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The Atlantic Voluntarily sacrificing pleasurable things resets your senses and makes you master of yourself. ” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. We have just entered the season of Lent, a time to pray and fast to commemorate Jesus’s 40-day sojourn into the desert at the beginning of his public ministry. About a quarter of Americans—including 61 percent of Catholics—typically observe Lent through voluntary sacrifice, fasting, almsgiving, and prayer. Many religions have similar ascetic traditions, such as Yom Kippur in Judaism and Ramadan ...

Out of the Clouds Step 1: Clear Your Mind “An unsettled mind is either worrying about the future or travelling into the past, getting lost in thought. You start to wonder; can I do this? Is this the right path? What will the others say? What if?” says Shi, adding that as a result, “the mind cannot synchronise with your own actions any more, and you become disconnected from the goals and aspirations you set for yourself.” An important part of self-mastery is learning to observe our wandering thoughts, rather than engage with them. This allows us to move seamlessly through the clutter r...