Here's a great post on Zen Habits (a daily must-read for me) that reflects my advocacy for simplicity, mindfulness, and contentment in daily living. The "Zen of doing" may be hard to comprehend at first, but we've all experienced it before. Try to compare it to thinking/acting "in the moment" or when you're "in the zone." Whether it's the last 5 minutes of an exam and you're scrambling to finish your last page of questions, or you're stuck in a burning house with your adrenaline pumping, the Zen of daily doing tries to replicate that amazing feeling -- when time is frozen, mind is completely focused, and natural action precedes too much thinking-- to all the mundane acts of our daily lives. When such is achieved, welcome to enlightenment.
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