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Often, difficult life situations unsettle us from our usual emotional state, which makes us feel as if we are not at ease. The reasons may be various unforeseen, and not always pleasant, circumstances that you may encounter on a daily basis. Each of these scenarios puts a lot of stress on our mind, and therefore complete confusion begins to occur , requiring restoration of order.
In today's article we will analyze in detail the answer to the question - how to put things in order in your head, and what needs to be done in the future to maintain this state. Let's not hesitate, let's get started!
Go somewhere
The opportunity to leave home and change the environment at least for a day is a good way to “clear your brain.” As you move away from home, the circle of habitual thoughts is broken, the situation can be seen in a new way, and unnecessary things are automatically removed.
Regular trips to Yekaterinburg usually help me a lot. Being away from home, my thoughts clear, instead of boring or disturbing thoughts about something specific, new ideas appear on how and what can and should be done.
If you have the opportunity to leave home by car and drive through beautiful (and deserted!) places where there is only a road and nature, take advantage of it. This will have a beneficial effect on your train of thought.
Autogenic training
Autogenic training refers to a special sequence of exercises with increased concentration on sensations.
First you need to realize the heaviness of your own body, and then imagine how warmth spreads through it - this promotes deep relaxation of the muscles and causes blood flow.
Autogenic training can be done while sitting in a comfortable position or lying down. It helps to completely relax, relieve physical and psychological stress, and can also relieve various cardiovascular and psychosomatic diseases caused by stress.
Changing settings
After you have worked with the past, you can begin to change the present and future. Since our beliefs have a decisive influence on life, then start with them. The human brain is designed in such a way that it constantly looks for ways to save energy. This is precisely the purpose that “programs” serve: beliefs that we accept as axioms and act according to them without thinking. The problem is that for many people these attitudes limit development and prevent them from realizing their potential.
Types of negative “programs”:
- hopelessness (this is basically impossible);
— disbelief (it still won’t work);
- distrust (I'm doing it wrong);
- helplessness (I won’t be able to);
- underestimation (I am unworthy).
Bad news. Negative attitudes are quite difficult to find in yourself, they are so ingrained into the consciousness. Ask for outside help: from a friend, a psychologist, books.
Good news. You can always try to replace negative things with positive ones. For example, instead of saying “I always don’t have enough money,” note successful purchases and investments of recent times and make a new installation - “I know how to earn money for my dreams.”
Stop looking for someone to blame
This unwise habit is common to many of us. Analyzing past moments, we try to find someone to blame, or blame it all on ourselves. But what result does this lead to? Loss of time, energy and deterioration of emotional state. It is important to understand that in any situation that happens there are no guilty parties , everything is due to a number of events involved that worked like a domino principle. Therefore, you just need to accept what has already happened and try to avoid repeating a similar situation and gain valuable experience. The less time is spent on this kind of unnecessary reasoning, the greater the likelihood of being able to restore order in your head.
Order in the head is associated with creativity
Activities that are passive in nature, such as reading, for example, are unlikely to help bring order to your head. They do not switch depressing thoughts to other, lighter and more pleasant ones. But active creativity - drawing, modeling, writing - on the contrary, helps to more quickly shift the focus of attention to another area. So, by engaging in creativity, you can get rid of the accumulated rubbish in your head and finally bring order to your own thoughts.
15 minute rule
Once your home is in perfect order, you want it to stay that way forever. Make it a rule to spend 15 minutes every evening doing a little cleaning: hang things in the closet, iron a couple of shirts, wipe off dust from horizontal surfaces. There are always a few little things that can be fixed in a short period of time. Instead of deep cleaning once a month, tidy up a little every day.
If you adhere to this simple rule, the comfort in your home will become familiar, and you will want to return there. In addition, you will have free time to pamper yourself and your loved ones. You can go for a walk in the park, sign up for yoga, or learn how to cook deliciously.
Drink tea or eat something
Perhaps switching to food or tea will help tame unruly thoughts? Allow yourself to leisurely prepare something tasty (and ideally, healthy), and set the table beautifully (even if you just want to eat a sandwich). Brew aromatic tea, enjoy every sip, open a jar of excellent honey. How do you feel after your meal? Where are your thoughts going now?
What is a mind map?
Let's figure out what kind of tool this is and whether you need to spend time learning it. In order to master this method, it is not enough just to grasp the general principle - you need to train for at least two days. Tony Buzan says you need to develop your own style for drawing a mind map.
Why is it worth mastering this method?
You will gain fast and flexible thinking, as well as the ability to organize and plan a complex action or project in one evening!
Let us highlight several main reasons for mastering:
- desire to think and solve problems quickly;
- multitasking.
Let's talk about multitasking. As you know, everyone strives to perform several tasks simultaneously. Our consciousness at a certain point in time copes well with one or two tasks. The limit is Mueller's constant, which we talked about in the article “How to work effectively in Evernote.”
The magic number seven plus or minus two is a pattern discovered by the American psychologist George Miller, according to which short-term human memory, as a rule, cannot remember and repeat more than 7 ± 2 elements.
We can simultaneously monitor objects (tasks) in the range of one to nine pieces. It should be borne in mind that this is only possible if you constantly train your attention, have slept well, are not very tired and have not consumed alcohol in the previous few days.
So, the ability to multitask is greatly exaggerated. How do we deal with all these multiple emerging goals?
Parallel execution of assigned tasks is only possible thanks to quick switching between them. We “slide” between tasks, and we have the illusion that we are doing them all at once.
The possibilities for quick switching are exhausted, and life continues to add more and more important and urgent tasks to the to-do lists.
At this moment stress arises. If there is a situation where you cannot keep track of everything, then mind maps will really help, because... on one sheet of paper they combine everything you need to remember, know and keep under control.
Another reason to draw mind maps is to develop creativity. If things have become routine and you are bored, try depicting it in the form of a mental map.
Construction principles
- 1. Association . We remember better not isolated facts, but what has a single meaning.
- 2. Hierarchy . Each element belongs to a category and subcategory. The branching of the map lines reflects the logical operation of the relationships between the whole and parts.
- 3. Feelings and emotions . It is a mistake to think that information processing is a matter only for the logical part of the brain. Emotions and all senses also take part in this process.
Where to use?
The scope of application is limitless. For example, to master new material, you can prepare a summary in the form of such a mental map. The map is also useful when preparing for events or to explain complex aspects in a project. It is also convenient to organize work in the form of brainstorming to find new ideas.
pros
- A mind map helps to collect information clearly and compactly.
- Using this tool, you can transform the complex and confusing into simple and understandable.
- Provides an opportunity to gain new ideas and maintain curiosity about the subject or topic being studied.
Minuses
- Mind maps may be misunderstood in a conservative society or company.
- Lack of automatic data processing by computer.
- Cards are interpreted differently by different people.
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