Thread: Castaneda's "Not Doing"

Another simple one you can do is to set out to double or half the amount of an action you do in a specified time.

For example, once I was at a party and bored. I picked a time duration: the next hour, and thought about what behaviour I could double or half in the next hour. I chose: talking. So, in the next hour I was constantly looking for ways to start conversations and continue them. I'm pretty sure this would be a good way to get out of autopilot and make you aware in the moment. (Interestingly, at the party I think I did more than double the amount of talking I did; my girlfriend asked me why I was talking so much )

Great thread, makes sense.

Try gazing at shadows instead of looking at the objects

Try walking backwards.

Gaze at mountains, clouds.

Journey to Ixtlan is the best book to read if you want to find out about Not Doing.

to get out of auto pilot the last couple days ive just been a lot more aware of the world around me, trying as much as i can to be lucid in waking life.

Originally Posted by JamesLD

to get out of auto pilot the last couple days ive just been a lot more aware of the world around me, trying as much as i can to be lucid in waking life.

yesterday I shaved and brushed my teeth with my left instead of right hand. That does force you to pay attention to what you are doing.

This is really very interesting, Im going to have to try this nice work!

This sounds like a challenge, but I'll try to think more about my actions.
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