Clean your mind, not your desk

Hey,

Life can get very frustrating . There is so much on your plate, there is so much you have to think about, your brain panics over what seems like hundreds of large insurmountable tasks and fears that need to be dealt with.



That's where I used to find myself when I had to think about Physics tests, Biology papers, looming exams and four hour AP calculus tests on top of girls, business and abs.



Obviously, I did what I thought was the most logical thing to do.

I cleaned my desk.

When that didn't work, I cleaned my room.

When that didn't work I cleaned my computer.

While I was doing that, my desk got messy again and the cycle continued!



No matter how spiffy and well organized your computer is, you still won't feel de-cluttered.



I found an exercise in Eben Pagan's Wake-up productive program to clear my mind, and it was so effective that I had to share it with you..


1. Take out a blank peace of paper, and for 15 minutes, write everything that's on your mind; everything that keeps you up when you're about to go to sleep.

NOTE: It's important to actually do this for 15 minutes. After writing a couple of sentences, you may feel the urge to stop, but if you get over it pages of thoughts will begin to flow.(I filled two pages double-sided! It's amazing what the brain can process)


2. Go over each item and mark what is out of your control with a check-mark, and what is under your control with a pound ( * )


3. Once you finish that, go through it all and transcribe 5-10 items you have control over to another paper in priority sequence.


4. When you go over the items out of your control, truly admit to yourself that you have no control over them. Say that you will no longer think abut it..


You just made a new to-do list that is completely under your control, and you reduced what you have to think about by ****loads!


Regards,
Stepan