Stop what you’re doing and name:
- 5 things you can see
- 4 things you can touch
- 3 things you can hear
- 2 things you can smell
- 1 thing you can taste
That’s it. That’s the whole thing. You’ve just dragged your brain out of its seventeen open mental tabs and into the present moment. It took 90 seconds and cost nothing. This technique even has a clinical name, which makes it sound far more serious than counting ceiling tiles.
Time required: 90 seconds. Less than a microwave burrito.
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