Do You Even Meditate Bro?
Ive come around to that way of thinking recently that we, as well as anyone who does any kind of non-physical work that requires any deal of mental application, are mind athletes. This sounds super corny I know, it sounds kinda like "mathlethes" or something. But our work requires us to think critically, logically and to focus, strategize and implement, so our work is basically based on mental performance.
So lets compare our jobs to those of athletes, who depend on mostly physical performance. Most athletes will leave no stone unturned in their quest to ensure that their bodies are in peak physical condition in order to perform at the highest level possible.
If you look at some of the practices that some athletes have turned to these days its actually amazing how far some of them reach to get an edge and to fine tune their bodies. Rugby players do yoga, professional basketballers use flotation devices soccer players get acupuncture, the list is endless.
The point is that there is a massive range of resources available to help fine tune our mental capacities and help us to do our jobs better.
Brain training exercises can help us to strengthen the mental muscles responsible for logic, strategy and creativity for example. Meditation can help clear our mind, discard unnecessary thoughts and focus for longer periods of time, yoga can help focus the mind and make our bodies more limber and more comfortable during the countless hors and hours of sitting down that goes with the job.
These are only a couple of examples that I can think of off the top of my head.
Ill get the ball rolling and say that Ive been doing mindfulness meditation for the past year or two and it has helped me massively in terms of helping me be able to clear away my thoughts and focus on what needs to be done. It has also helped me to better deal with the occasional bouts of stress, boredom and whatever else might come my way. Personally Id recommend it to anyone who is looking to up their work performance.
What other rituals or practices can you guys recommend that can help your work performance? It can be something like meditation, a form of excersise, a learning course or listening to a particular motivational speaker or literally ANYTHING else that you feel has helped you to perform your job better.
Lets spread the info and our knowledge to help ourselves get better. It was this way that I came to meditation and it has helped me hugely so hopefully pooling our knowledge and experience like this can help a few people out.
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