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    Gauging External Contributions

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    Sean FargoPublished January 10, 2015 · Updated October 22, 2026 · 1 min read

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    A mindful approach to gauging external contributions

    “Gauging External Contributions” is an invitation to slow down and meet your experience with curiosity, honesty, and kindness.

    How mindfulness can help

    Mindfulness offers a steady place to stand while you work with any topic. Instead of being carried along by reaction, we notice what is here, sensations, thoughts, and feelings, and respond from presence rather than pressure.

    Gentle steps to try

    1. Begin with the breath. You might take three slow breaths before opening the worksheet, and let the body arrive.
    2. Read with curiosity. Move through each prompt slowly. Notice which questions soften you and which ones tighten you.
    3. Write what is true now. There are no right answers, only honest ones. What is true at this moment is what the worksheet is asking for.
    4. Close with one breath. When you finish, pause. You might place a hand on your heart and thank yourself for showing up.

    Insight does not arrive on a schedule. Trust the practice of returning, and the honesty you bring each time you do.

    A note from Sean

    Try this today. Before you leave work today, take one breath and name one thing someone or something gave you: a colleague’s help, a clear email, a quiet corner. Notice where you feel it in your body, maybe a loosening in the chest or shoulders. Then ask what made it possible, and what difference it made to your day, as questions 2 and 3 ask. If you can, let that person know.

    Keep going: Gratitude Worksheets and 10 Mindfulness Exercises for Work and Purpose.

    This suits anyone who works, paid or not. If work feels heavy or unfair right now, start with something small and go gently. Stop when you need to.

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