Most of us spend our days somewhere other than where we are, replaying yesterday or rehearsing tomorrow while the present goes by unnoticed.

At WLPC Prague 2026, I had the opportunity to give a talk on mindfulness for Wi-Fi engineers. It is a topic close to my heart because mindfulness is one of my highest priorities, and I felt it was time to share the practice with my colleagues in the Wi-Fi community. You can watch my 10-minute talk here.

In the talk, I use the metaphor of six animals (the Snake, Bird, Crocodile, Dog, Fox, and Monkey) to explain the different faculties through which we experience the world. Two of them are especially important here. The Monkey represents the mind, constantly jumping between the past and the future. The Fox represents awareness of the body, a powerful way of experiencing the present moment. Each time the Fox experiences a moment directly, without the Monkey’s judgments and commentary, it starts winning more of those moments from the Monkey as we walk, allowing us to spend more time fully present in our lives.

In mindfulness practice, you have to choose which animal to train: the Monkey or the Fox. Training the Fox is the most effective way to develop mindfulness, even on a busy schedule. Many people picture mindfulness as sitting quietly on a meditation cushion, and as a result, they often believe they don’t have enough time to practice it. As Wi-Fi engineers, however, we have a unique advantage. Our work naturally requires us to walk, whether we are performing site surveys, validating designs, or troubleshooting networks. Those walks create countless opportunities to practice mindfulness in the middle of our everyday work.

The beauty of this approach is that it does not require extra time, special equipment, or a change to your daily routine. The only investment is the time needed to learn and develop the skill. Once that foundation is in place, every ordinary walk becomes an opportunity to practice

Why does every step count? Not because every step changes the RF. Because every step is another chance to return to the present moment.

Better awareness. Less mental fatigue. And, honestly, more enjoyment of your day.

You’re walking anyway. Next time, be there for it.