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Back to EpisodesHow to Do 2.5 Hours of Deep Work (It's Easier Than You Think) | Daily Essay
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I just heard someone explain the biggest misconception about Transcendental Meditation: that you're supposed to stop thinking. In TM you silently repeat a word called a mantra, your mind wanders and you come back to it.
Featuring: Thomas Keating, Simone Weil, Swami Vivekananda
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Chapters:
(00:00) Vivekananda on concentration
(00:07) The biggest Transcendental Meditation misconception
(00:26) My two-and-a-half-hour morning work block
(00:43) Thomas Keating and the nun's ten thousand thoughts
(01:08) Simone Weil on attention as prayer
(01:15) Coming back each time
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