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One Simple Tool for Positivity and Mindfulness
This requires next to no time on any given day.
People are busy.
I don’t know anybody who isn’t almost constantly on the go. Between work, errands, socializing, and a general societal need for near-perpetual motion — people seldom pause for more than a moment or two.
Even when forced to take a break — like during the Pandemic — people mostly didn’t emerge with greater respect for themselves and their time.
This is part of the mental health crisis I feel has not been addressed. The world drastically shifted because of a global pandemic — and the levels of uncertainty experienced were beyond compare. And that doesn’t take into account those impacted by long COVID or those who lost friends, loved ones, and others to COVID.
Everyone, and I mean everyone, was impacted. But that’s been largely shunted away, buried under a false narrative about “returning to normal”. A normal that, frankly, wasn’t very healthy.
Look at office culture and how the pandemic exposed it for utter bullshit. How many jobs work perfectly well — if not better — when done remotely? Must the 8-hour workday remain the standard when people get more done in half the time under less pressure and unnecessary supervision?
