Slowing down

Today I made steel cut oats and it DID NOT BOIL OVER AND MAKE A MESS!

What happened in the past? Did it leave a crusty mess on the burner and the pot? Why, yes it did.

But…

Today I practiced s l o w i n g d o w n.

It takes time to make the oats so I let my hair air dry while they cooked.

I still multi tasked but I did it differently, I did frequent check ins on the simmering pot, and offered the pot frequent stirs. I put away a few things at a time, instead of the whole bag of things.

Oftentimes we do the same task, the same way, and hope it goes better. Sometimes, fortunately for us, it does. Other times, if we give a little bit more reflection to the task, would we call that pre-flection? it can have a little bit better outcome.

Is there something you can S. L. O. W. Down With today? Is there room for some pre-flection?


Even my keyboard wants to race. Race to punctuate. Race to capitalize.

We are pushing against culture that races, when we slow down. That push may improve your outcomes. Will you slow down with one thing and try it out?

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