by Centred Meditation | Aug 1, 2016 | Centred Thought of the Week
At any given moment there’s an intricate concoction of chemicals inside our bodies dictating how we feel. Certain behaviours trigger the release of certain chemicals in our brain. Since past experience has taught us that doing certain things directly result in...
by Centred Meditation | Jul 25, 2016 | Centred Thought of the Week
How much mental energy is consumed by proving to ourselves and to others (i.e. our ‘BAEs’ – an endearing term that refers to our friends which has now been popularised by Pharrell Williams new song) that we are constantly ‘in the right’? We always have a reason as to...
by Centred Meditation | Jul 18, 2016 | Centred Thought of the Week
What is curiosity? Curiosity is defined as a strong desire to learn or know something. The information gap theory of curiosity suggests that curiosity comes when we feel a gap between what we know and what we want to know. It feels like a ‘mental itch that can...
by Centred Meditation | Jul 11, 2016 | Centred Thought of the Week
Last week we spoke about the fact that we live in an attention economy where our attention is the greatest commodity we own. Building on this notion further, we’d like to suggest that since we have a choice about where we spend our attention, we can all actively...
by Centred Meditation | Jul 4, 2016 | Centred Thought of the Week
Today is Kevin’s birthday! It got us thinking more about the point of birthdays in general…what they offer for the person whose birthday it is and what they offer for those around them. Here’s what we came up with: For the person whose birthday it is...
by Centred Meditation | Jun 27, 2016 | Centred Thought of the Week
This may or may not come as a surprise to you, but research shows that multitasking can actually reduce our productivity by up to 40%! Let’s break it down… What constitutes multitasking? Multitasking takes place when we attempt to perform two tasks...