read chade meng-tan’s article from harvard business review: “just 6 seconds of mindfulness can make you more effective.”
some days it’s really draining to be a senior executive. you sit in meetings for hours on end, and every decision you need to make is difficult — all of the easy decisions have already been made at levels below you. on those days, you know you could be a much more effective leader if you could approach each meeting with a fresh perspective. but in order to do that, you first need to put down the baggage you carried in from all your previous meetings. you can do it. and you can do it in just six seconds.