Comments on: How To Turn Off Your Brain http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/ Startups, entrepreneurship, business and social media Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: How to quiet your brain - Life Management. Life Toolkit http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/comment-page-1/#comment-120393 How to quiet your brain - Life Management. Life Toolkit Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:37:09 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/#comment-120393 [...] http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/ [...] [...] http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/ [...]

]]> By: MrHAw http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/comment-page-1/#comment-113370 MrHAw Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:07:02 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/#comment-113370 My way is much similar to yours I listen to my breathing and try to keep it slow and steady, then I try to focus my mind on moving my consciousness from my body this nearly always works, if I could just stop the snoring and wife kicking me to tellme I'm snoring. I'd get a good days sleep (night worker) My way is much similar to yours I listen to my breathing and try to keep it slow and steady, then I try to focus my mind on moving my consciousness from my body this nearly always works, if I could just stop the snoring and wife kicking me to tellme I'm snoring. I'd get a good days sleep (night worker)

]]> By: MrHAw http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/comment-page-1/#comment-112530 MrHAw Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:07:02 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/#comment-112530 My way is much similar to yours I listen to my breathing and try to keep it slow and steady, then I try to focus my mind on moving my consciousness from my body this nearly always works, if I could just stop the snoring and wife kicking me to tellme I'm snoring. I'd get a good days sleep (night worker) My way is much similar to yours I listen to my breathing and try to keep it slow and steady, then I try to focus my mind on moving my consciousness from my body this nearly always works, if I could just stop the snoring and wife kicking me to tellme I'm snoring. I'd get a good days sleep (night worker)

]]> By: Helen http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/comment-page-1/#comment-109635 Helen Thu, 28 May 2009 11:32:04 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/#comment-109635 I find that focusing on the inside darkness works for me. What I try to do is focus on the darkest part and then move into it. In other words, let that darkness fill my vision. Then do it again, and again.<br><br>When that doesn't work, I learned a technique of tightening muscles from your toes up. Curl your toes. Really tight. Count to 10. Release. Repeat. Now move onto the next muscle up the leg. I'll typically fall asleep without finishing. This refocuses the mind and takes away the waterfall of thoughts.<br><br>Now...if I could just stop my mind from racing during the day (without falling asleep). I find that focusing on the inside darkness works for me. What I try to do is focus on the darkest part and then move into it. In other words, let that darkness fill my vision. Then do it again, and again.

When that doesn't work, I learned a technique of tightening muscles from your toes up. Curl your toes. Really tight. Count to 10. Release. Repeat. Now move onto the next muscle up the leg. I'll typically fall asleep without finishing. This refocuses the mind and takes away the waterfall of thoughts.

Now…if I could just stop my mind from racing during the day (without falling asleep).

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/comment-page-1/#comment-838 Ben Yoskovitz Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:05:21 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/#comment-838 Hey Alan - that's an interesting way of doing it. A mind-cabinet...I may try that in the near future, although I can see my mind-cabinet overflowing to the point where thoughts are lying all over the mind-floor! Hey Alan – that’s an interesting way of doing it. A mind-cabinet…I may try that in the near future, although I can see my mind-cabinet overflowing to the point where thoughts are lying all over the mind-floor!

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/comment-page-1/#comment-104039 Ben Yoskovitz Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:05:21 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/#comment-104039 Hey Alan - that's an interesting way of doing it. A mind-cabinet...I may try that in the near future, although I can see my mind-cabinet overflowing to the point where thoughts are lying all over the mind-floor! Hey Alan – that's an interesting way of doing it. A mind-cabinet…I may try that in the near future, although I can see my mind-cabinet overflowing to the point where thoughts are lying all over the mind-floor!

]]> By: Alan http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/comment-page-1/#comment-837 Alan Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:02:15 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/#comment-837 Thanks for your tips Ben, I have used similar techniques, one of which involves "filing" your thoughts in an imaginary filing cabinet, then shutting the door. This technique, though not always successful, has helped me on many occasions. Thanks for your tips Ben, I have used similar techniques, one of which involves “filing” your thoughts in an imaginary filing cabinet, then shutting the door. This technique, though not always successful, has helped me on many occasions.

]]> By: Alan http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/comment-page-1/#comment-104038 Alan Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:02:15 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/#comment-104038 Thanks for your tips Ben, I have used similar techniques, one of which involves "filing" your thoughts in an imaginary filing cabinet, then shutting the door. This technique, though not always successful, has helped me on many occasions. Thanks for your tips Ben, I have used similar techniques, one of which involves “filing” your thoughts in an imaginary filing cabinet, then shutting the door. This technique, though not always successful, has helped me on many occasions.

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/comment-page-1/#comment-104037 Ben Yoskovitz Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:41:27 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/#comment-104037 Monica -- thanks for the comment. I'm not sure I'd ever sleep if I had to empty my brain by writing everything done, but I know a lot of people enjoy GTD and David Allen's thoughts on productivity and performance. <br><br>Hope to see you around! Monica — thanks for the comment. I'm not sure I'd ever sleep if I had to empty my brain by writing everything done, but I know a lot of people enjoy GTD and David Allen's thoughts on productivity and performance.

Hope to see you around!

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Ben Yoskovitz Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:41:27 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-turn-off-your-brain/2006/10/23/#comment-400 Monica -- thanks for the comment. I'm not sure I'd ever sleep if I had to empty my brain by writing everything done, but I know a lot of people enjoy GTD and David Allen's thoughts on productivity and performance. Hope to see you around! Monica — thanks for the comment. I’m not sure I’d ever sleep if I had to empty my brain by writing everything done, but I know a lot of people enjoy GTD and David Allen’s thoughts on productivity and performance.

Hope to see you around!

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