GQ How to Win at Life: The expert guide to excelling at everything you do by Burton Charlie

Author:Burton, Charlie [Burton, Charlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Octopus
Published: 2018-09-06T04:00:00+00:00

5: ROLL WITH IT

Release the ball at the bottom of your downward swing, by your ankle, letting your thumb come out first. “As you let go with the fingers, they are going to lift and put rotation on the ball.” This anticlockwise motion should come from the wrist, not the arm, and then you should follow through. Watch the pins tumble; celebratory Big Lebowski references optional.

DE-STRESS WITH MINDFUL MEDITATION

Mindful meditation may have its roots in Buddhism, but its effects are not a matter of faith. Scientific studies using MRI scans have shown that practitioners’ brains recalibrate to deal better with stress, for instance, and anxiety. So what exactly is mindfulness? Jon Kabat-Zinn, who is widely credited with popularizing it in the West, defines it thus: “The awareness that arises from paying attention on purpose in the present moment, non-judgmentally.” He has been advocating this kind of “awareness” since founding the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programme at the University of Massachusetts back in 1979. Over the following decades, Kabat-Zinn’s theories slowly went mainstream. “All of a sudden it’s on everybody’s lips,” he says. “The reason for that is that the science of mindfulness has really grown exponentially.” Here’s his beginner’s guide…

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