2022: Creating a Lexicon of Future
M is for Mundane
Mundane came originally from the Latin mundus, meaning ordinary and worldly as opposed to spiritual, and has been in use in English since the 15th century. ~ Wikipedia
Mapping the Mundane
Slow down and take notice — Ms. Jensen suggests honing our observation skills throughout the day. “Try to remember what people are wearing — or what you see. Things like that can really help train your mind to stay present. And keep a pocket journal so you can pull that out instead of your phone when you’re standing in line or waiting for a bus or a train.”
Let less be more — Mr. McKeown recommends a method of documentation that, he says, may seem counterintuitive: Write less. “I suggest writing no less than one sentence and no more than five until it’s a deep-set habit. A little is a lot more than nothing.” Another tactic Mr. McKeown recently employed was a daily log — a time capsule of the day where he captured everything he had done in the order he did them. “It was valuable for me to not only look at what I was saying I valued, but what I was actually doing.”
Reflect— In “Essentialism,” Mr. McKeown encourages readers to review their writing every 90 days or so and closely assess small details. Passing events or brief encounters that seemed trivial in the…
