Upgrading Your Mind

For the upcoming Conscious Mind Workshop, the purpose is to significantly improve the way you manage your mind, so you can turn your mind into a more power ally on your path of growth. What does this mean? Why does it matter? What will it do for us? In this article I’ll share some of the practical benefits of improving your mind management skills and some key benefits you can gain. This isn’t a how-to article. It’s an overview of some of the wonderful possibilities to explore. Mind Management Many people identify with their minds, treating their minds as synonymous with themselves. This is problematic when it comes to personal growth because it encourages us to wrap our egos into our mental functioning. When our minds behave poorly, we’ll tend to defend our mistakes instead of diagnosing and solving problems in our thinking. It’s more effective to see our minds as a resource that we can utilize, train, and manage. Think of your mind as a piece of technology that you own – a combination of hardware and software. This technology is powerful, but you can also improve upon its current functioning. Our brains are trained by experience, even while still in the womb, so our mental abilities improve as we gain experience – at least up to a point. As we mature and learn to think consciously, we can wield greater control over our mental training and thus our mental performance. We can recognize and diagnose problems in our thinking. We can find better ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Productivity Source Type: blogs