# The Imperfectionist: Reality is right here

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## What Jamie wrote

There has been an absolutely avalanche of news recently. I found this concept of "psychological center of gravity" from Burkeman interesting. 

> Here's what I mean by "your psychological centre of gravity": I've been puzzling [for a few years now](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/may/03/how-the-news-took-over-reality) over a shift I first noticed around 2016, when various acquaintances -- and me too, in some ways -- started doing what I called "living inside the news." They seemed to view the world they accessed through news sites and social media as somehow more _real _than their immediate surroundings. The latter was a place they merely dropped into from time to time, before hurrying back to the main event.

I've seen folks in this spot. **I've been in this spot!** I love his call to action.

> I've found one tried-and-tested mindfulness exercise to be helpful here. Become consciously aware of your feet -- of their position in space and their temperature, their contact with your footwear or the ground. Come out of your head for a moment, and especially out of other people's heads. Here you are. Here. On the ground. Now: what feels like it needs doing?

Your feet. Love it. 🦶

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