How to Get Lost and...
Stay that Way

We've all heard the famous quote of Rene
Descartes, the 17th century French
logician: "I think, therefore I am." But do
you know the true significance of Descartes
philosophy? It's not a declaration of
humanity, so much as a transformation of
science which can be summed up in two words:
systematic doubt. I'll finish this story in
momentarily...

Watch a child play. See how utterly
transfixed she becomes with her game. It's
pure immersion; she has lost herself in the
world of play.

You used to do that too when you were a
kid. But you can't do that anymore, right?

Wrong.

You were born with the ability to lose
yourself. You still have it. It's one of
your greatest gifts because it puts you in
the present moment (where all the fun is).

Legendary comedian Chris Rush told me there
are three things that root you in the
moment, as an adult: great sex, gunfire, and
laughter. I'll add one more to his list -
your decision to be in the moment. Yes, you
occasionally find yourself lost in an
activity, but you can actually learn to get
whenever you decide - and, as you'll
see, your success will skyrocket!

Losing yourself in the moment is so
important to your health and success, in
fact, that I've made it one of my newest Fun
Commandments: Get Lost. It turns out
that "get lost" is actually one of the
nicest things I've ever been told!

Why is it so important to get lost in the
moment? Because your life is currently
dominated by two pressing illusions that
weigh you down like anchors tied to your
neck in the deep end of the pool. You've
come to accept these illusions to such an
extent that they dominate about 96% of your
daily thoughts and focus.

What are these two horrible illusions? The
future and the past.

You populate your illusions about the future
with your fears, hopes, guesses, etc. But
the future is a lie - a time-waster at best
and an immobilizing fear at worst. The
future will never actually arrive, because
when it does it will be the present moment!

You place judgements on your past, labeling
events failures, successes, mistakes,
triumphs, etc. But the past is a lie too;
the past is gone and it is a distraction at
best - and a paralyzing guilt-producer at
worst. The past isn't real anymore.

Frightening to think you destroy so much of
your time and energy focused on these two
illusions, isn't it? And you do waste more
time on them than you'd like, don't you? Me
too.

The present moment is where all your fun
is. The present moment is where all your
success is found. The present moment is the
only thing real in life.

That's why it's so important to cultivate
the ability to get lost. And that's why
it's such great news that humor is your
biggest ally for getting lost. Humor helps
you like nothing else because it is entirely
about the present moment.

In fact, humor's ability to transfix you in
the moment is one of the main reasons you
are gifted with it. Humor is the universe's
way of saying, "Hey, you don't have to be
imprisoned by the twin illusions of the past
and present! You were born with a key -
humor. Use it and free yourself!"

Prior to Descartes, scientists started with
a general proposition and then proceeded to
find what else could be deduced from that
general idea. Descartes proclaimed that
the "truth" should not be stated at the
beginning of the investigation, but should
emerge from the process of investigation and
experimentation. "I think, therefore I am"
refers to a process we now call the
scientific method.

In two weeks, I'll give you much more fuel for
your experimentation with getting lost. I'll
share humor's role in the process and
help you have fun with your research. I
have a pretty good idea, though, that your
results with this process will be quite
grand - please share them with me.

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