Comments on: Daily Dharma 04: Do One Thing At A Time

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:43:14 +0000

i used this technique because when i am trying to focus on something that requires a high degree of concentration or skill (street fighter for the complex movements, or playing guitar for the same reason) my mind is succeptible to focus on the next thing that happens or that i am told. this helped me focus, and block out everything else. you kind of fall into a mildly-autistic state, which is what i required at the time. thanks, this is very useful.

By: greenfrog

greenfrog — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:25:43 +0000

Funny. There’s an oft-told story about Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, the Zen master who founded the San Francisco Zen Center. He had taught his students many times to do nothing but eat while they ate breakfast. A student visited him in his home and found him one morning reading the newspaper while drinking his tea. The student brought up his breakfast instruction, and Suzuki Roshi responded, “When you drink tea and read the newspaper, only drink tea and read the newspaper.”

By: Sattva

Sattva — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:01:37 +0000

I love doing one thing at a time. It gets me into trouble. I take off and focus on that one thing, and let other important things fall away! With this new business of mine, I’m actually trying to learn to multi-task because I have to.

Here’s my rational – I’m multi-tasking mindfully.

By: ScottyDoo

ScottyDoo — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:22:11 +0000

I’m glad you were able to find our little blog here. It’s open for everyone to read and post. If you have a topic you feel is worth sharing with the community then let me know and I can set you up as a contributor. Though I do the majority of the posting, I would love to see the thoughts of others. I learn so much through my peers.

Thanks again for stopping by!

By: Alicia

Alicia — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:55:00 +0000

ScottyDoo, I stumbled onto your blog through the Christian Buddhist group. I hope you don’t mind my reading your blog. I so needed to read this solo-tasking article because my life is nothing but multitasking and I have been feeling guilty for slowing the pace down a little lately. It’s so nice to focus on one thing at a time and give my full attention to whatever I am doing at the moment and really be in the moment and really pay attention. Well, that’s my two-cents for the day. Thank you again.