Thoughts & Feelings · · 2 min read
Inside a deep release
Pulled over on the side of the road Alone in my car Tears streaming down my cheeks Sadness rolling through my body Heaviness filling my chest
Life in Practice
Replaying conversations, familiar habits, moments of self-doubt, frustration, distraction and unexpected discoveries.
These are real moments from my own life where I've begun recognising thoughts, feelings and reactions that might otherwise have gone unnoticed.
As you explore them, you might recognise something familiar in your own life too.
Choose a topic below, or start with the latest discovery.
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What I've Been Noticing
Self-Doubt · · 3 min read
Big Changes Small Moments
We’ve all heard the saying ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’.
Attention · · 6 min read
One Thought, Two Possible Paths
What happens to our attention after a potentially distracting thought appears?
Curiosity · · 3 min read
What Happens in the Brain When We Stop Feeding Every Thought?
Lately I’ve become increasingly curious about what might actually be happening in the brain when we notice thoughts without continuing to feed them.
Focus & Performance · · 6 min read
What if the zone begins where unnecessary thought ends?
There’s a kind of focus I’ve experienced more than once in my life, but until recently I never really knew how to describe it.
Health · · 7 min read
The Race Begins Long Before the Starting Gun
Why focus matters as much during training as it does during competition.
Health · · 3 min read
It’s okay to feel it. Just don’t feed the story.
One thing I’m understanding more deeply is that Notice it… don’t feed it does not mean avoiding difficult feelings.
Relationships · · 3 min read
The biggest barrier to a good conversation might be happening inside your own mind
We see a lot of advice online about how to be a better conversationalist.
Health · · 3 min read
Not all distractions are a waste of time
This morning at the gym I noticed something interesting.
Everyday Life · · 4 min read
The Conversation My Mind Had Already Created
I put off a phone call for nearly a week because of a problem that didn't actually exist.
Everyday Life · · 3 min read
When Your Body Is Here, but Your Mind Is Somewhere Else
I started a termite inspection today not long after a phone conversation that had given me a lot to think about.
Everyday Life · · 4 min read
What Happens When I Stop Following Every Distraction?
I tried a small experiment at work this morning.
Relationships · · 3 min read
A Little Experiment
Today I tried a little experiment.
Everyday Life · · 4 min read
When Someone Else Sees It Too
Recently, my friend Andy sent me a video after reading Notice it… don't feed it.
Everyday Life · · 4 min read
The Mind Thinks by Itself
I was recently talking while driving about the small insults and limiting beliefs we feed ourselves.
Everyday Life · · 5 min read
The Discomfort Often Arrived Before the Moment Did
Over the past week, I have been trying something a little different.
Health · · 3 min read
The Thoughts Said Stay in Bed
It was still dark when I left for the gym this morning.
Everyday Life · · 4 min read
The U-turn I Kept Avoiding
I was driving the other day and realised I needed to turn around.
Everyday Life · · 3 min read
Stop Looking at Trees and Watch the Road
I was driving to the shops with my wife yesterday afternoon.
Creation · · 5 min read
Building Something New While Not Knowing What I'm Doing
I'm not writing this from the other side of success. I'm writing it from the middle of the unknown.
Health · · 3 min read
The Petrol Station and the Craving That Came and Went
I walked into a petrol station today and immediately noticed all the usual temptations.
Self-Doubt · · 3 min read
Have You Ever Judged Yourself Out of Going Somewhere?
Have you ever looked in the mirror and talked yourself out of going somewhere?
Everyday Life · · 4 min read
What I Noticed When the Fear of Looking Silly Showed Up
I nearly didn't film this.
Creation · · 3 min read
The Website Is Live
Today the website for Notice it... don't feed it officially went live.
Creation · · 4 min read
My First Copy Arrived
Today I held the first printed copy of Notice it… don't feed it in my hands.
Every moment becomes an invitation to notice what’s already happening.
These are some of the moments I've noticed in my own life. But the exploration doesn't have to end with reading someone else's experience.
Inside the Notice it… don't feed it community, we explore these moments together.
You might recognise something in another member's story, share a discovery of your own, or begin noticing an everyday pattern you've never paid much attention to before.
Every experience offers another opportunity to become familiar with noticing.