In contrast, a walk through a park or in the woods puts little such demand on attention. We can restore by spending time in nature-even a few minutes strolling in a park or any setting rich in fascinations like the muted reds of clouds at sunset or a butterfly's flutter. This triggers bottom-up attention "modestly," as Kaplan's group put it, allowing circuits for top-down efforts to replenish their energy, restoring attentiveness and memory, and improving cognition.A walk through an arboretum led to better focus on return to concentrated tasks than a stroll though downtownY Even sitting by a mural of a nature scene-particularly one with water in it-is better than the corner coffee shop.But I wonder. These moments seem fine for switching off in tense concentration, but open the way for the still-busy wandering mind-set of the default circuitry. There's another step we can take in switching off the busy mind: full focus on something relaxing.
The key is an immersive experience, one where attention can be total but largely passive. This starts to happen when we gently arouse the sensory systems, which quiet down those for effortful focus. Anything we can get enjoyably lost in will do it. Remember, in that survey of people's moods the single most focusing activity in anyone's day, and the most pleasant, is lovemaking.
Total, positive absorption shuts off the inner voice, that run ning dialogue with ourselves that goes on even during our quiet moments. That's a main effect of virtually every contemplative practice that keeps your mind focused on a neutral target, like your
breath or a mantra.Traditional advice for ideal settings for a "retreat" seems to inelude all the ingredients needed for cognitive restoration. Monas teries designed for meditation arc typically in restful, quiet natural environments.
Not that we need go to such extremes. For William Falk, the remedy was simple: he stopped his work and went to play with his daughter in the waves. "Tumbling and hooting in the pounding surf with my daughter, I was fully present in the moment. Fully alive."
In contrast, a walk through a park or in the woods puts little such demand on attention. We can restore by spending time in nature-even a few minutes strolling in a park or any setting rich in fascinations like the muted reds of clouds at sunset or a butterfly's flutter. This triggers bottom-up attention "modestly," as Kaplan's group put it, allowing circuits for top-down efforts to replenish their energy, restoring attentiveness and memory, and improving cognition.A walk through an arboretum led to better focus on return to concentrated tasks than a stroll though downtownY Even sitting by a mural of a nature scene-particularly one with water in it-is better than the corner coffee shop.But I wonder. These moments seem fine for switching off in tense concentration, but open the way for the still-busy wandering mind-set of the default circuitry. There's another step we can take in switching off the busy mind: full focus on something relaxing.
The key is an immersive experience, one where attention can be total but largely passive. This starts to happen when we gently arouse the sensory systems, which quiet down those for effortful focus. Anything we can get enjoyably lost in will do it. Remember, in that survey of people's moods the single most focusing activity in anyone's day, and the most pleasant, is lovemaking.
Total, positive absorption shuts off the inner voice, that run ning dialogue with ourselves that goes on even during our quiet moments. That's a main effect of virtually every contemplative practice that keeps your mind focused on a neutral target, like your
breath or a mantra.Traditional advice for ideal settings for a "retreat" seems to inelude all the ingredients needed for cognitive restoration. Monas teries designed for meditation arc typically in restful, quiet natural environments.
Not that we need go to such extremes. For William Falk, the remedy was simple: he stopped his work and went to play with his daughter in the waves. "Tumbling and hooting in the pounding surf with my daughter, I was fully present in the moment. Fully alive."
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