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Sue Jaye Johnson's avatar

susan!

thank you for reading and sharing about Pomodoro. it's clearly working for you. and have fun with the timed kiss!

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Ellen Raquel LeBow's avatar

HAH! before checking your post I'd just read a list of things those of us steeped in ADHD world might use to regulate our non-existent sense of time. And our rude propensity for only being able to concentrate on tasks that excite us, the rest feels like the resistance of two magnets facing the wrong sides.

One of the tips was, of course, using a timer, to which I said to myself, "Im never gonna do that." After reading this (and the, "Oh.........right.........that's cool!....... moment when you associated timers with boxing) Once i stop this message I'm going all the way to the Amazon app to order an interesting one. The IPhone's timers don't cut it, I imagine at least mine must be separate from THAt dopamine dealer.

I once participated in a 20 minute nonstop kiss. Not planned, no timer. It surely can keep you in the now.

And that small suggestion of yours may go viral....... Love EL.

PS check my substack if you get a chance. It's called WONDERLUST

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Sue Jaye Johnson's avatar

Maybe I need to collect stories about epic kisses. The here and now in those moments of pleasure. Let me know how your timed experiments go. Thank you for reading. I do read Wanderlust. So good to be in your headspace when they arrive in my in box.

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Faye Boam's avatar

I LOVE the idea of the timed kiss. That is going in the playbook immediately. I also use times for certain writing practices, but i love the idea of writing an essay with a timer. I often get lost in the abyss and branch far, far away from intended focus ad weaving so many threads together. Not that it's a bad way to write, but I do like the idea of trying something different. Thank you, Sue! Very happy I found your newsletter

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Susan Coleman's avatar

Hi Sue, this is how I do just about everything! I call it a pomodoro— 25 minutes, set my intention, get into the flow. I’m gonna try the timed kiss — thnx for that suggestion….

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