Ask yourself: Can I take any actions right now to improve the situation? Is there anything positive to learn from it? How can I get support as I’m enduring this? Practice acceptance – “I accept this struggle is happening.” Take a deep breath and try to stop fighting mentally.Challenge the thought and replace it – Remind yourself of a positive event or previous “win”.Distract yourself – Break the cycle using distraction – immerse yourself in a project that involves focus and brainpower.Write down the triggers, so you’re aware when they happen. Know your triggers – Nearly every negative thought triggered by a person, situation, or physical state.This physical action will interrupt the flow of negative thoughts.
Try the rubber band trick – When stuck in negative thinking, gently snap the rubber band on your wrist.Just say no – Visualise pushing negative thoughts into a deep hole or putting them into a balloon that floats away.Say “I’m having the thought that ‘I’ll never get all of this done.’ ” Name that thought – Mentally acknowledge that thoughts are not your reality.Separate your “self” from your thoughts, and just observe what is going on in your mind. Be the watcher – Become aware of your thoughts.To change this tendency and build the reframing habit: But it’s the uninvited negative thinking that clutters our minds and often drains our enthusiasm for life.” Creative thinking allows us to develop original, diverse, and elaborate ideas and connections. “Critical thinking gives us the ability to solve problems quickly and effectively. “Meditation is a way of entering into the quiet that’s already in your mind, buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day.” Reframe ALL Negative Thoughts. Get started with a 10-minute daily meditation practice. It increases productivity, promotes focus, decreases stress, boosts your overall brainpower, and promotes divergent thinking. Most meditation practices begin with sitting quietly, focusing on your breath, and ignoring any distractions that come your way. Try practising 5-10 minutes of deep abdominal breathing every day. Slow, deep, rhythmic breathing can help us regain control of our mind. When we feel overwhelmed or stressed, we tend to experience rapid breathing or shortness of breath. To manage our thoughts, detach from the negative ones, and declutter our mind, we need to work on our mindfulness. We’re especially affected by our negative thoughts, because they tend to come back, right after we slap them down. However, having too many thoughts can clutter our mind.
Thoughts form what we perceive to be reality and impact your mental well-being.
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Let’s discover how to get a simplified, calm mental life – and how to reclaim the time and emotional energy we give up to overthinking and anxiety! BOOK SUMMARY 1.
In this summaryĭeclutter Your Mind will teach you the habits, actions, and mindsets you can use to clean up the mental clutter that might be holding you back from being more focused and mindful in your daily life. His books provide daily action plans that can be immediately implemented, in key areas such as health, fitness, work and personal relationships. Scott is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, with over 30 books in the “self-improvement” genre, translated in 12 different languages.
Declutter your mind series#
Goalsĭo you feel overwhelmed by your thoughts, struggle with stress or anxiety about the tasks you need to complete, or simply want to stop worrying about life in general? If you’ve answered yes to at least one of these question, then this book & summary is definitely for you! About the authorsīarrie Davenport is the founder of the award-winning personal development site Live Bold and Bloom, a certified personal coach and online course creator, and the author of a series of self-improvement books on positive habits, life passion, confidence building, mindfulness and simplicity.