Great piece and as ever a timely reminder… out of all Drew’s practical advice this (for me at least, with Social Anxiety and GAD, I think) has been one of the most influential factors. I’ve gotten a huge amount from all your books Drew however ‘Seven Percent Slower’ has positively influenced me the most, after seeing on Instagram you being interviewed by Anxiety Josh for memory, before the book’s release. Which led me onto your other books/resources. Slowing down is absolutely on the money for anxiety sufferers but also just great advice for living a more quality, calm, resilient life in general. Admittedly it takes lots of practice by the day/minute/second, as you’re addressing micro-responses and behaviours which for me at least, I’ve been exhibiting since early childhood (later thinking I perhaps had undiagnosed ADHD) so it’s a LOT of behaviour change & habit unpicking - but slowly & surely starts to sink in. It affects how fast I chew food, speak, drink, point at things, walk around at home, blink, turn over in bed, laugh at jokes, check my messages, pretty much every action except sleep itself lol. A valuable book which I can’t recommend highly enough. Saying that, gosh if all the anxiety and ‘false danger-messaging’ is this bad for us in these far less dangerous modern times, am very glad I didn’t live 30,000 years ago when it was all genuinely called for (though I prob wouldn’t need to go to the gym as much😂)
Renee I feel exactly the way you describe it. And yes " Seven Percent Slower" is THE BOOK!
I´m now working ( with my therapist) to have breakfast like a normal person; sitting in the table and being mindful ( today I scored 10 min)! For me it´s a huge goal. :)
That’s absolutely brilliant, sounds like you’re streets ahead of me LOL. Having read yr msg I realised I very often eat my banana for breakfast while turning work laptop on, taking my vitamins, feeding the cat and sometimes listening to the Anxious Morning podcast, all at the same time 🤣 Gosh I clearly have much to learn/change/undo😩
OMG Drew, this is my Achilles heel! The other day my Iwatch recorded 17 hours of activity! maybe 9 hours were productive? 7? ugh 6? :o
Super common!
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Great piece and as ever a timely reminder… out of all Drew’s practical advice this (for me at least, with Social Anxiety and GAD, I think) has been one of the most influential factors. I’ve gotten a huge amount from all your books Drew however ‘Seven Percent Slower’ has positively influenced me the most, after seeing on Instagram you being interviewed by Anxiety Josh for memory, before the book’s release. Which led me onto your other books/resources. Slowing down is absolutely on the money for anxiety sufferers but also just great advice for living a more quality, calm, resilient life in general. Admittedly it takes lots of practice by the day/minute/second, as you’re addressing micro-responses and behaviours which for me at least, I’ve been exhibiting since early childhood (later thinking I perhaps had undiagnosed ADHD) so it’s a LOT of behaviour change & habit unpicking - but slowly & surely starts to sink in. It affects how fast I chew food, speak, drink, point at things, walk around at home, blink, turn over in bed, laugh at jokes, check my messages, pretty much every action except sleep itself lol. A valuable book which I can’t recommend highly enough. Saying that, gosh if all the anxiety and ‘false danger-messaging’ is this bad for us in these far less dangerous modern times, am very glad I didn’t live 30,000 years ago when it was all genuinely called for (though I prob wouldn’t need to go to the gym as much😂)
Renee I feel exactly the way you describe it. And yes " Seven Percent Slower" is THE BOOK!
I´m now working ( with my therapist) to have breakfast like a normal person; sitting in the table and being mindful ( today I scored 10 min)! For me it´s a huge goal. :)
Breakfast like a normal person seems like nothing, but its a HUGE deal! I love that you're working on this.
Thank you, thank you! ☀️
That’s absolutely brilliant, sounds like you’re streets ahead of me LOL. Having read yr msg I realised I very often eat my banana for breakfast while turning work laptop on, taking my vitamins, feeding the cat and sometimes listening to the Anxious Morning podcast, all at the same time 🤣 Gosh I clearly have much to learn/change/undo😩
I wrote an edition of The Anxious Morning about the benefits of monotasking a few months back. It addresses this exact habit (which I can relate to).
We can do it 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️
Great reminder Drew! We often forget how important it is to take things slow and enjoy the journey no matter how bumpy it may be. Love you Big Guy