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The Discipline of Mastering Mental States : zen habits
I'm far from mastering this skill, but one thing I've been playing around with is how important mental states are to our productivity, happiness, focus, health habits and more. For example, if you're tired or feeling down, there's a good chance you're not going to focus on your meaningful tasks, and instead will look for distractions and comfort.
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Mental States
It’s really important to monitor mental states. They will usually affect whether we do our exercise, eat healthy, binge watch TV shows, drink alcohol, eat junk food, or are open-hearted (or ...
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Moving Into a Mental State
- Recognize that you’re in the wrong mental state. It’s not likely to lead to a calm focus. It will lead to you doing busywork or seeking distraction.
- Experiment to find a se...
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Activities For A Better Mental State
- Meditation
- Go for a walk
- Get up and move around
- Talk to someone (if you’re worried about something)
- Having a cup of tea
- Taking a power nap
- Havin...
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The Advanced Antifragile Skill
Learn that you don’t need to change your mental state to do what you’re committed to doing.
If you need the perfect mental state and a perfect set of circumstances to do your commitments, ...
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Training for Antifragility
- Recognize that you're not in the ideal mental state to do the thing you need to do.
- Ask yourself if you're committed to this or not. If it’s not that important, you...
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