什么也不做的十分钟

类别：独处

讲述每天上班前静坐十分钟放空思绪，在日常焦虑中寻得喘息空间的体会。

时长 59 秒 · 语速 140 wpm

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Every morning, before work, 每天早晨上班前，

I sit in the chair by 我都会坐在

the window for ten minutes and do nothing. 窗边的椅子上发呆十分钟。

I want to be clear. 先说清楚，

I'm not meditating. 我这不是在冥想。

This is simpler. 这事儿更简单。

I sit. 我就只是坐着，

I hold a cup of tea. 手里端着一杯茶。

That's the whole method. 就这么简单，没别的方法了。

The first minute is the worst. 第一分钟最难熬。

My brain runs in like a dog that's been inside all day. 脑子里的念头就像关了一整天的狗一样，疯狂乱窜。

Emails! “邮件还没回！”

That thing you forgot! “那件事你给忘了！”

What's for dinner? “晚上吃什么？”

I don't fight it. 我也不去压抑它们，

I just don't follow it. 只是不顺着它们往下想。

Around minute four, something changes. 大概到第四分钟的时候，感觉有些不一样了。

The thoughts slow down, 念头慢了下来，

like snow in one of those glass balls 就像停止摇晃后，

after you stop shaking it. 雪花球里慢慢落下的雪花一样。

By minute ten, the tea has gone cold, 到了第十分钟，茶已经凉了，

and I can hear the clock. 我也能听到时钟的滴答声了。

Nothing has been solved. 什么问题都没解决，

My problems are all still there, waiting politely. 那些烦心事还在，客客气气地等在那儿。

But I'm a little further back from them. 但我好像跟它们拉开了一点距离。

It turns out there was room. 原来，心里还是有空隙的。