August 5, 2008
Whipping Into Line All Wandering Fancies, Stray Ideas, and Tangential Thoughts
How to Concentrate (from 1930)
By concentrating, I’ve distilled this 2,000+ word article into these four points (89 words):
- Learn to let go — to relax completely — before each period of in-tense concentration.
- When harassed by the three devils, hurry, worry, and fear, the mind never has a fair chance to center on anything.
- Seek a quiet place free from all distractions, a place free from all interruptions which may break your train of thought, a place where you can be alone, free from all outside influences, and a place of pleasing environment, beautiful or otherwise, where the atmosphere is right for you.
- Have a written daily schedule.
Does the gallery have any other tips on how to “bring all your mental force and faculties to bear steadily on a given center with-out deviation from that exact point” ?
Cat: | Time: 4:38 pm (utc+8)
August 5th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Well said, I’ll suggest some type of visualization. I had to reread your list to let them sink in.
5. Only focus on the outcome you seek instead of what your mind thinks is possible.
August 5th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Jeff: Maybe I can make an animated chart? :) Was that #5 in the article or did you make it up? I wasn’t concentrating, lol. Oh duh, I get what you’re saying now (just ignore me, I’ve been drinking).
August 5th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
the book “How to Work The Competition Into The Ground And Have Fun Doing It” has a chapter on how to train yourself to concentrate.
August 5th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
So you’re applying rule #1 right now. “Learning to relax,” while having a beer. I’m just not sure how that concentration period is going to go for you though…. lol
August 6th, 2008 at 6:12 am
Exercise *discipline*. Avoid catching the falling knife. Your focus will be much better when you live in the moment.