I just read this article over at guardian.co.uk (found via [H]ard|OCP), and I have to admit that it really hit home for me. I have recently been going through a lot of personal growth work to face the 'demon of distraction' down and win back my personal productivity, sanity, freedom, and unconditional love of the universe at large.
My experience with this problem has seen it appear in many forms. I have faced distractions from sources such as recreational drug use, recreational reading, unproductive relationships, video game use, tobacco use, alcohol use, laziness, unnecessary introspection, pursuit of perfection, pursuit of happiness, pursuit of pursuit, and just plain ol' lack of knowin' what to do next.
Though I have worked long and hard to eliminate my affectation for distractedness on my own terms, I cannot claim victory in anything but small, minor, skirmishes in what has been an ongoing war of attrition. Innattention to the important is a hard beast to tackle, and our world of myriad paths for distracting input does not make it easy to put one's attention where it will do the greatest good for all, or even for the self.
There are, however, some very inspiring rays of hope out there. A good friend of mine recently recommended a wonderful book by David Allen. In fact, Chris was so kind as to give me his dog eared copy of GTD on the way out the door of my house on a recent visit. This act, if you don't know Chris, is akin to an ordained baptist minister handing over his copy of the good book to a random soul. I can't say that reading GTD has changed my life as of yet, but my inbox is now empty, and my project list underway.
Another great repository of personal growth information can be found at Steve Pavlina's blog. As an individual who appreciates the pursuit of individualism I have greatly valued Steve's ability to get to the proverbial root of any challenge of actively changing one's own internal awareness. Steve is a 'dyded-in-the-wool' altruist, who writes brilliantly of his personal experiences in growing his awareness and love of the world. His writing shows a beautiful pay-it-forward approach to authorship that will no doubt reflect well when his new book, Personal Development for Smart People ships on 20081015.
Practicing Tai Chi under the loving instruction of some local masters has also been amazingly beneficial to my spiritual connection.
The above serve as a small highlight of the magical synchronicities of family, friends, and random strangers that have entered my life to enable my pursuit of the Tao over the past few years. The most important aspect of the pursuit of truth that I have ever learned is that if you seek it you will always find that, as the X-Files so often reminded its viewers, The Truth is Out There.
Be Well, Do Well, & Seek Truth From Within
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