Every so often, you aren’t in the zone to learn.
It may be as a student in a classroom.
Maybe as a member of a congregation in a church.
No matter, sometimes you can feel that you’re going to zone out.
When this happens, there’s a couple of options of what do do next.
The first is to fight the urge to tune out.
Be it through the use of caffeine, a rededication of focus or a firm shake of the head, you’ll do all that you can to stay attentive.
Frankly, this can just result in your energy, effort and attention being directed at preserving your state of mindfulness.
Alternatively, you can just be resigned to drifting off.
No matter if it is caused by fatigue from a restless night, tiredness from a prior session of intense focus or your mind wandering due to indifference, sometimes your brain just isn’t prepared to listen or absorb information.
Can there be a third course of action?
Partnership.
Develop a learning partnership which includes reciprocal note taking.
Develop a spiritual partnership with someone who will pay attention.
Occasionally, within this partnership, you’re able to tap out for this session. Your partner will then extensively record what was said and engage you with the content later.
They, for your inattentive session, will engage for you.
Just as you will do for them if called upon.
But, for all involved - the speaker, the attentive and inattentive.
It takes self awareness.
It takes honesty.
It takes responsibility.
It takes preparedness to do the same.
HYAnd it takes maturity.
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