evidence: In Viktor Frankl’s "Man’s Search for Meaning," the Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor writes: "Between stimulus and response there is a space. As Pema Chödrön also teaches in "Taking the Leap," we can consciously mark this pause, every time an emotion arises, before we act on impulse, by taking three deep breaths – in through the nose, and out through the mouth. This offers us just that much time before we give a knee-jerk reaction, to more mindfully choose how (and when) we truly want to respond. Most likely, an immediate response is not actually needed, or desired! We can be more thoughtful, by sending that email tomorrow, or returning that phone call in a few hours, or texting back once we have taken more time to decide what we really want to say. Here are just a couple of take-away insights/new habits I’ll be weaving into my day-to-day life: [...] I’ll be organizing my days in ways that encourage ‘pausing,’ by setting aside particular times to ‘check Facebook,’ call/text with friends and family, read/write, prepare and enjoy meals, meditate, etc. Rather than allowing my attention to dart from the page I’m reading to an app I’m checking, or from the meal I’m eating to the news I’m watching, I’ll be more deliberate in my attempts to do each thing mindfully, without distractions.