By Shovan Chowdhury
99.99% people don’t follow these steps for thinking faster and betterway- the old man told me with calm and quiet voice.
Yesterday I was discussing about thinking faster and better in the local meditation center of a yoga organization with an acquaintance person who has been meditating regularly last 30 years.
I felt happy to discuss with him about several thought-provoking topic with a participative way. We agreed with each other about some points for thinking faster and better.
- Meditate and do yoga 1 hour per day consistently for lifetime.
- Every problem has some weak sides. Try to attack over the weakest side of that problem to solve problems.
- Make friendship with intelligent and positive people. Their characteristics will influence your charcter also.
- You must be intellectual as well as street smart. So, leave your ego and talk with taxi driver to CEO of a company to understand the different aspects of life.
- Being practical rather than emotional.
- Keep yourself busy with learning new language all the time.
- Deactivate all the social media account for one year, delete all the social media and gaming apps (including PUBG mobile) from smartphone.
- Our mind and thinking pattern is related with body. Try to run every morning, do push-up and free-hand exercise to become active and fit in physically and mentally.
- Play indoor game like chess and outdoor games such as tennis, basketball, soccer, cricket, baseball etc. It’s a good excercise for body.
- Stop multitasking. Do one task at a time with full concentration.
- Give positive affirmation 40 times at everyday that “I can think faster and better”
- Stop doing aimless and random online browsing. Don’t spend more than 30 minutes time at online at every day except some emergency works.
- Limit your screen time such as smartphone, laptop, tab etc.
- Don’t watch erotic and porn movies.
- Solve rubik’s cube, sudoku and puzzle at daily basis.
- Eat plenty of Fish, Eggs, Avocados, Broccoli, Black beans, Blueberries, Beet, Dark chocolate, Spinach, celery, Walnuts, Blackcurrants and Tomatoes.
- Use coconut oil and extra virgin olive oil for cooking.
- Next 12 months, read altogether 48 fiction and non-fiction books. Don’t read excessive self-help staffs, only read two self -help books for thinking fast and better such as “the essence of yoga by OSHO”, “ Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman”.
- Watch videos of three Youtube channels- kurzgesagt-In a nutshell, School of Life and Meditations by Rasa.
- Travel to natural and beautiful places but don’t take pictures and upload these in social media. Just enjoy the nature of that place and talk with local people to know about the culture and history of that area.
- Do solo travel. As a result, you will face more hurdles and problems during travelling. The more challenges you will face in life, the more your thinking pattern will be more clear, better and faster.
- Control your base instinct through yoga, meditation, growth mindset, positive thinking, helping people and disciplined lifestyle.
- Keep silence for certain minutes every day and observe your thinking ins and outs.
- Always focus on the present moment, elucidate past and future from your life.
- Write “10 gratitude list” every day that why you are grateful for everything you have got in life.
- Focus on procedure of any work and don’t be obsessed excessively on result.
- Develop self confidence by setting small goals and try to achieve them. Then, go for bigger ones. It will enhance your self-confidence.
- Keep away from frustrated, pessimistic and negative people.
- Don’t search for instant gratification and shortcuts for success. It will create distraction to grow and excel in life.
- Try to be updated your knowledge all the time. Study 30 minutes per day on any topic and read plenty of science and business related magazine such as National Geographic, Psychology today, Discovery, Nature, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Inc, Huffpost, Economist to enrich your knowledge.
- Stop listening to sad songs. It has a negative effect in our thinking pattern.
- Sleep 7–9 hours at every night.
- Don’t be hesitant and overthink while taking crucial decision. “ We won’t live this world forever” when you will remember this, everything will be crystal clear for taking any decision.
Thinking faster and better is a long term process which will not be possible overnight. But if we try consciously to follow these 33 steps for one year, we can atleast really think faster, smarter and better than past.
Source: Quora