Sometimes, it feels like you have no time for what you want to do, and you are just running from one place to another. So how can you manage your time and do everything you must?
Well, I checked my tool kit and discovered that I have the tool that I need. This tool is called the Reticular Activating System – RAS, and you know what? We all have it, and it’s free.
The RAS is a network of cells in the brain’s center that regulates sleep cycles & attention. It determines what information gets through you. It physically filters irrelevant sensory input allowing you to focus on what you value. The key is knowing that you control what gets through. When you want to meet your purposes, you first decide what is crucial for you and what is not, what is really important to you. The answer to this question tells your RAS what to focus on.
Let’s see three tips to train it and make it work. Where the attention goes, energy flows: the RAS synchronizes your thoughts with your actions and directs attention to your goal, but eventually, you will get tired and will need to stop and rest. So the first way you can help your RAS is by relaxing your mind with a good night’s rest.
The second tip is related to the rest of your body. The RAS is part of your mind. And your mind is part of your body, so you also have to free your body. You have to move it! (no need to be an elite athlete).
The third tip is to enjoy the path and make it as worthy as the goal. There is no point in living this life if you don’t enjoy it.
Train your RAS with these three tips – sleep, sports and joy -, and you will be the master of your life.
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