"Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson, echoing a great many philosophers, poets and mystics throughout history who have espoused the virtues of silence. Yet, in our modern lives, we make very little time for quiet.
Question: Why don't you spend more time in silence?
Answer: Because you are addicted to thinking.
On average, your waking mind thinks roughly 60,000 thoughts per day. Much of this thinking is relatively inconsequential...
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