When we are present, we are able to fully immerse ourselves in activities and enjoy them to the fullest. The common tendency to multitask or be distracted by your phone or other technology, dilutes your enjoyment and prevents you from fully engaging in the present moment.
The phenomena of when you’re going so fast everything else seems like it’s standing still is how it feels to be present in the moment through accelerating change. Accelerators and innovation labs—from Area 51 to SPACE 10 to Y Combinator—help founders and innovators stay in the moment while jumping to hyperdrive. This model of shutting out the outside world started to protect innovation from boardrooms and bureaucracy. Now, the model can be applied to you. On your journey, you can protect your presence and sit with your resistance, attitude, habits, and thoughts. You can build your environment to enjoy the moment by designing the people, places, and resources you surround yourself with…