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Every practice in the library, in one list. Narrow it by how long you have, who it is written for, and where you are right now.

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4 practices
Equanimity and perspective remove filterInvolves someone else remove filterAny ordinary day remove filterClear all
How long you have
A minute 2Five minutes 2
Who it is written for
A practitioner 4Me 3Someone I care about 2My husband or wife 1
On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else
On my own 33Involves someone else 4
Theme · Equanimity and perspective
Medication and how it works 53Systems for daily life 26The cost of avoiding 20Moving your body 17Exercise, food and other supports 13Knowing your partner 12Screens and attention 12What ADHD actually is 10Food, caffeine and fuel 10Shared spiritual life 9Listening and understanding 9Breaking the worry loop 9Your sense of time 8Bringing the future closer 8Treatment and medication 8Feelings and focus 8Structure and routine 8Rituals of connection 7Facing it a step at a time 7The moment before you snap 7What worry does 7Breathing 7Affection and touch 6Cool the body first 6Get started 6Reading, numbers and learning differences 5Growing empathy 5Getting assessed and diagnosed 5Your nervous system 5Touch and bodywork 4When you use something to cope 4Rebuilding trust 4Equanimity and perspective 4Treatment and medication 4Posture and how you carry yourself 4What anger actually is 4When everything feels flat 4Being seen and judged 3Making it stick 3Shame and stigma 3Remembering to do it 3Choosing your response 3Answering bids 2Tolerate distress 2Panic and the body 2Obsessions and compulsions 2Grounding and settling 2Gratitude 2Fondness and admiration 2Emotions as signals 2Staying regulated in conflict 2Righteous anger and perfectionism 2Rest and pacing 1Feeling from the inside 1Shame 1Repair after rupture 1
Approach
Mindfulness 3Core 1
When · Any ordinary day
Any ordinary day 4After a row 2Under stress 1

Ask the question twice. What do you see, and what else do you see. What do you think, and what else do you think. The second one does all the work.

The second question takes for granted that another answer exists, so instead of defending the first you go looking. Used on yourself it works just as…

A minuteEquanimity and perspectiveMindfulnessQur’an 10:24

Try putting a qualifier on the front of your strongest claims. In some ways this is true. In some ways it is not. In some ways I cannot tell from here.

Jain thinkers built a whole grammar out of that, seven careful ways of stating a thing, precisely so assertion stayed honest. Used well, a qualifier…

A minuteEquanimity and perspectiveMindfulnessQur’an 65:3

A story that grips one person can harm another. Before reaching for something graphic to make a point, be sure you know who is in front of you.

Shocking images work because they stick, which is exactly the danger for someone who has hurt themselves before or who thinks about it when things go…

Five minutesEquanimity and perspectiveCoreQur’an 65:3

You cannot argue anybody out of certainty, yourself included. What loosens a grip is play: a puzzle, a small experiment, a question where nobody has to lose.

If you want someone to hold a view more lightly, resist correcting it. Give them something to look at that shows them their own mind at work, and let…

Five minutesEquanimity and perspectiveMindfulnessQur’an 22:46

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