@Adudethatis@lemmy.ca I've been taking notes for almost everything I do, and writing essays, todo's, thoughts I have in obsidian and linking it all together. So for example if I'm reading a book, I'll make a note for that book and take little notes whenever I have some fleeting thought about it. This helps me have like, something beside me whenever I'm doing something which helps me slow down my actions and think slower.

Also I've recently been liking the concept of a "forever world" in Minecraft - a world you play in forever, forever cultivating what you've made and shaping it over years. I play for 20 minutes a day but sometimes I even play for a couple of hours. While playing I play slowly, try not to sprint so I can take in the creations I've made and the environment. Also incorporating the notes into this (mostly just logs about thoughts I have while playing).

But yeah the essence of all this is just to not rush the things I'm doing like I have a bad habit of doing. I often rush things and then don't even complete the thing that I was doing anyway. Living more slowly allows me to do things more intentionally and just go at my own pace regardless of whether or not I'm gonna "complete" something.