The Art of Noticing: Get Comfortable With Doing Less And Noticing More
“Do less? I’m behind as it is, and I can’t afford to slow down for… so many reasons.” I get it. Slowing down can feel incredibly uncomfortable.
I’ve had clients tell me they’ve tried sitting outside for five minutes, but they spend the whole time mentally writing emails, replaying yesterday's conversation, or organizing tomorrow's schedule. Their bodies are on the patio, but their attention is somewhere else entirely. It's what capable minds have learned to do. There’s no room for the art of noticing.
The American spirit is founded on independence and courage. Pioneers had a vision for a better life, so they left what they knew in the East and blazed trails into an uncomfortable, sometimes hostile, West. They didn’t know what they would encounter. But they were willing to do anything and everything to reach their goal, even when that meant battling their own fears and doubts. 
We’re often told only half of the story. We know our bodies need nourishment to function well. Surviving on caffeine and sugar, or depriving the body of what it genuinely needs, makes us feel unwell. Energy drops. Mood shifts. Focus disappears. The body keeps the score. However, the other half of the story is that our inner life has similar needs! Just as you nourish your body, it’s important to nourish your inner life.
If you’re prone to overthinking a thing so much that you can’t make a decision, then this is for you! Whether you call it decision fatigue, decision exhaustion, or analysis paralysis, overcoming it is not a problem of “being smart enough”. Rather, it’s a symptom of not “hearing” your 