Poll: Are you present right now or are you distracted?

[Ethan1]

Please be honest with yourself.
AT THE PRESENT MOMENT ... 

Yes  

• ALERT
• BEING
• PRESENT
• MINDFUL
• AWARE
• SHARP
• PURE CONCIOUSNESS
• ATTENTIVE
• OBSERVING
• IN THE HERE & NOW
• COGNIZENT OF SURROUNDINGS
• CONCIOUS OF MY BODY
• INTENTIONAL THINKING
• AWARE OF THOUGHTS
• AWARE OF FEELINGS
• IN THE ZONE
• EMPTY MIND
• SURRENDERED TO WHAT IS
• ACCEPTING SILENCE
• BUDDHA NATURE

 

No

• DISTRACTED
• A BIT MINDLESS
• MINDLESS WANDERING
• UNABLE TO CONCENTRATE
• ZONED OUT
• FUTURE FOCUSED & PAST FOCUSED
• ALL OVER THE PLACE
• UNCONCIOUS
• NONSTOP THINKING
• OVER INTELLECTUALIZING
• RUMINATION
• AIMLESS
• OVERTHINKING
• MONKEY MIND
• ABSENT MINDED
• DISSOSIATED 
• A TON OF THOUGHTS ON MY MIND

 

Depends

• I DON'T KNOW
• I DON'T CARE
• I DON'T UNDERSTAND

 

Questions: 

What is at the root of your distraction? 

Are you using actualized.org to distract yourself?

Are you using YouTube to distract yourself?

Are you using Video games to distract yourself?

What can be done to create more mindfulness & awareness in your life?
Are you numb to your emotions? Alexithymia?
How could you reconnect with your emotions?

How can you clear your mind? 

How can you vent your emotions to get them out? 

Are you able to meditate?

Are you able to sit in a room by yourself with nothing to distract yourself?

Can you live without your phone for a few hours, days, weeks?

Can you live without your laptop, internet, or tv for a few hours, days, weeks?

I'll admit that I have been distracted by over thinking. Such a subtle thing to notice when one is distracted. I mean even as I type it's such a simple thing. I am working towards improving this and making things simpler. Figured this is something to bring attention to because it's so easy to get distracted these days with technology. I was mainly curious about those that use the forum and how others feel about their level of self-awareness and self-discipline towards being mindful. 

 

 

Edited November 21, 2022 by Ethan1

[Carl-Richard]

Please be honest with yourself: are you Nick Fuentes right now?

[Ninja_pig]

I let my curiosity get the best of me. This forum is just so interesting!!! Scrolling is not what I should be doing, so I guess it's mindless??