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Ni aina ya kichawi na ni jambo la manufaa sana linalokupatia kitu tofauti kabisa na kuzingatia pumzi yako. Pia kuna faida dhahiri kwa hilo, lakini ni tofauti tu. Ni misuli tofauti unayoinamisha, na inasaidia sana katika maisha ya kila siku.</p><h2 id="s9"> Mambo ya Kuzingatia kwa Vitendo</h2><p> <strong>Cort:</strong> Kwa hivyo kuna mawazo yoyote ya mwisho? Labda tunaweza kuhitimisha hili na kualika tafakari nzuri ya mwaka uliopita, kwa wale ambao mnatazama mwishoni mwa mwaka.</p><p> Nadhani inarudi kwenye viungo hivi muhimu vya kujitafakari vizuri, ambavyo ni kuwa na nia ya kuihusu - kuichukulia kama mazoezi unayofanya kwa muda mfupi siku nzima. Na ikiwa una muda wa kuifanya kama kutafakari rasmi, bora zaidi. Na kisha kukuza udadisi kama nguvu inayoendesha nyuma ya hilo - ambayo ni kupata udadisi tu kuhusu akili yako mwenyewe na kugundua jinsi mawazo yako yanavyofanya kazi, angalia jinsi yanavyounda uzoefu wako. Angalia jinsi unavyofikiria tofauti kuhusu jambo fulani, kama vile unavyochukua mtazamo mwingine kimakusudi. Angalia tu kinachotokea. Pata udadisi kuhusu hilo. Inakuwa ya kuvutia sana unapokuwa mwanafunzi wa akili yako mwenyewe kwa njia hiyo.</p><p> <strong>Richie:</strong> Ndiyo. Na unapoweza kutegemea udadisi huo, karibu unakuwa kitu cha kuchezea. Unaweza kukikabili kwa wepesi ambao unasaidia sana.</p><p> <strong>Richie:</strong> Hapana, nadhani tulikuwa na mazungumzo mazuri na ninatarajia kusikia kutoka kwenu nyote kuhusu uzoefu wenu wa kutafakari mchakato huu wa kujitafakari vizuri.</p><p> <strong>Cort:</strong> Ndiyo. Vivyo hivyo. Labda hiyo inaweza kuwa wazo letu la kuaga kwa wale wanaotazama hii — hasa ikiwa unatazama kwenye Substack yetu, au ikiwa unatazama kwenye YouTube, labda unaweza hata kushiriki katika maoni. Lakini nadhani huu ni wakati ambapo tunaweza kutazama nyuma na kuuliza swali moja rahisi: nimejifunza nini mwaka huu? Nimekuaje mwaka huu? 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