The document discusses different perspectives on time and how our relationship with time can impact our well-being. It notes that clock time is a human construct that fragments our experience of lived time connected to our senses and rhythms. Our ideas about lack of time and need for efficiency can negatively impact our mental state. It suggests practicing mindfulness of time through attention exercises and being open to inefficiencies to improve our relationship with time.

1. Lived
time
Life
beyond
clock
time
Mariana
Funes
Cogni.ve
Coach
and
medita.on
teacher

2. We
are
caught
in
a
race…
When
you
are
digging
yourself
in
a
hole
it
is
good
to
stop
The
digging
Our
ideas
about
.me
are
great
killing
us
speed
up
Time
is
a
human
construct

4. We can manage time
And
beware
of
,me
lock
1884
Standard
clock
.me
Clock
.me
is
a
man-­‐made
construct
Detached
from
our
senses
Fragmented
About
breaking
up
And
the
management
of
years,
months,
hours…
“I
only
have
5
minutes
to
give
you”

5. We can live time
And
find
all
the
,me
in
the
world
Connec.on
with
lived
experience
AMen.on
to
the
senses
World
has
a
voice
through
our
ac.ons
Enmeshed
in
our
inner
rhythms
“I
will
meet
you
at
the
.me
the
cows
go
grazing”

6. Time is just a metaphor
And
metaphors
have
limita,ons
Is Time is money? We have Time
dollars, Time banks, and are Time
poor.
Time is a non-renewable resource that
can be used up, budgeted. Economic
model of growth is mapped on to it
and we say “there aren‘t enough
hours in the day!”
Or is Time is a landscape? And we
move through it. Time is fixed and we
control how we move through it.
Centre of gravity is lived experience.
Economic model of sufficiency
mapped on to it and we say “I could
not find a path to do that”

7. Attention Deficit Trait
Brain
turns
to
survival
mode
We
are
run
by
nega.ve
emo.ons:
fear,
anxiety,
impa.ence,
irritability,
anger
or
panic
Body
goes
into
red
alert
and
frontal
lobes
lose
their
sophis.ca.on
and
their
ability
to
func.on
Execu.ve
func.oning
becomes
‘black
and
white
thinking’
‘In
a
fu.le
aMempt
to
do
more
than
is
possible
the
brain
reduces
its
ability
to
think
clearly’

8. Solution
upfront
Just
STOP
• Start
saying
yes
to
ongoing
quality
of
mind
S
• Test
different
rhythms
in
your
day
T
• Oversee
consump,on,
consump,on
takes
,me
o
• Plan
to
preserve
the
inefficiencies
that
remain
p

9. There
are
options
‘Pacman’
mind
or
peace
of
mind
The
clue
is
in
inner
viewing,
train
your
mind
to
single-­‐task.
It
really
is
not
that
good
at
mul.-­‐tasking

10. The
time
staircase
Pa,ence,
discipline
and
prac,ce
Pause
and
imagine
you
have
You
live
life
to
the
understood
your
full
in
the
middle
rela.onship
to
of
ongoing
.me
.me
and
it
is
You
find
other
working
ways
to
relate
to
Become
aware
of
.me
beyond
your
current
narrowing
it
down
assump.ons
about
.me

11. Time coaching:
Your relationship to time
What does time mean to you?
Tell me more, how is that?
And as you say that, what comes to mind?

12. Train
you
attention
Choosing
to
react
• Focused
aMen.on:
The
ac.on
of
responding
discretely
to
specific
visual,
auditory
or
physical
s.mula.on.
• Sustained
aMen.on:
The
act
of
maintaining
consistent
concentra.on
during
ac.vity.
• Selec.ve
aMen.on:
The
ac.ons
of
maintaining
behavioral
or
cogni.ve
process
during
distrac.ng
or
compe.ng
behavior.
• Alterna.ng
aMen.on:
The
ac.on
of
moving
between
tasks
having
different
cogni.ve
requirements.
Moments
stand
for
all
in
our
lives
that
we
cannot
control
and
it
is
here
that
we
can
make
a
choice
to
prac6ce
each
day
to
incline
our
mind
to
a8end

13. Voluntary Sustained Attention
How long can we on average, maintain our attention on an
unmoving object?
Excitation, fragmentation, lethargy
And then….respite for a second: we focus on reality
without discursiveness
Our minds are like untrained horses
Meditation trains our sense of time

14. Practice
The
First
Step
up
the
,me
staircase
• Catch
yourself
wan.ng
to
be
efficient
and
stop
it:
You
will
hear
yourself
wan.ng
to
terminate
a
conversa.on
because
'it
is
not
going
anywhere'.
You
will
think
of
calling
a
friend
you
have
not
spoken
to
for
a
while,
and
decide
you
can’t
'because
you
have
too
much
to
do'.
4
.mes
a
day
when
you
catch
yourself
wan.ng
to
be
efficient
in
this
way
-­‐
just
stop
it
-­‐
allow
yourself
to
be
splendidly
inefficient!
• Always
ask
:
What
am
I
being
efficient
for?
•
‘Whatever
is
worthwhile
about
us
is
the
inefficient
part.
Inefficiency
is
where
human
life
exists’
Eduard
LuMwark

15. Practice
The
First
Step
up
the
,me
staircase
Anne
McCrary
Sullivan's
aMen.on
prac.ce
-­‐
'In
another
homework
assignment,
I
would
ask
them
to
'find
a
place
where
there
is
nothing
going
on.
Sit
there
for
ten
minutes
and
record
everything
that
happens'.
The
important
thing
is
that
you
stay
with
your
prac.ce
for
the
10
minutes
and
keep
staring.’

16. Conquering
Time
Once
and
For
All
Somewhere
I've
wri-en
So
each
day
I
will
see
The
admonishing
le-ers
TTT.
When
you
see
how
hard
it
is
To
scrub
off
the
grime,
Don't
ever
forget
that
Things
Take
Time.
Piet
Hein
Quoted
in
'Unwinding
the
clock'
by
Bodil
Jonson.

17. Conquering
Time
Once
and
For
All
Focus
on
stability
Slow
reading
RepeHHon
and
rouHne
Switch
‘self
'off
Develop
an
a-enHon
span
longer
than
300ms
Learn
to
noHce
what
takes
you
away
from
‘now’
Accept
the
‘paradox
of
inefficiency’
.

18. Slow
reading
1.
Allow
30
minutes
for
this
ac.vity.
Find
a
5.
When
something
strikes
you,
stop.
Repeat
quiet
place
and
a
quiet
mind
to
allow
you
to
that
par.cular
phrase
several
.mes.
Let
it
direct
your
aMen.on
to
a
favourite
sink
into
your
heart.
inspira.onal
text:
use
the
poem
in
the
introduc.on
to
this
retreat
or
find
a
short
6.
Next
is
your
response
-­‐
how
does
this
poem
or
paragraph
that
speaks
to
you
word/phrase
affect
you?
Is
it
a
word/phrase
emo.onally
and/or
spiritually
of
correc.on
or
encouragement?
2.
Focus
on
understanding
and
trust
your
7.
Stay
with
it
un.l
you
have
received
all
the
awareness
will
remove
from
your
mind
and
nourishment
that
is
possible
from
it
heart
all
that
makes
you
unrecep.ve
to
understanding
this
text.
Find
a
sense
of
8.
Keep
reading
for
the
.me
you
have
giving
yourself
over
to
your
reading.
allowed
following
process
above
each
.me
something
strikes
you.
3.
Ask
those
you
love
past
and
present
to
'accompany'
you
in
your
reading
9.
End
by
making
some
resolu.on
as
a
result
of
what
you
have
read
4.
Read
a
liMle,
slowly
forming
the
words
with
your
lips,
keeping
your
hearts
alert,
10.
Write
down
anything
that
strikes
you
lefng
the
words
find
their
way
to
your
while
you
read.
heart,
keep
your
mind
aMen.ve.

19. Time coaching:
A new relationship to time
So time is ....
What is happening?
And how is that?

20. ‘Quick’
Fixes
Take
a
few
mini-­‐breaks
during
the
day,
concentrate
on
your
breathing
Get
to
meeHngs
early
so
that
you
can
focus
on
self
and
environment
before
others
arrive
Pause
aTer
you
finish
one
task
and
before
beginning
another.
Make
pauses
last
several
minutes
PracHce
mindfulness
by
doing
one
thing
at
a
Hme,
giving
it
your
full
a-enHon.
You
can
try
this
with
a
cup
of
tea
in
the
office.
It
will
shiT
you
focus
and
sharpen
your
a-enHon
Learn
how
to
Hme-­‐shiT
in
the
midst
of
busyness:
whilst
waiHng
for
the
liT,
pay
a-enHon
to
what
is
around
you,
rather
than
feeling
the
rush
and
anxiety
of
tasks
that
are
waiHng
.

21. For
More
Information
Mariana
Funes:
www.marianafunes.co.uk
or
mdvfunes@aol.com
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22. Conquering
Time
Once
and
For
All
‘I
understand
that
my
6me
is
truly
my
6me.
And
even
though
the
pace
of
my
life,
like
everyone
else’s,
is
oBen
directed
by
the
world
around
me,
it
has
become
clear
that
people
have
considerably
more
control
over
their
tempos
than
they
oBen
let
themselves
believe.
And
I
have
come
to
see
another
basic
truth:
that
our
6me
is
our
life.
How
we
construct
and
use
our
6me
defines
the
texture
and
quality
of
our
existence.’
Robert
Levine
in
the
Geography
of
.me
.