This 5-Minute Habit Will TRANSFORM Your Life | Michael O'Brien X Rich Roll Podcast
Rich Roll
Apr 8, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Incorporate short mindfulness practices with 'Pause, Breathe, Reflect' app
The 'Pause, Breathe, Reflect' app is designed to weave short, one-to-two-minute mindfulness practices throughout your day, rather than focusing on one long morning session.
Listen to your body’s whispers to manage stress
Your body gives you subtle cues and whispers about stress long before it starts screaming with overt symptoms, so listening to it is a key mindfulness practice.
Stop chasing happiness to alleviate suffering
In a near-death moment, the speaker's bargain with the universe was not to be a better person, but to stop chasing happiness, realizing the pursuit itself was the source of his suffering.
Reframe events to empower perception and choice
A mentor shared the advice that any event is neutral until you assign a label to it, giving you the power to choose how you perceive and frame what has happened.
Reframe trauma as your last bad day to embrace positive moments
You can reframe a traumatic event as your "last bad day" by making a commitment to never again label an entire day as bad, acknowledging that it's just a series of moments.
Release self-inflicted suffering to alleviate pain
The first arrow is the unavoidable pain life inflicts, but the second arrow is the optional, self-inflicted suffering we create by ruminating on the initial pain.
Embrace new reality instead of returning to normal
Instead of trying to get "back to normal" after a life-altering event, it's more powerful to accept that you are in a new world and create a new way of being.
Embrace scars to reveal beauty through kintsugi
The Japanese philosophy of Kintsugi shows that when broken pottery is repaired with gold, its scars are highlighted, creating a new, different kind of beauty.
Surround yourself with like-hearted individuals for deeper connections
Instead of surrounding yourself with people who think like you, find "like-hearted" people who share core values of compassion and kindness, which fosters deeper connection.
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