Being locked into one position along the interoceptive-exteroceptive continuum can be maladaptive and contribute to fatigue, negative emotions, and impaired functioning.

“So much of the fatigue of life and the, I should say, the maladaptive behaviors and emotions that show up in life are really not about any set of behaviors or emotions being wrong or right, but rather inappropriately matched to the space-time domain that we're in, which, again, is just fancy nerd speak for saying being present and being mindful is a wonderful byproduct of a meditation practice, but it is but one of those stations along that space-time continuum.”