Mindfulness

I was reading Thich Nhat Hanh's "The Miracle of Mindfulness" last night, which recounts, in its chapter 7, the story of the Emperor's three questions, written by Tolstoy. I won't go into the whole story -- it's the typical "ask everyone in the realm for the answer, don't find it, go on your own search, find a sage...." -- but of interest to GTD are the questions themselves:

The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

By Thich Nhat Hanh

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1. What is the best time to do each thing?
2. Who are the most important people to work with?
3. What is the most important thing to do at all times?

The answers seem to be available in a "mind like water" state:

1. What is the best time to do each thing? - Now
2. Who are the most important people to work with? - People you are with
3. What is the most important thing to do at all times? - the thing you are doing

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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-20

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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-17

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• Saturday soccer Extra fun When we win http://t.co/grCcM5iU #
• No video games at home? http://t.co/c73vB0Fn #
• Curry is the Spice of Kings @ Pho Viet's http://t.co/LxePIRhi #
• Edge of a storm in @LexingtonMA http://t.co/XePSHH0d #

Twitter Updates for 2012-09-08

• Tweeting from my old iPad in my new @maroolifestyle case http://t.co/O4mpFtUw #
• @maroolifestyle I have one iPad and two mario cases. I guess I love them :-) Now I need a case for the new #kindlepaperwhite #

Twitter Updates for 2012-09-07

• #edtech @medialab: We’re hosting the @NBCNews @EducationNational Technology in the Classroom Town Hall on 9/13! http://t.co/JKZ3va6Z #
• MIT only listed once in @newsweek college ranking, top best investments by high future salaries / cost @MITnews #grainofsalt #highered #
• @chocolatapp will not re-execute a search and replace in a new file without touching the search text again in the search box! #
• love the new #kindlepaperwhite #
• #kindle parental control and profiles is a smart move! #
• will this now force apple to provide multiple user profiles for the iPad? #kindlefireHD #
• I just prordered: 'Kindle Paperwhite, 6" High Resolution Display with Built-in Light, Wi-Fi -... via @amazon http://t.co/nLncoa21 #
• @marcoarment agrees with my #kindlepaperwhite preorder: Marco's official Kindle preordering guide: http://t.co/ifBvDoGb #

Twitter Updates for 2012-09-06

• Ann Romney -- See? We didn't even have a dinning room table. The Obamas have a table for drinking coffee! #DNC2012 #
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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-05

• Red is great color for banking huh? MT @sazzy: I think HSBC need some UI love, http://t.co/0qxzWSkd #

Twitter Updates for 2012-09-03

• I just unlocked the Back to School badge on @foursquare! Time to party! Er, study. http://t.co/63vmYlGw #