Mind matters

I’ve got a habit of beating myself up for things I forget, and remember later. What I’m saying to myself is something like this:

How could I forget that? It was on my mind all day that time, and now it’s been gone for several weeks, and it was important! And I remember it now? Am I stupid, or what?

That is a brilliant example of Not So Creative Thinking! I’ve first told my brain that the thing I was thinking about was important. And when it gets to the task of reminding me about it, I start to beat it up. What will it learn from this?

If I remind him of things, I will be beaten up!

Will this increase the chanses of my brain reminding me about things when they pop up? Most likely not! Surprised?

So, I’ve tried to install a new way for me to please my brain once it gets where I wanted it to be in the first place. I say to myself, mentally:

Thank you, brain!

and try to feel gratitude towards myself and my brain for delivering to me what I once asked for! That will increase the chanse of it doing a better job in the future, and I dont have to beat myself up for it!

It also reminds me of starting with Getting Things Done again, to try to create a system outside of my mind that keeps track of things I wish to have focus on. More about that later, when I’ve finished configuring my blog.

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