It is said that humans are only using 10 percent of our mind's capacity. Movies like Lucy have given us an estimated insight into the abundance of abilities rewarded to those able to unlock the hidden dimensions. From the ability to feel your internal processes to control objects with your mind, we have an idea that the possibilities are endless. However, there is a little known fact about accessing the outer corners of your mind, and it lies in the time that it takes you to drive to your nearest Starbucks: sitting in silence for three minutes. I understand that you are all hustling and bustling, young and old, tired and coffee driven adults and adolescents, but there is a time and a place for your daily three minutes of silence. Here are six ideas:
1. Literally driving to Starbucks.
I wasn’t kidding. There are Starbucks on every corner. Turn the radio off, roll up the windows and listen to the rocks roll around in your head. Not only will you expand your consciousness, but you might be able to talk yourself out of the over-priced coffee you are about to buy.
2. Family picnics.
We are all different, and we all handle the chaotic mess I call family outings differently. You can endure aunts and uncles breathing down your neck about college or you can take a walk on the quiet side.
3. At the gym.
You have three options in this case. Listen to music, be silent, or listen to adult males grunt and mumble throughout their sets. Headphones without music are just earplugs!
4. First thing in the morning.
Ah, mornings are glorious. Birds a-chirping, gardeners a-mowing, cars a-blasting… The perfect time for your three minutes of silence could be just shutting out the awful industrial noises from your neighborhood.
5. During a presidential speech.
Because honestly, it’s the same speech we’ve heard for the last year. They all spew the same regurgitated discourse about their policies and what they will drastically change about our country, but there is one side of the story you haven't heard: yours when you mute your TV. Go on, give it a whirl. Press mute and generate your own speech for them in your mind! You might even learn to like one of them!
6. At a bar.
As much as you may wish that your knight in slightly used saran wrap is the slob at the bar ordering any umbrella drink and bragging about his nightly conquests, you might find three minutes of silence a more rewarding way to come down after a long day of work.
I hope there is some sort of solace with knowing you are able to find quiet time in the most simple daily activities, as well as the unwanted situations we keep finding ourselves in.
Enjoy your 
