Wonderful Tips for Mental Strength
Powerful mind has the same characteristics as a powerful engine of a vehicle. It needs continuous/regular tuning and maintenance, especially cooling. Engine must also remain cool while working. otherwise journey would come to a halt and even there is a risk of vehicle catching fire. Similarly as you care about your body to look as much smart as possible, in the same vein you have to look after your mind.
Following are some useful tips for a powerful mind and I hope these will prove very much (I am not saying most) effective:
I) Most important point is that a mind free of negative influences; one that is full of good wishes, goodwill, compassion, kindness, and elevated feelings is really a powerful mind.
2) Good behaviour/Empathy: Your behaviour or attitude towards your fellow humans is also an important factor. According to a study, behaviours that keep your heart healthy also boost your brain power. In other words, a beautiful heart is the most essential ingredient for a healthy and smart mind. A pure heart free of any negative emotions like, hate, envy, selfishness, fear, rage and anger is a pre-requisite of a powerful mind. Our heart works like an automotive battery without which even the most powerful engine is good for nothing.
3) Healthy food and lifestyle choices: While most of us know the basics of human brain training (mentally stimulating activities, such as, learning a new language, doing cross word or being socially active), but now a clutch of studies show that lifestyle choices — healthy diet, daily exercise, no smoking, no drinking, controlling high blood pressure/cholesterol/blood glucose levels etc. — may play a bigger role than believed earlier. The basic blueprint for vision, language and memory in the brain is progressively refined by how we choose to use it. With a little effort your brain will be as sharp as you want it to be. By discarding the unhealthy lifestyle you bring a revolutionary change in your heart, soul, body and mind.
4) Avoiding overthinking: Overthinking causes confusion, chaos, and restlessness and is harmful to your mind as overeating is harmful to your body. Overthinking is the killer of creative abilities. Start meditation to relax your mind. Even a simple 10 minutes exercise of deep breathing in the morning can do wonders.
Moreover, you need to do the following :
- Improving and filtering memory: To improve your memory, you must do away with the habit of parroting. The secret to good memory is understanding what you are trying to learn and organize it effectively in your mind. You soon forget the things that you just memorize without understanding the concept. And always forget the negative happenings that are painful. Remember pleasant things.
-Developing Reading Habits: Great minds need to read extensively. But just becoming a reader is not enough. In order to become a good reader, one must know what to read. Selecting good reading material requires extensive study and with the time and practice you can separate the chaff from the wheat and become good reader (great stuff). Always try to keep a book with you while you are travelling or commuting long distances. Also keep a book at the side table of your bed. Use of dictionary is also a must.
-Developing writing Skills: Improving your writing skills (after you have read enough) is also very important to sharpen your mind. You need to express what you have learned (your ideas) in a very powerful way to inspire the people. And in order to start writing you have to use your imagination power too. The more powerful your imagination, the sharper your mind. Imagination is, according to some experts, the ability to form a mental image of something that is not perceived through five senses. In your imagination, you can travel any where at the speed of light. It also makes it possible to experience a whole world inside your mind. But remember that overthinking is an enemy of the imagination. And to improve your power of imagination you have to open your mind to unexplored paths. And as already pointed out the more you read, the more ideas and imagination you have.
-Curiosity: You also have to be curious, but it doesn’t mean poking your nose in the the private affairs of other people. It means being curious about new ideas/facts/discoveries.
-Unlearning the negative traits and useless things/cleaning your mind for new ideas: One must clean one ‘s mind of the old rubbish or get rid of old useless or destructive thoughts/knowledge to make room for new ideas and knowledge. This is also very important thing that you need to do. To clarify the idea, I give you an example from the Buddhist teachings:
Once a university professor went to visit a famous zen master. While the master quietly served the tea, the professor talked about the Zen. When the cup of the visitor had been filled to the brim, master, instead of stopping, continued pouring the tea. Professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. “It is full!”, the professor blurted.
“This is you,” the master replied. “How can I show you unless you first empty your cup.”
-Hard work: According to Thomas Edison, talent is one percent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration. Hard work never goes waste, although it may take long to get the desired results.
Sense of humour and humility are like icing on the cake.
In a nutshell, the power of the mind has less to do with the technicalities of the brain functions and more to do with the feelings of the heart. And once you have known your limits, you can go beyond them.
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Footnotes:
iii) 7 Skills To Become Super Smart
iv) http://truecenterpublishing.com/zendtory/emptycup.html
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