals in order to gain inspiration.
ChapterThe Miracle of Washing Dishes
Episode#624: Rolf Potts — The Vagabond’s Way, Tactics for Immersive Travel, Pilgrimages and Psychogeography, Empathy Machines, Full-Throated Love, The Slow Sense of Smell, Lessons from Thích Nhất Hạnh, Falling Upward, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this podcast episode, the speaker discusses the concept of living by first half of life aspirations and values in the second half of life, which results in diminishing returns.
1:21:21 - 1:23:52 (02:30)
Summary
In this podcast episode, the speaker discusses the concept of living by first half of life aspirations and values in the second half of life, which results in diminishing returns. He also shares author Richard Rohr's analogy of America being a society focused on the first half of life values.