Fasting of the Heart / Xin Zhai
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-31
CORE DEFINITION
A term from the Zhuangzi. It is not about fasting from food, but about not letting things occupy the mind. Empty and receptive to all things.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Emotional fasting. Stop ingesting emotional garbage, stop generating distracting thoughts. Empty the mind to make room for new truths.
Anchor fast decisions
A term from the Zhuangzi, it is not about not eating, but about 'not letting things occupy the mind', being empty and receptive to all things; it is 'emotional fasting' - stop ingesting emotional garbage and distracting thoughts, empty the mind to make room for new truths.
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