Articles
35 articles on presence, mindfulness and attention.
This selection gathers articles around one aspect of presence. Read them as a path: start by understanding the mechanism, notice how it appears in daily life, then choose one simple practice to test. The goal is not to collect more advice, but to turn one idea into a concrete and repeatable experiment. Come back after a few days and reread the article that best matches what you are experiencing.
The body as an anchor
The mind can travel to the past or the future in an instant. But the body only ever exists now.
Breathe to reset
Breathing is the only autonomic process in the body you can control consciously. It's a door between the voluntary and the involuntary.
Sleep to be present
A sleep-deprived brain is a brain incapable of presence. Not metaphorically: neurologically.
The cold shower and forced presence
Nothing brings you back to the present moment as brutally as a cold shower. It's uncomfortable, and that's exactly the point.
Diagnostic quiz
Understand the reflex after reading
Answer 8 questions to understand your scrolling reflex and get one concrete action rule.
Protect your focus
Methods and tools for interrupting reflex phone checks.
The beinstant app is coming.
Two minutes a day to come back to the present moment. iOS beta coming soon.