Mental Earthing

The human mind is an electromagnetic minefield, filled with ideas, anxieties, aspirations, desires and millions of other thoughts. This is only the conscious part I speak off. The sub conscious part would contain a different set all together. They say the human mind is capable of handling infinite thoughts.

In the information age we are constantly fed with data, through the internet, TV, newspapers, millions of apps incessantly feeding information. The digital data age is causing an overload on the mind. When does the mind get an opportunity to pause and reflect?

I speak of both the psychological and the physical impact. When an electrical system overloads, it tends to get damaged due to short circuit. This is true of the human mind as well. Applying the same principle, a mind burdened with excessive information / stress suffers similar consequences.

So how does one tackle this deluge? I only offer a few suggestions.

For the mind to function at its best potential, it’s important to focus at one task at time. Multitasking only sounds good. For better quality, absolute and complete attention is vital. It is harder than you can imagine focusing on only one thing. What, with all the distractions and numerable tasks to be completed.

Taking a break is more important than we realize. Often times we push ourselves to stretch longer hours, but a few minutes away from go a long way. Obviously, timing the breaks is as important as the break itself. Switching off; I am not sure if people today actually ever tune out. I find that keeping the mind blank for some time is extremely refreshing.

As for the physical component, some mental earthing is not a bad idea. It lets the ‘electricity’ dissipate. Sticking your head on the ground / desk may do the trick.

Eventually everyone has their own little tricks to help them relax. The important thing is to practice them.