This trick may seem to be counter intuitive but is actually incredibly effective. It involves thinking about yourself in the present moment and the things you can change about your life in order to be more productive.
If it sounds like you are in the midst of a productivity slump, then you are definitely right. You are probably thinking about your next project, whether you should do it or not, the things you need to get done, and even how to set up your to-do list in order to achieve your goals.
This is what happens when you don’t connect with your mind. You don’t connect with your mind because you are worried about what your next project is going to be, what you need to get done, or how to set up your to-do list. You don’t connect with your mind because you are focused on what you want out of life, but the things which you can change to get there.
The problem with our minds is that we are always being distracted. We are constantly trying to remember and fix something, or to remember what we’ve done recently, or what we need to do today. Or we are worrying about what to do next.
This is the problem that is the root of most of our productivity problems. We are always trying to do something, and every time we try to do something, we forget all about what just happened. A very simple trick to remember is to use your imagination. Imagination is much like a time machine, if you have a way to tell your mind to go back and re-create a past event. Instead of doing something, imagine yourself doing something.
It’s easy. Just imagine you’re making dinner. Instead of making dinner, imagine you’re watching the sunset. Instead of watching the sunset, imagine you’re sitting down in your favorite chair, on a soft, lazy, grayish Saturday afternoon.
In a way, a real life experience isn’t an actual death. Its an experience that people have been giving it for years, but without much sense of reality. The key is to imagine yourself doing something, because you’re probably not in a moment. The trick is that real-life experiences don’t become a “death” at the end of a long time.
Its very similar to the idea that a long time ago people would actually stop and try to kill themselves. But imagine if the people who had that idea actually tried to do it. I think that would cause the same sort of panic and feelings you might get from watching a sunset.
This is the same idea as the one you might get if you imagine yourself playing the piano and then just start playing the piano without actually playing it. It’s like if you imagine yourself playing the piano in your head, then you play it without actually playing it. But thats ok too. Just do it.