How to Find Time for reflection
Productivity / / December 23, 2019
During the first presidential campaign of her husband, Michelle Obama is very worried about him, saying that in his busy schedule do not have time to just think. The same thing you can hear from many business leaders, whose day is packed things to the eyeballs.
How much do you know people who are not even very busy, which is allocated in the diary the "serious thoughts"? And what does this mean? Sit on a chair, staring at the wall and thinking? So? It will be very problematic.
In the words of the writer Alain de Botton: "Your mind may not want to think in the right way when you are literally forcing him to do just that. This is the same paralyzing task as when you are asked, for example, tell an anecdote or a joke. Absolutely nothing comes to mind. "
If you really want to think productively, you need to be indirectly involved in two activities.
Directed mental activity
record
As the famous writer Joan Didion: "I do not know what I think until I try to write it down." Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, also preaches about the benefits of writing long texts speculating. It does not matter that you are not a professional writer, you just need to vent all your thoughts on paper, which will help you to structure them. And it is not necessary in this case to think about the beauty of the text and the fact that he liked the readers, because no one except you will not see it.
honor
It is not a short article, but a full-fledged book. What is interesting, it does not matter, what is a book. Because if you're not a professional reviewer, who must thoroughly grasp the meaning of each line, the reading becomes more quiet time for reflection, a time when you can hear themselves.
Omnidirectional intellectual activity
Omnidirectional intellectual activity takes place in the times when we do something so that the minimum load our brains.
The road to work and from work
You are traveling a familiar route? Whether you're behind the wheel, on the subway or bus. This is the time that you can devote to meditation. If you are traveling in your car, you can then record them on tape. Think of yourself as the beautiful thoughts you visited it in the road.
Walk with a dog
The same as the road, only safer (not to think about it while driving, do not drive through a stop).
Long reception of the soul
Monotonous procedure and pleasant soothing effect of water as you are immersed in another dimension, where you can completely surrender your thoughts.
Thoughts window
Plane, train, bus... In any moving vehicle, when you sit by the window and watch the scenery, thought themselves born in your head.
Cleaning your home or office
Disassemble the documents, arrange beautiful book, wash the dishes. These classes are also highly promote mental activity.
And when do you find time for reflection? What do you do at this time?