When your hourly chime rings, ask yourself the following: • Was your mind wandering when the awareness chime sounded? • Are you working on autopilot or on something you intentionally chose to do? (It’s so satisfying to see this improve over time.) • Are you immersed in a productive task? If so, how long have you spent focusing on it? (If it was an impressive amount of time, don’t let the awareness chime trip you up—keep going!) • What’s the most consequential thing you could be doing right now? Are you working on it? • How full is your attentional space? Is it overflowing, or do you
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