A balanced life PART II
The next element we need to incorporate into our everyday life is the intellectual aspect. We are intelligent beings. We can do all kinds of marvelous things that no other life form on earth can do. Yet, we use such a small percentage of our brains. I truly believe it is because we don’t train it to do more. We need to learn to stimulate our brains. The way to do this is to educate ourselves. Think of this as feeding your intellect. Most of us already do this but with useless information. TV, movies, video games, surfing the net uselessly. This is like eating junk food. Just as junk food destroys your body and makes it inefficient, so does inundating ourselves with these media destroy our minds.
We need to get our brains healthy by taking in information that will be conducive to its growth. We could do this by reading something informational and applicable on a daily basis. We could read a novel, a how to book, an inspirational book. Or if we are going to watch TV, we need to make sure it’s something that will force us to think.
Just like our bodies, our minds need to be fed to be productive. Proper stimulation means our brains won’t tire so easily from thinking too much. It will be “fit” to work for extended periods. So let’s get our brains in shape by doind something daily that will force it to work. I personally like crosswords, and cross sums, because they expand my vocabulary and help me to analyze relationships in numbers, respectively. What do you like to do? Whatever it is, do it so that you’ll be ready to go onto step 3 (and Rob’s favorite), creating something daily. Stay tuned!
We need to get our brains healthy by taking in information that will be conducive to its growth. We could do this by reading something informational and applicable on a daily basis. We could read a novel, a how to book, an inspirational book. Or if we are going to watch TV, we need to make sure it’s something that will force us to think.
Just like our bodies, our minds need to be fed to be productive. Proper stimulation means our brains won’t tire so easily from thinking too much. It will be “fit” to work for extended periods. So let’s get our brains in shape by doind something daily that will force it to work. I personally like crosswords, and cross sums, because they expand my vocabulary and help me to analyze relationships in numbers, respectively. What do you like to do? Whatever it is, do it so that you’ll be ready to go onto step 3 (and Rob’s favorite), creating something daily. Stay tuned!