How to Control Mind ?

                                                       How to Control Mind ?

Why you should control your mind ? if yes than how to control it ? you got all of your answer in this book . controlling mind is not that easy but it is possible  and there are unlimited advantage of controlling mind .

mind – 1 A beautiful servant

             2 A dangerous master

 

You either control your mind or it controls you choice is yours .

You can get anything if you control your mind , make you life beautiful

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENT

 

1.       The secret of controlling mind

2.       Some basic method to help

3.       How mind works

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    THE SECRET OF CONTROLLING  MIND

 

The secret is breathing ,breathing help you to become relax and anxiety free which help you in controlling mind there are lots of breathing technique which can help you . you do any breathing exercise which help you, the basic exercise is sit with your spine straight and close your eyes now slowly breath in and hold for few seconds and then breath out do it at least 5 min a day . but this is just the beginning .

Some simple methods to help

 

 

Avoid rumination  You may find yourself thinking about something negative, even when you really don't want to. There are a number of tricks you can use to control your mind and stop ruminating:

Think about the worst-case scenario. Although this seems counter-intuitive and like it would just lead to even more ruminating, when you think about the worst-case scenario, and then think about whether you would be able to handle it; you'll likely find that you can imagine yourself handling the situation and this can help decrease your worry.

Schedule time for yourself to worry. By setting aside time to think about your problem, you can rest assured that it will get the attention it (maybe) needs; this can help you stop thinking excessively about your problem when you don't want to.

Go for a walk. Getting out and about can get your mind off of your worries, either simply because of the exercise itself or because you will be taking in new information (sights, sounds, smells) which can help your mind wander to other, less distressing things.

 

Believe in yourself and that you can change  If you don't believe that you can change you're not going to try nearly as hard as if you believe success is possible. So, make sure that you're using positive thinking to face your problem. Try to keep in mind that you can change the way you think, that you can improve.

Renounce old habits in favor of a more effective lifestyle. Your subconscious mind where all your habits are recorded is a comfort zone that provides the feeling of familiarity, safety, and confidence. You can do the same things every day, tread the same routs, undertaking no risks. But what about your bold dreams and ambitious plans? To make some great things happen, as well as grow and develop as a person, you have to leave this comfort zone and undertake some risks in the pursuit of a better tomorrow.

Studies show that individuals adopting this "growth" mindset are more likely to make desired improvements than those who view their traits and skills as fixed and unchangeable

 

Create a plan for your life  If you have a clear path for what you want in life, you may be less likely to be swayed by temptations that will hurt you in the long run. Write down the major things you want out of life: Is it a good career? Having a family of your own one day? Becoming financially wealthy?[8]

You don't have to lay out very detailed steps for achieving these goals as part of this exercise; instead, remember to keep your overarching goals in mind so you stay on track in your life.

To form personal goals, it is important not to set the bar too high or else you will fail and this can kill your motivation.

Instead, set some big goals (e.g., learn how to code software), but break those bigger more distal goals into smaller more achievable goals (e.g., read 1 chapter of a software coding book every week). In this way you can see tangible amounts of progress as you work toward accomplishing your more distal goals

Smile  even if you don't feel like it. Negative feelings can reduce self-control and make it more difficult for you to control your mind. One way to counteract negative feelings is, simply, to smile.

Although the idea that feeling happy causes you to smile is more intuitive, the facial feedback hypothesis suggests that smiling can actually cause you to feel happiness

Spend time or money on others  Research shows that spending on others can increase happiness and well-being. Happiness and well-being can increase your self-image and reduce negative feelings that make self-control more difficult.

Exactly how you spend your time or money on others isn't that important. What matters is that you and those you are helping find it valuable.

 

Create obstacles for yourself  One way to control your mind is to make it more difficult for it to get what it wants. This extra effort will make it so that part of your mind is less likely to win out and influence your behavior. For example, if you want to control the part of your mind that wants to watch TV when a part of you wants to cut down on your TV watching time, you could put your remote control in a difficult to reach spot.

Another example is that if you keep hitting the snooze button in the morning, you could place your alarm clock far from your bed, so that you are forced to get out of bed to turn it off.

 

Reward your successful self-control efforts  When you successfully control your mind, reward yourself so that you are more likely to continue to do so in the future. For example, say you really didn't feel like exercising but you forced yourself to do it anyways, reward yourself with a piece of chocolate or with an episode of your favorite TV show.

Be careful not to make the reward too excessive or you may find yourself out of control and back to square one where you started. For example, if your goal is to lose weight and you controlled your mind and exercised when you didn't feel like it, don't eat several chocolates or you will just lose the progress that you made.

 

 

Punish unsuccessful self-control efforts  Just like rewarding successes can aid in future self-control, punishing yourself for self-control failures can aid in future self-control as well. In fact, studies show that the threat of punishments can lead people to exert more self-control.

This is the sign of uncontrolled mind , on the other hand if your mind is your friend and you are disciplined then you can wakeup easily .

And most of the time we did not even aware of the problem we think we know everything but an intelligent person know that he nothing and always ready to learn .

The problem is you programed your mind for this by environment around you, people, parents, friends , etc 

So you have to reprogram your mind , you can use any method you want .

                 HOW MIND WORKS

 

The Conscious Mind

Scientists believe that your conscious mind makes up less than 10% of the mind’s total operational power. Your conscious mind is responsible for:

 

Gathering data

Assessing and processing the data you’re collecting

Finding patterns and makes comparisons

Making decisions and gives orders

Enabling you to respond thoughtfully to situations (rather than reacting in a knee-jerk way)

Controlling your short-term memory

When something is in your conscious mind, it’s deliberate and you’re ‘aware’ of it.

 

The Unconscious Mind

The other 90% of your software is your unconscious mind. It feels inaccessible, because you’re not consciously aware of what goes on in there, but trust me:

 

Your unconscious mind is immensely powerful.

 

It runs most of the workings of your body – e.g. breathing, digestion, sleeping, heart rate, temperature control – all without you having to lift a finger (and it controls that too).

It protects you by trying to maintain the status quo, which is why you sometimes feel uncomfortable when you’re trying to make a change. Your mind wants to steer you back to what is familiar and therefor ‘safe’.

It’s the seat of your emotions.

It’s where your imagination and creativity stem from.

It’s also where your habits are created and maintained – I’ll come back to that in a minute.

Your subconscious mind obeys instructions from your conscious mind.

It causes you to react automatically when something threatens you – your might run or freeze or as your fight or flight response kicks in.

It stores and retrieves longer term memories.

As I mentioned when looking at self talk, your unconscious mind isn’t rational. It doesn’t make judgements and if can’t distinguish between right or wrong, good or bad. Is simply accepts what it is told or shown as the truth, regardless of the veracity of the information. You then automatically think and feel and behave in a way that is consistent with that truth.

 

So why is it important to understand how your mind works?

Because, ultimately, that knowledge gives you much more control over how to use the combined power of your conscious and unconscious minds to think in a more healthy, flexible, resilient and goal-supporting way.

 

The benefits include improved self worth, far less emotional upheaval and a much greater ability to achieve what you want in life.

you should also read the power of subconcious mind this is one of the best selling books . 

 

One of the functions of the unconscious mind is to create and maintain habits – and that’s something I’m going to come back to in my next post, when I talk about how your mind forms habits – both good and bad – and how you can use this knowledge to your advantage.