- Thich Nhat Hanh talks about mindfully doing the dishes in one of his books; how you're doing them just to be doing them (being attentive to what's happening right now), not purely to get them done (being otherwise focused on some future event). This sort of everyday activity is ideal for practicing attentiveness, exploring the complex interplay of sensations, this "dance of creation" that is sensate experience means that there's never any reason to be bored; there is always something to be aware of and this is where we can begin practicing properly.