r/Mindfulness • u/rivamiriya • 3d ago

Photo Clicking my way out of autopilot

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Every time I catch myself living on autopilot, I press a button on this little tally counter strapped to my finger. That click reminds me to come back into the moment and think: I’m here.

We joke that the number on the counter is our “Level of Awareness” — like we’re grinding XP in real life.

Why bother with a clunky counter instead of just remembering? Because the thing is big, awkward, and keeps nagging me to notice it. Plus, seeing the numbers go up is fun — it turns mindfulness into a kind of game.

So yeah, apparently I’m speedrunning enlightenment with a finger gadget.
Has anyone else tried weird hacks like this to stay mindful?

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u/brbrrws 3d ago

using ai to write entire posts isn’t mindful

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u/XNitrous84X 3d ago

How do you know it’s AI?

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u/Key-Description-3683 3d ago

It’s the dashes in the second and third paragraphs. My old teachers warned us about ChatGPT signs, this being one of them.

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u/Kareltia 2d ago

Are you serious?? I use dashes all the time. Never thought that may make people think it's AI.

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u/brbrrws 2d ago

its literally the REPEATED AND ENTIRE FLOW OF THE ENTIRE POST

When you use ai for long enough you know exactly how it spits stuff out -- this post has EVERY indicator

and its very clearly the LONG DASHES if u pay even half a mind attention and look at the post not just 'dashes' smh