Thought Lateral » mind

#77 How do you know what the real priorities are?

Denver — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:54:56 +0000

It is very time efficient to do the priorities first, but a major inefficiency would be incorrectly identifying the priorities in the first place. What to do?

Quickly and accurately targeting a priority allows for more time to deal with it. The million dollar question then would be “How do you know what the real priorities are?”

In order to know the real priorities an end goal must be held in mind. With this future situation in mind think of the activity you need to do. Does it really matter to the achievement of the end goal? Or is it a extraneous time eater you can do without?

This simple technique can save much wasted effort, and help one achieve far more with far less.

#63 Why smoking 40 a day is good for your health*

Denver — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 10:00:43 +0000

There are not many who would suck on the end of a lorry exhaust pipe. There are a significant number who would not smoke a cigarette. Why?

Obviously because they would not want to harm their lungs with the deadly pollutants. Strangely, we often do the equivalent and far worse to ourselves.

We pollute our minds. We feed our mind on thoughts which are harmful, and continually ‘smoke’ ideas that do our lives no good whatsoever. What kinds of thoughts?

Negative ones.

We may smoke “can’t do”, instead of drinking “how can I do?” water, or draw on a pipe of “it’s no use” instead of downing a refreshing glass of ”I’ll find a way”.

The neighbour of Negativity is one to move far away from. Replacing the negative inputs with positive ones, and ‘smoking’ these positive ideas many times daily will burn in a long lasting beneficial effect on the mind.

(* ‘smoking’ positive thoughts is good for your mental health)

#58 What you read can change your destiny, read healthily.

Denver — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:52:41 +0000

What are you eating?

What have you eaten today?

What do you plan to eat tomorrow?

Whatever you eat will become you. As for the physical, so for the mental. Whatever your mind eats will become your beliefs, and ultimately your destiny.

So Ill change the question around:

“What are you reading?”

“What have you read today?”

“What do you plan to feed your mind tomorrow?”

The thoughts you plant in your mind will grow into the fruits of your life. What tree are you growing?

What will the future hold? Think about it.

Denver — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:05:49 +0000

Time has three dimensions, the past, the present, and the future.
The first of these, our past, is recorded in videos, photographs, print, inscriptions, and memory.
The second, the present, is a constantly flowing flux that is being played out to, and absorbed by, our senses.
What about the third, the future? What does the future hold? What will the world look like in say five, or ten years time?

If we could take a mental snapshot of humanity, a photo of our minds’ thoughts we’d see what is yet to unfold. For the thoughts of our mind now will become actions of the future.

For the thoughts of our mind now will become actions of the future.

Wide angle lens anyone? Just don’t think about cheese when the ‘photo’ is taken!