{"id":71044,"date":"2024-08-17T10:45:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T08:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/?p=71044"},"modified":"2024-08-17T10:50:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T08:50:24","slug":"rawdogging-and-cigars-a-plaedoyer-for-the-moment-without-distractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/rawdogging-und-zigarren-ein-plaedoyer-fuer-den-moment-ohne-ablenkungen\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rawdogging and cigars: a plea for the moment without distractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What, pray tell, is #rawdogging and what does it have to do with cigars? There are moments in life that settle over everyday life like a fine, slow smoke and force us to pause for a moment. One such moment is smoking a cigar. Yes, #rawdogging, as it's known in corners of the internet, is far more than just lighting up and inhaling - it's an art form of undivided attention.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">4<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-horen-statt-lesen\" data-level=\"2\">Listening instead of reading<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-rawdogging-hatte-fruher-eine-andere-bedeutung\" data-level=\"2\">#rawdogging used to have a different meaning<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-multitasking-ist-out-aber-so-was-von\" data-level=\"2\">Multitasking is out - but so much so!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-die-zigarre-und-ich-uns-sonst-gar-nichts\" data-level=\"2\">The cigar and I - nothing else for us<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#ressourcen-zum-thema\" data-level=\"2\">Resources on the topic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-diskussion-gefallig\" data-level=\"2\">Fancy a discussion?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-horen-statt-lesen\">Listening instead of reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>German: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-handler-einbetten wp-block-embed-handler-einbetten\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-71044-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rawdogging-deutsch-Composure-38.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rawdogging-deutsch-Composure-38.mp3\">https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rawdogging-deutsch-Composure-38.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>English:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-handler-einbetten wp-block-embed-handler-einbetten\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-71044-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rawdogging-Englisch-Composure-39.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rawdogging-Englisch-Composure-39.mp3\">https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rawdogging-Englisch-Composure-39.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Romeo-Y-Julieta-Linea-de-Oro-Dianas-13-Review-Vasilij.jpg\" alt=\"#rawdogging and the cigar. Nothing but the cigar - really nothing else.\" class=\"wp-image-69739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Romeo-Y-Julieta-Linea-de-Oro-Dianas-13-Review-Vasilij.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Romeo-Y-Julieta-Linea-de-Oro-Dianas-13-Review-Vasilij-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Romeo-Y-Julieta-Linea-de-Oro-Dianas-13-Review-Vasilij-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Romeo-Y-Julieta-Linea-de-Oro-Dianas-13-Review-Vasilij-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><strong>#rawdogging and the cigar. Nothing but the cigar - really nothing else at all. #rawdogging is about dedicating yourself to one thing. Just the cigar and you, that's true #rawdogging.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rawdogging-hatte-fruher-eine-andere-bedeutung\">#rawdogging used to have a different meaning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\">Now, before we delve deeper into the matter, I should mention that the term #rawdogging originally has a completely different origin. In the classic sense, it means nothing more than \u201esex without protection\u201c. But like so many terms in our modern world, it has taken on a new level of meaning. Today, it is often used humorously or even respectfully as a synonym for the uncompromising, unprotected experience of a moment - without any distractions, without the safety ropes of multitasking. Just like smoking a cigar: pure 1TP5 drawdogging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-multitasking-ist-out-aber-so-was-von\">Multitasking is out - but so much so!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So I sit there, a perfectly rolled cigar between my fingers, and realise that the world around me is fading into the background. No emails, no notifications, no endless to-do lists piling up in my head like a crazy Jenga tower. Just me and this cigar - pure #rawdogging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why, I ask myself, do we find it so difficult to concentrate on just one thing these days? Multitasking is the buzzword of our time - the more we can do at the same time, the more productive we feel. But the truth is that multitasking makes us tired, overtaxes our brains and leaves us feeling unsatisfied. The constant switching between tasks is like a zigzag course that never really gets us where we want to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-die-zigarre-und-ich-uns-sonst-gar-nichts\">The cigar and I - nothing else for us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As I smoke the cigar with relish, I can feel my thoughts unravelling and my mind becoming calmer. The steady rhythm of smoking - taking a drag, feeling the flavour on my tongue, exhaling - becomes a meditative process. There is no rush, no urge to do anything else. Just the slow, conscious savouring of this moment. Pure, unbiased #rawdogging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me make it crystal clear: no radio, no TV, no streaming, no internet, no music, no book, no mobile phone - nothing, except the cigar and me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rawdogging is not just a method of smoking a cigar. It is a statement against the hectic pace of everyday life, a manifesto of mindfulness. It's about devoting yourself to a single thing with complete dedication, without allowing yourself to be carried away by the endless flood of distractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so I sit there, the ash of my cigar slowly growing longer, and think that perhaps it is precisely these little moments of pure, undivided enjoyment that make us feel like we have really lived at the end of the day. Because in a world that constantly wants to distract us, the ability to focus on just one thing is perhaps the true form of freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\">And this freedom, dear readers, is sometimes found simply in a cigar, through pure #rawdogging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ressourcen-zum-thema\">Resources on the topic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%23rawdogging\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1TP5Find Trawdogging on the Internet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-diskussion-gefallig\">Fancy a discussion?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/de\/forum\/topic\/rawdogging-und-zigarren-ein-plaedoyer-fuer-den-moment-ohne-ablenkungen\/\">Discuss \/ comment on this post in the FORUM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vasilij_100_csf54279.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73395\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:359px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vasilij_100_csf54279.jpg 472w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vasilij_100_csf54279-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>More smoke. 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