@FreakyDeziner - you should become a member of the studio, then. There are tons of techniques in many different categories and it doesn't cost a dime.
I am on day 23 of this exercise. I imagine a white cross.However the cross changes forms and seems to fade away the more I am into the act. Presently I am able to see a cross automatically at the start of the exercise.The image at the end is not exactly like the first but it is a cross. I want to be doing it right.
@LyleLincoln - From what you've written, you're not doing anything wrong. At some point, the duration and integrity will both improve past the current baseline. However, do not stay on this technique alone. Become a subscriber to the studio and you'll find scores of additional techniques and E-Learning modules to move you further along. No charge.
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Do you know if you actually see in pictures (still or in motion) when thinking throughout the day? Many people image things all day long in the normal course of thinking but have a difficult time creating even a simple still image when challenged with a mental exercise. If it's the case with you, consider switching to an auditory target, instead (creating a sound in your imagination and focusing on maintaining it). Of course, you can try entirely different types of training exercises, too.
@jameilious - It happens. A small percentage of trainees are frustrated by what appears to be an utter lack of 'picturing'. Try this, instead: Go AUDITORY rather than visual. See if you can create a sound in your imagination (you should find doing so much easier). Your task will be to hold the sound, as with a single tone, this in direct defiance of all forms of distraction, under the same rules as this exercise. Time yourself. Note your obstacles. Surpass your times with practice.
@jameilious - ...Also, try different TYPES of Mental Concentration techniques such as the Singular Mental Concentration Builder (using a candle or a dot on paper) as provided in the 7 DAYS TO BETTER BRAIN FITNESS COURSE, free on the website. You'll make great progress with practice.
I get a sad chuckle when people complain to me that my videos are too dull - not exciting enough - not full of flash and glitzy entertainment. If they understood that their addiction to 60-second, dazzling, empty, mindless showmanship is a root indicator of low cognitive control and weak self-mastery, then they would do everything necessary to shake the addiction. The path to mental mastery is paved with drudgery and effort leading to an incredible way of living in constant amazement.
aaaagh I can't stand people that emphasise on EVERY word they speak ! What's the point ? He should use this concentration technique NOT to do that ! But in all fairness a good vid. and thanks for it.
@inlaquinta - The one tale I remember was written by Roald Dahl entitled "The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar," about a fellow who greedily seeks out a yogi's power of concentration so that he can get over on casinos while gambling, to develop an ability to see through the playing cards. Instead, his powers of concentration become so incredible that he loses his greed and begins giving winnings to orphan charities. It's an amazingly entertaining read, and the technique in it is really effective
The biggest issue generally with Meditation practices is the failure of the majority of people teaching Meditation, their failure get to the nuts and bolts of what makes a proper Meditative approach practical for any human being - their failure to take the essential benefit of Meditation and show people how to apply it to every area of their lives. To many want to be esoteric gurus rather than instructors of useful mental training that gets immediate, intermediate, and long term daily benefit.
Excuse me but I can teach this stuff. The number one problem people have is retaining the concentration to keep on the one object. This takes time to do, as the student gets frustrated not being able to keep their visualisation in their mind. To say it can be done quickly isnt good for the student.
By the way this isnt a spiritual practice as you have said, but a simply visualisation basic practice used by many sportsmen/women. Its nothing new and has been around for donkeys years.
@PurdyBear1 - Most certainly, I did not say - nor DO I tell people - to expect 'QUICK' progress (for some, it does happen quickly because their visual working memory is already arranged for it). However, if done correctly from a simple Attention Control approach, most people do not have to wait six months to see significant improvement. There main reasons people take longer are: neural or medical condition, inefficient practice, ineffective technique, & lack of PRACTICAL training info.
If a person doesn't study what "Attention" really is, what a person can do with their own Attention anytime they wish, how their own cognitive habits interact with Attention, how to overcome the mental obstacles that come up, and choose practice techniques that take them straight to the specific goal of improved Attention Control, then they will have a more difficult challenge ahead. Most meditation training serves as an obstacle to faster Attention Control due to all the layers of fluff.
I learnt this years ago in a basic spiritual meditation class. It takes a while to get to do it, but its well worth it. It would take you a good 6 months to do this without drifting away.
I wouldnt recommend a alarm, as this can jolt you out of meditation too quickly which can cause physical pain, just tell yourself your coming back in 10 minutes and you will.
@PurdyBear1 - The difference between the meditative approach you describe and this technique is that this one does NOT require a meditative state, but merely one of 'Attention Control', wherein one simply controls Attention enough to work cognitively with the mental object and note it's clarity and consistency. This technique in no way requires six months time before being able to control drift because there is not a 'spiritual' activity, thus no layers to sift through. Thousands of people...
...have worked with the technique with only a small percentage having significant difficulty, with most people requiring mere practice for improvement, especially those whose brains are not wired for holding still imagery (many people can work easily with imagery in motion, but have fits with maintaining a simple, still object). Some people are better at Auditory or Sensory Mental Concentration techniques. Meditation on the other hand is a whole different 'LEVEL' of effort taking much longer.
This reminds me of meditation using a mantra for concentration. On that basis, do you reckon something like this could treat depression, ocd, anxiety etc? I believe logically it should be able to as it causes synpatic plastic changes in the brain which train you to stay in the present moment and not be distracted by unwanted thoughts. Have i basically just answered the question i originally had for yourself? :-D
@fatstan1878 - Well, it's possible that this KIND of technique can help with depression by teaching a person to continually detach themselves from unwanted, persistent, mostly negative thoughts along with their emotional content; however, one would definitely have to change the exercise itself with an objective to increase Awareness so as to detect thoughts, use a target in order to detach from thoughts, and then hold that target while still being aware of the distraction. There are other...
...techniques more suited to act directly toward a better emotional experience - techniques such as Breathing Concentration, 'Mindful' Breathing, Walking, Eating, etc. Even one like the Singular Mental Concentration Builder technique we review in our website forum. A challenge is for a person to NOT go into it with expectations, because the brain seldom meets them, and instead carves its own path of experience. In the end, control of Attention is the key to mastering both Thought and Emotion.
...Finally, the process involved (psychologically) in using mental training to overcome such things as Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety, etc. is to A) Learn how to control Attention to know when a Thought-based or Emotion-based event is occurring (as such, the 'problem' becomes a helpful warning signal - an alarm that cries, "Here I am - RESOLVE me!"); B) DETACH from that event by redirecting and repurposing Attention; C) See the NATURE of the event; D) Allow it to fade away.
@fatstan1878 I find that a zen-type of exercize is good for depression and anxiety. it is simply " Put your attention on yourself for a few moments, and then notice where your attention is" . Yourself is used as the "me" or "I" identity, as opposed to ego identifications. what might be called the essential self. this is a nice meditation i enjoy. if you want to know more a good book is called "the book of not knowing" by Ralston.
i found my anxietys diminished when practiced daily 1 hour
@LAsfinest96 - Unfortunately, there is no such thing as any approach that 'permanently' improves concentration or memorization. Like your body, the biology of your brain is such that if you fail to maintain and challenge it then decline will set in to a lesser or greater degree as it automatically prunes away unused cells and connections over time. That of course impacts cognitive skills and functions accordingly. "Use it or lose it" is the phrase in neuroscience. Make training a habit!
@richiexp2 - Yes, it will, but I think there are probably a few other techniques that might give you faster results to that effect. Whether a technique will help may also depend on what your 'cognitive obstacles' are. For instance, are you needing better performance because you can't keep your mind from jumping around, or are you having issues because of stressful thoughts - they require different training approaches. When you can narrow down what your ACTUAL interference is, then you can...
...structure a custom training regimen to address the specific problem. As an example, if stress (worry, anxiety) is the issue, then you want mental training/concentration techniques that help you disengage from unwanted thoughts and help you relax your physiology so that you can focus. If mental wandering is the issue, then you want simple attention control techniques. Go to the website and get the free 7 Day course - it has all types of approaches for you.
@richiexp2 - If you're studying computer programming or serious mathematics, you'll be better off having approaches that both allow you to concentrate while enhancing your ability to stay energized-but-relaxed to prevent mental burnout; simultaneously, you need increased mental endurance as you heavily employ Working Memory to solve problems in your imagination. Two useful techniques would be Breathing Concentration and Singular Mental Concentration Builder (see the free course).
@Min4me - If you're having that amount of challenge initially, you're going to require a lot of practice and patience to break through, say, three or five or seven minutes and into 'moderate' or 'strong' performance levels; but, you should NOT let that stop you from using OTHER methods to build better mental concentration. Get the 7 DAYS TO BETTER BRAIN FITNESS course where you'll find tons of alternatives. Try using sound, or Breathing Concentration, etc. The most important thing is not...
...a specific technique, but the specific RESULT, and the specific result you want is better control of Attention to the point of being able to direct it onto any target (internal - your own feelings or thoughts, or external around your environment or onto tasks) and then hold it on target for as long as you desire to do so in direct defiance of any form of distraction, whether that be through visual, auditory, kinesthetic, meditative, mindfulness, or any other method of attention training.
@logankennedy15 - Most definitely! It doesn't affect your ABILITY to concentrate, but it does affect the METHOD by which you choose to do it. For instance, if a person is suffering eye strain, then I'd recommend finding some eye-training (muscle strengthening and relaxing techniques) to relieve the problem - and of course, find a competent eye doc if the problem is persistent. Meanwhile, you can use OTHER SENSES and methods that don't strain your eyes. There are scores of training....
...approaches that don't involve exerting your eyes. You can do sensory techniques such focusing in on the sensation of the tip of your tongue touching the roof of your mouth or the feel of fingertips touching (making that your Attention Target) all with your eyes closed. You can master BREATHING CONCENTRATION, Mindfulness-based Concentration training techniques such as doing everything at half-speed while you hold your Attention exclusively in the Present Moment (no 'mental drifting'), and...
...you can create sounds in your mind and hold those with clarity, concentrate on a single word repeated - there are as many techniques to boost your ability to Concentrate, Direct, and Hold your Attention as there are human activities that require you to use Attention itself. Keep in mind that Attention (the conscious directing to a target and commanding it to stay there for as long as you wish) is the training ground of Willpower. Give your eyes a break and try other approaches. Train well!
Am I supposed to be relaxed? Because when I try to focus on an image I tense up and my brows wrinkle in concentration. When I'm relaxed I can't seem to focus on a mental image.
@BubblyTwirl - Indeed, you do NOT want to allow your physiology to become tense. Avoiding tension will most likely involve a combination of controlled breathing (breath fully but in a relaxed manner) and purposefully keeping your muscles relaxed ('shaking them out' if need be from time to time). There's a phenomenon sewn into the Attention process we call 'attention bubble" or "lens of attention" - it's the 'bubble' of your conscious perception that allows you to know what is happening with...
...your body, your emotions, thoughts, and the world around you. When you're conducting this technique, your attention bubble (or lens) contracts to deal with the target. You can still conduct the the exercise while allowing your bubble to remain expanded enough to simultaneously remain aware of the level of tension in your body. Indeed, you can can handle both at the same time - working with the image AND remaining relaxed with even, deep breaths. Continued practice will certainly help :)
@BubblyTwirl - Keep in mind also that if this one continues to cause you to strain too much, you can try variations with your OTHER senses. As an example, experiment with creating an AUDITORY Mental Concentration target - create a SOUND in your imagination and do everything you can to maintain its clarity and volume level without allowing it to shift, fade, or become interrupted by distraction. Too, you could imagine a physical sensation on your skin or taste on your tongue. Happy training :)
@MrIco - Actually, there is one game type you can check out that, if you find it interesting enough of a challenge, will actually be of practical mental value. The name of the brain game approach is called "Dual N-Back". Google it. There's one community online that has the software for free.
At first, keep eyes closed to lessen potential distractions (external ones). When you become more proficient, then work with eyes open to kick things up a notch. Later, you can try it in busy public places with eyes open (don't worry, most people are walking around in a robotic, thought-hypnotized mental daze and won't even realize you're sitting there training your mind). For this technique, the image MUST be STILL. It's more challenging to your visual working memory and attention that way.
@stack150 - well just make sure the cheeseburger remains crystal clear and that you can see all the fixings and don't let the cheese droop too much. If the cheeseburger shifts, fades, or warps, then stop your timer and measure how long you were able to hold it with clarity. If you have problems with the cheeseburger, try a hot dog with onions, relish, and maybe some mustard. If it turns out food doesn't work all that well after all, then go with the simple, basic shapes instead :)
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MY PROBLEM IS THAT I GET BORED OF WHEN SOMEONE IS TALKING TO ME AND I DONT CATCH EVERYTHING THEY TOLD ME...FOR EXAMPLE IF I HAVE TO TRASLATE A SENTENCE RIGHT AWAY FOR THEM. I TENT TO LOOSE OR FORGET MOST OF THAT SENTENCE, CAUSE OF MY BRAIN NOT FOCUSING AND NOT REMEMBERING WHAT THEY SAID.
@iKnifeU123 - Personally, I would convert that into a mental training exercise. Listening is a difficult enough skill for most people because we spend so much of our time (mentally) operating on automatic rather than using Conscious effort of Attention. In order to stay with a conversation (rather than DRIFT, mentally) we often have to intentionally DIRECT and HOLD Attention. If you use your tendency to BUILD Mental Concentration by DEFYING MENTAL DRIFT, you'll benefit in many ways......
...including becoming a more interesting person yourself. It's the old Dale Carnegie cliche' - people who are the most interesting being those who are the most interested. The mental drift you experience occurs not just during conversations, and you'll discover that in training. Cure the drift while others are talking, and you'll cure it in other areas, which will improve your productivity, performance, as well as make many things much more fascinating. Work with our free course to begin.
@carinyuso - Don't let it bug you too much. That just means your brain's not wired for it yet. Practice will build the wiring you need. More importantly, keep in mind that if your main objective is to improve your ability to Concentrate (control, direct, and hold your Attention (thus, your MIND) onto any object you want) then the BEST approach is to find a technique that allows you to practice Attention Control without too much struggle. Check out the free training on our website.
@brozac1011 - Take some time to practice daily, but meanwhile, try a SOUND instead of an image to determine whether that might be an Attention Target you can work with right now in order to improve your ability for Mental Concentration. By SOUND, I mean recreating a familiar sound in your mind, such as a long vowel 'A' and keep it going for as long as you can without anything breaking up the tone in your mind. Auditory working memory is just as good as visual when it comes to training.
@Mrcrossover27 - Don't be down about it. Very, VERY few people who try it do well at the start. You will get better with practice. If you can expend 30 to 45 minutes a day at the effort, you will learn amazing things about your Mind - about the behaviors of your Attention, Thoughts, and physiological Impulses. While you may get better at this technique in the process, that is NOT the most important thing. The most POWERFUL thing will be what results from holding your Mind onto one thing.
@Mrcrossover27 - What's more, there are many other types of techniques that strengthen your Intellectual, Sensory, and Intuitive capacities. Get the free training course from our website - it contains more than 25 approaches you can test out, and even if you just stick with the first four or five in the first sections of the training, you can realize benefits and cognitive skills beyond the grasp of most people. If a technique frustrates you, try one more to your neural disposition.
@sXeish - Don't be discouraged. People will find difficulty with certain types of mental training exercises depending on their already-existing brain wiring. Right now, your brain's not wired to do this particularly well, which is why you train so that it becomes so. HOWEVER, the MOST IMPORTANT THING is not that you do this particular exercise well (or any similar to it), but that you MASTER THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION. There ARE techniques that will work for you in the free 7-Day course!
what if you have a song stuck in your head while you do the exercise? How would you handle that situation? It's not that hard to push a thought away, but a melody is a whole other thing.
@wsx1029 - Get that question a lot, and I know the problem because it used to happen a LOT with me. What I've found (and what has helped hundreds of trainees with the same issue) has been to understand that there is such a thing as 'ambient cognitive background noise' that you can't really control, but which goes away after some weeks, or gets easier to totally ignore as you relentlessly zero in on your Attention Target. The music can't actually "STOP" you from concentrating, although it...
...irritating to have to "peer through it" mentally to get clearly focused on your objective. If you were in a restaurant crowded with people and needed to read a book, you'd use the same brain effort to push that distraction to the periphery of your perception as you bring the text on the page forward, mentally. The Singular Mental Concentration Builder technique (free 7 Day Course) teaches that very well. Stay with your target, have no concern for the music. Your brain will fix it soon.
ive been working on this for a little over a month. i noticed a change in the way i remember things today . i tried to remember what the date was while writing something down, the date popped into my head as i had seen it this morning on my computer. i know this might seem silly , but i can see how this could possibly turn into a limited type of photographic memory , b/c thats how the thought occurred to me, as a photograph.
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I can't even picture any simple object in my mind when I close my eyes. Why is this so difficult form me? I have better results picturing more complex images. I have a better focus when I imagine grand central or something. Was wondering why easier objects to easily slip off my mind? Am I doing something wrong with this exersise?
@MADEOFFUN - It's not anything major, just that your brain hasn't had a lot of practice (nor, perhaps, any reason) in doing so with simple, still imagery. When I first began with this technique years ago, it gave me fits. I would spend hours of leisure time hanging out in the swimming pool desperately trying to form one image that was both CLEAR and STILL (had no problem whatsoever with complex, moving imagery. Took a while, but I got it. Now I do simple, still images for long periods, so...
...don't be surprised or frustrated, just decide whether you'd like to put in the work with this type of visul working memory-intensive technique, or whether you'd like to try out some that task other areas of mental function, depending on your objectives. For instance, if you are more concerned with gaining mastery over your Attention, then this technique is not as effective as, say, Singular Mental Concentration Builder (see our free training course). Go with what WORKS most efficiently.
@The3nlightened0ne - You can totally do either - just make sure to maintain the integrity of your imagery and do not allow your mind to wander (of course, Attention Control is foundational in most mditative practices). You may have to adjust your INTENTION in regards to your meditative approach. For instance, many people start their meditation session with the 'intent' to feel centered or relaxed or to let go of anxiety. Instead, make your intent to better understand and control Attention.
@The3nlightened0ne - ...by adjusting your intention, your awareness will perceive things in a way that assists that intent. A person who just wants to relax perceives how to do that during meditation, as in when they notice tension or nagging thoughts and they work to let them go. With an intent toward better Mental Concentration, your meditation will more likely show you the disobedient nature of your Attention habits, distracting thoughts, etc., and enable you to practice getting better.
@The3nlightened0ne - And finally, there is one way you can combine Attention Control with Meditation by simply using a candle flame as your Attention Target, placing the candle about arms length away, near eye level, and gaze into it without allowing your mind to wander nor thoughts to distract you nor Attention to drift. The flame must be the most important thing in the world to you as your objective is to entirely pour your Attention into it for the duration of your session (15 to 30 mins).
@MADEOFFUN heres something that has helped me greatly . i also had problems picturing my chosen symbol. i drew it on a piece of paper the physical act seems to help the mental imagery , then would draw it in my minds eye , 1000s of times now . i can even do it while walking . not sure if this is ok or not , but i have added on to my symbol and now move it in a clockwise rotation then let it fall away , then redraw . apologies mr. dynamicmental fitness if this bad advice, only trying to help.
how do u actually do it though do u have to looka at one thing and just focus on that one thing or do u have to form your own picture and kind of just daydream it in your mind please answer me
@fifaafaboca - Actually, you've described TWO DIFFERENT ATTENTION CONTROL TECHNIQUES that are BOTH extremely effective in building the Attention Control Skills necessary for powerful Mental Concentration. In THIS technique, you are to THINK of a simple object, hold it in imagination, and don't let the image shift, warp, or fade away. MORE IMPORTANT, however, is that you keep your Attention on that task. The other technique of LOOKING at an object (like a candle flame or dot) is GREAT if...
...you also make sure that your 'Attention Target' is the absolute most important thing in the world, thus you do not allow your Attention to wander, do not allow yourself to participate in self-talk, and refuse to let your Attention drift off into thoughts or daydreaming. The power is never in the target (whether you're THINKING your target or WATCHING your target). The power of Mental Concentration comes about because you are practicing Attention Control.
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@imaSoldier187 - Initially, start with your eyes close to cut down on distraction from external visual stimuli. As you become proficient at the technique - say, you're able to maintain effective mental concentration for a few minutes without corruption of the Attention 'signal' - then try doing it eyes open. When you're good at that, then try doing it in a crowded public place with busy activity going on around you. I can do it in a Starbuck's on a crowded day with music blaring. It's cool.
Every action you take is an opportunity for Mental Concentration - an invitation to center your Attention and pour a standard of Success (of EXCELLENCE) into the task itself. If practiced, this approach will change the course of your life and elevate your destiny. It can only be done Consciously, in this very present moment, and in order to carry it out you need to take back your Attention, detaching it from chaotic Thought, over and over again throughout the day.
@lalisingh794 - EXCELLENT suggestion. Another version of that (which counts as a "MINDFULNESS" Attention Control exercise) is to do the same thing but don't say anything at all to yourself (no self talk, no getting caught up in thought - just keep your Attention fully and ONLY in the here and now, the present moment (or 'psychological present' as it's called in Psychology). The mind will be tempted to wander in to thought, Attention will try to drift - maintaining control is the key.
this stuff is the real deal ... there are statues of the buddha who have objects such as swastikas engraved on his forehead until now i thought it was just a symbol they wanted to convey to the people , but i firmly believe it is the object the buddha is holding in his mind and this was a way of showing what object to hold there.
@ubermensch81 - That is an EXCELLENT association, and a pretty good idea for a mental object which to use as your target. That shape is an ancient one, the name of which comes from the Sanskrit svastika, meaning "ALL IS WELL". It's not only ancient, but symbolizes auspiciousness and good fortune. The Buddhist swastika is ALWAYS CLOCKWISE. It's more complex than a circle or square, but great for building attention control and mental concentration.
@DynamicMentalFitness thanks ... ive also noticed i use this same type of object retention when doing chess problems . having to visualize pieces taking other pieces and then holding this new position in my mind until i can solve the problem... of course i can only do this with the problems of one or 2 moves to mate w/ few pieces on the board , but it is def. mentally stimulating . ill be joining your website today as well...
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you see this is the kind of thing that we as a human being as a whole should be doing, to grow and transcend to another level of consciousness but instead all we get to do is be a bitch to the politicians who want to make money out of our ass. moving the economy and shit.
@fahfeez - If you are really (REALLY) unable to form an image in your mind, you are going to have to try out some other techniques. Go to the Neuro-Sculpting site and get the free training course and take a look at the Day 01 and Day 02 techniques. Find your way to the Forum and read what I just posted there about starting out effectively on training. If you daydream or have fantasies, you've got the ability to visualize in mind, but you may have difficulty in forming STILL images.
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@DynamicMentalFitness: This tutorial you’ve given was great, thank you very much. I personally have experimented with rather similar techniques: whereas instead of concentrating on specific, self concocted imagery, I focused in on the periphery of my vision. For example, I would focus in on the movements of objects but while only using peripheral vision.
@MarvelsofaLifetime - You know, if you keep doing that, you may end up improving what some in the business refer to as your "SPAN" or "WIDTH" of Attentional Perception - in other words, you're going to gradually increase the scope/scale/size of your 'Attention Bubble' (the way a camera can take in a wider view with clarity by widening the aperture. I have one technique where I'll sit and gaze forward and, slowly, increase the clarity of objects on the fringe of my vision. It's cool.
Ok the video was unclear to me, can you answer my question please?
Ok,so i go to a quiet place, draw a picture of a square or somenthing and try concentrate on it for as long as i can?Or, do i look at it, stare at the wall and try picture it in my head?
@aarongorman96 - Simply form an image of a simple shape in your mind. You choose the shape, color, size, and if you can, the color of the background against which the shape rests. For instance, you can imagine a green triangle against a black background - or just picture a green triangle and don't worry about background color. Hold the shape as clearly as you can muster for as long as you can. When the integrity of the image fails, stop and note your time. Practice and get better. More...
...the technique is for the improvement of Mental Concentration (or conscious control of attention) skills. In order to carry it out, you must not only direct your attention to the task, but work to ignore all forms of distraction outside yourself and from your own thoughts and physiological impulses, including the habit of self-talk. The more you practice doing those things, the better you become at those things. The image is important, but it is not the point. ATTENTION CONTROL is. More...
...Finally, you can take ANY Mental Concentration exercise that requires you to take purposeful control of your attention (directing it, holding it on target), plus requires you to decline any temptation to get swept away into thought or self-conversation - and as long as you continue to practice regularly - AS LONG AS YOU RECOGNIZE THE CAUSES OF INTERFERENCE and work to surpass previous performance limits through resolved determination - you SHALL succeed.
@bookwurmgurl7 - Don't get discouraged if it is harder than expected at first. Set yourself a training goal for daily practice until you can double your initial baseline time (baseline time = 3 attempts, add the three times, and divide by three). There's another video on "overcoming mental resistance" that gives advice on what gets in the way during your training. Good luck.
TRAINEES - Your mind is constantly shifting from thought to thought and from mental state to mental state all day long. Thus, your mental life is a chaotic cognitive experience dominated by inconsistency. As goes your mind, so goes your life. So many of us make plans that never come to fruition - we lack the ability to carry out our genuine Will. The fault is not in the stars, but in ourselves (Shakespeare). Learn cognitive consistency. Master it. This mental exercise is a START.
I like the second suggestion of switching out shapes, but I would consider two factors if you go that route because it actually becomes a more advanced exercise: A) Before doing so, you need to find out how long you CAN do one object. Do the technique three times, add the times, and divide by three. That's your average; B) When you go with multiple shapes, the same rules of image integrity apply. Make sure to take good notes on your experiences and train daily!
I am incapable of mental imaging, due to a nonverbal learning disorder where the left brain is over powering. I cannot implement this technique or any meditation exorcises; I cannot even be hypnotized!
@Frizbeen - When you get a chance, drop me an email. I'd like to help you figure out some kind of way to at least get you started on some form of brain training that will help you get some desired results. Mental imaging isn't everything. The fact that you can communicate effectively means you've go great training potential. Drop me an email. --T. Lavon Lawrence
@gamenoise25 - Brain fitness training has been shown repeatedly in scientific studies to boost (among other things) fluid intelligence, practical intelligence, and "emotional intelligence", as neuroscience terms them. Your ability to control your attention, thoughts, emotions - even your impulses - goes a long way in making you more "intelligent" in many ways that are of useful benefit to your life, academically, in your career or business, and in relationships. Training is key.
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I advise EVERYONE to take note of Trackman's comments about applying what one discovers in training sessions to REAL LIFE. William James wrote most accurately that "EFFORT OF ATTENTION IS THE ESSENTIAL PHENOMENON OF WILL." The things you discover about your Attention, your thoughts, and the effects and RESULTS of your daring to DRIVE and OPERATE the machine that is your own physiology are keys to changing your results in school, at work, and even in social situations.
Btw i got tinnitus problem and it seems it is a bit worse than it was in the past. It is a constant high-freq noise in my head... so for me this excercise even is more important, because that noise always tries to take over the focus of my mind (to alert me or something, but i don't want this...). So yes, it really works and i will continue to do such an excercises for, i believe, all my life!! Thanks!
PS To the moment i did 37 times then had a 1 week break and now i already did it 8 times
@Trackman2007 - That is absolutely AMAZING. You "GET IT" - do you realize how much that opens the door for you? Awesome. If I could get most of the people I train to realize what you've stated here, it would cut the time it takes for them to start seeing serious results in HALF!
Then my mind tells based on the exercise - "So now just apply it to your current task". The same thing happens at university. When i start to drift away the "dot exercise "projects" in my mind and reminds me that i have to focus on what teacher says and to get in total focus on what i hear. So thank you for this exercise!!! You really changed my life in a good way!! I already started another package of 30 days and i even enjoy it because i know the outcome is very, very, VERY valuable!
On the other hand i noticed an amazing affect of the "dot on the wall" excercise. I started to do at least 90% (!) of my daily tasks. Previously i was doing around 50-60%. Now i do almost everything without any problems. How it works? Every time i do something that dot excersice somehow appears in my mind and tells me "Hey mate do you remember that you did the excercise constantly for a long period of time and was in total control of your self and you tried to be focused in that period?
I finally have a good progress on this. As i told in prev post i made it 6 times per week (constantly) till reached 30 times.
Here are my results and impression and what actually happened to me: even when i did it already aroud 20 times i still sometimes was unfocused enough to forget for example important documents for the exam. There was a case when i forgot the only one paper i had to take. It was such a crazy thing to realize i forgot the only one thing i needed...
One powerful outcome of becoming good at this technique is that you'll develop greater facility to CONTROL ANY THOUGHT - to DESIGN THOUGHT, and ESTABLISH NEW THOUGHT PATTERNS. This technique empowers your skills of Attention Control, Thought Control, and inevitably, your ability to reshape your Emotions, hence your URGES (what compels you - what MOVES you).
A properly designed and mentally rehearsed thought greatly impacts your URGES to do a thing. The more attractive your THOUGHT about a thing, the more likely you are to desire (feel the urge) for the thing and to do the thing; concurrently, the more INTENSE the urge. The urge is the DRIVE. When you hear the term, "He/She is DRIVEN," it means they are compelled by an urge. Your dominant urges determine your dominant actions. YOU can DESIGN your urges, hence determine your habitual actions.
This training is no different than physical fitness training when it comes to motivation to get it done. If it's not appealing in your THOUGHTS, then you're not going to do it. The key then is to adjust the pictures you have of it in your mind so that when you think of carrying out the daily training, the prospect of doing so is ATTRACTIVE. The same applies to ANY GOAL. This is in itself is MENTAL TRAINING: The PRACTICE of CONTROLLING YOUR THOUGHTS TO AFFECT YOUR ACTIONS.
I tried to do these things a couple of times, but I just don't have the least amount of patience to keep practising them for a little longer. And at the same time, I also know that it's really necessary for me to get my mind back on track. Now, what do I do about that?
What do you do when you know that physical exercise makes you healthier but don't feel like going to the gym? When you know that not having money would get you thrown out onto the street, but you don't feel like going to work? In your MIND, you have the three choices: 1) Allow the same lack of clarity that makes the exercise difficult for you to continue affecting your will and motivation; 2) Resolve to picture the price you'll pay for avoidance; or, clearly picture the reward: TAKE ACTION!
At first it seems to even impossible to imagine a figure, it just fades right away. Do you need to imagine a background or color , like red triangle on white background, does it have to be filled or can it just be lines? Are these details important? Thank you for a greight video. Many blessing to you.
@ALEXUNDERVIV777 - People are indeed doing a background color in order to HIGHLIGHT the shape. Other people are just doing the shape without purposefully doing a background that sets off the shape color. Whatever makes it easier. I never thought about just doing a shape that's just composed of lines - that's a GREAT idea. No, I'm not paying you for it LOL! I invite folks to try that out - it may be more challenging and interesting to make sure the LINES DO NOT BREAK UP or fade. Sweet!
I think it's really working :D ...
FreakyDeziner 6 days ago
@FreakyDeziner - you should become a member of the studio, then. There are tons of techniques in many different categories and it doesn't cost a dime.
DynamicMentalFitness 6 days ago
Signup it's free
gaurdian22 1 month ago
I am on day 23 of this exercise. I imagine a white cross.However the cross changes forms and seems to fade away the more I am into the act. Presently I am able to see a cross automatically at the start of the exercise.The image at the end is not exactly like the first but it is a cross. I want to be doing it right.
LyleLincoln 1 month ago in playlist Liked videos
@LyleLincoln - From what you've written, you're not doing anything wrong. At some point, the duration and integrity will both improve past the current baseline. However, do not stay on this technique alone. Become a subscriber to the studio and you'll find scores of additional techniques and E-Learning modules to move you further along. No charge.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 month ago
This is by far the best video for building concentration on YouTube!!! Thankyou, whoever you are.
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DynamicMentalFitness 2 months ago
when i close my eyes i cant see anything.. i can hear myself saying "circle" "circle" but i cant see anything
fuckeries 3 months ago
Do you know if you actually see in pictures (still or in motion) when thinking throughout the day? Many people image things all day long in the normal course of thinking but have a difficult time creating even a simple still image when challenged with a mental exercise. If it's the case with you, consider switching to an auditory target, instead (creating a sound in your imagination and focusing on maintaining it). Of course, you can try entirely different types of training exercises, too.
DynamicMentalFitness 3 months ago
a very good video for concentration
TheSambhav7 3 months ago
The feeling I get when I do this for 20min I feel very light and full of energy all day long.
4seenJourney 3 months ago
This is profound I totally get this but express enoig
4seenJourney 3 months ago
I can't hold an image in my mind at all...
I can't even picture my own mother's face in my mind, I just have no "mind's eye" :(
jameilious 4 months ago
@jameilious - It happens. A small percentage of trainees are frustrated by what appears to be an utter lack of 'picturing'. Try this, instead: Go AUDITORY rather than visual. See if you can create a sound in your imagination (you should find doing so much easier). Your task will be to hold the sound, as with a single tone, this in direct defiance of all forms of distraction, under the same rules as this exercise. Time yourself. Note your obstacles. Surpass your times with practice.
DynamicMentalFitness 4 months ago
@jameilious - ...Also, try different TYPES of Mental Concentration techniques such as the Singular Mental Concentration Builder (using a candle or a dot on paper) as provided in the 7 DAYS TO BETTER BRAIN FITNESS COURSE, free on the website. You'll make great progress with practice.
DynamicMentalFitness 4 months ago
I get a sad chuckle when people complain to me that my videos are too dull - not exciting enough - not full of flash and glitzy entertainment. If they understood that their addiction to 60-second, dazzling, empty, mindless showmanship is a root indicator of low cognitive control and weak self-mastery, then they would do everything necessary to shake the addiction. The path to mental mastery is paved with drudgery and effort leading to an incredible way of living in constant amazement.
DynamicMentalFitness 4 months ago 2
aaaagh I can't stand people that emphasise on EVERY word they speak ! What's the point ? He should use this concentration technique NOT to do that ! But in all fairness a good vid. and thanks for it.
brindow1 5 months ago
@brindow1 - It's the way I talk before I have my morning coffee.
DynamicMentalFitness 5 months ago
good job
fiww1 5 months ago
surprisingly enough a children's author wrote about this in a children's book, except that person could read with his eyes closed
inlaquinta 6 months ago
@inlaquinta - The one tale I remember was written by Roald Dahl entitled "The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar," about a fellow who greedily seeks out a yogi's power of concentration so that he can get over on casinos while gambling, to develop an ability to see through the playing cards. Instead, his powers of concentration become so incredible that he loses his greed and begins giving winnings to orphan charities. It's an amazingly entertaining read, and the technique in it is really effective
DynamicMentalFitness 6 months ago
The biggest issue generally with Meditation practices is the failure of the majority of people teaching Meditation, their failure get to the nuts and bolts of what makes a proper Meditative approach practical for any human being - their failure to take the essential benefit of Meditation and show people how to apply it to every area of their lives. To many want to be esoteric gurus rather than instructors of useful mental training that gets immediate, intermediate, and long term daily benefit.
DynamicMentalFitness 6 months ago
Ps ment that I agree it isnt a spirtual practice, not that you said it was.
PurdyBear1 6 months ago
Excuse me but I can teach this stuff. The number one problem people have is retaining the concentration to keep on the one object. This takes time to do, as the student gets frustrated not being able to keep their visualisation in their mind. To say it can be done quickly isnt good for the student.
By the way this isnt a spiritual practice as you have said, but a simply visualisation basic practice used by many sportsmen/women. Its nothing new and has been around for donkeys years.
PurdyBear1 6 months ago
@PurdyBear1 - Most certainly, I did not say - nor DO I tell people - to expect 'QUICK' progress (for some, it does happen quickly because their visual working memory is already arranged for it). However, if done correctly from a simple Attention Control approach, most people do not have to wait six months to see significant improvement. There main reasons people take longer are: neural or medical condition, inefficient practice, ineffective technique, & lack of PRACTICAL training info.
DynamicMentalFitness 6 months ago
If a person doesn't study what "Attention" really is, what a person can do with their own Attention anytime they wish, how their own cognitive habits interact with Attention, how to overcome the mental obstacles that come up, and choose practice techniques that take them straight to the specific goal of improved Attention Control, then they will have a more difficult challenge ahead. Most meditation training serves as an obstacle to faster Attention Control due to all the layers of fluff.
DynamicMentalFitness 6 months ago
I learnt this years ago in a basic spiritual meditation class. It takes a while to get to do it, but its well worth it. It would take you a good 6 months to do this without drifting away.
I wouldnt recommend a alarm, as this can jolt you out of meditation too quickly which can cause physical pain, just tell yourself your coming back in 10 minutes and you will.
PurdyBear1 6 months ago
@PurdyBear1 - The difference between the meditative approach you describe and this technique is that this one does NOT require a meditative state, but merely one of 'Attention Control', wherein one simply controls Attention enough to work cognitively with the mental object and note it's clarity and consistency. This technique in no way requires six months time before being able to control drift because there is not a 'spiritual' activity, thus no layers to sift through. Thousands of people...
DynamicMentalFitness 6 months ago
...have worked with the technique with only a small percentage having significant difficulty, with most people requiring mere practice for improvement, especially those whose brains are not wired for holding still imagery (many people can work easily with imagery in motion, but have fits with maintaining a simple, still object). Some people are better at Auditory or Sensory Mental Concentration techniques. Meditation on the other hand is a whole different 'LEVEL' of effort taking much longer.
DynamicMentalFitness 6 months ago
This reminds me of meditation using a mantra for concentration. On that basis, do you reckon something like this could treat depression, ocd, anxiety etc? I believe logically it should be able to as it causes synpatic plastic changes in the brain which train you to stay in the present moment and not be distracted by unwanted thoughts. Have i basically just answered the question i originally had for yourself? :-D
fatstan1878 7 months ago
@fatstan1878 - Well, it's possible that this KIND of technique can help with depression by teaching a person to continually detach themselves from unwanted, persistent, mostly negative thoughts along with their emotional content; however, one would definitely have to change the exercise itself with an objective to increase Awareness so as to detect thoughts, use a target in order to detach from thoughts, and then hold that target while still being aware of the distraction. There are other...
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
...techniques more suited to act directly toward a better emotional experience - techniques such as Breathing Concentration, 'Mindful' Breathing, Walking, Eating, etc. Even one like the Singular Mental Concentration Builder technique we review in our website forum. A challenge is for a person to NOT go into it with expectations, because the brain seldom meets them, and instead carves its own path of experience. In the end, control of Attention is the key to mastering both Thought and Emotion.
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
...Finally, the process involved (psychologically) in using mental training to overcome such things as Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety, etc. is to A) Learn how to control Attention to know when a Thought-based or Emotion-based event is occurring (as such, the 'problem' becomes a helpful warning signal - an alarm that cries, "Here I am - RESOLVE me!"); B) DETACH from that event by redirecting and repurposing Attention; C) See the NATURE of the event; D) Allow it to fade away.
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
@fatstan1878 I find that a zen-type of exercize is good for depression and anxiety. it is simply " Put your attention on yourself for a few moments, and then notice where your attention is" . Yourself is used as the "me" or "I" identity, as opposed to ego identifications. what might be called the essential self. this is a nice meditation i enjoy. if you want to know more a good book is called "the book of not knowing" by Ralston.
i found my anxietys diminished when practiced daily 1 hour
7digitalSunday 6 months ago
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silverstar1200 7 months ago
@LAsfinest96 - Unfortunately, there is no such thing as any approach that 'permanently' improves concentration or memorization. Like your body, the biology of your brain is such that if you fail to maintain and challenge it then decline will set in to a lesser or greater degree as it automatically prunes away unused cells and connections over time. That of course impacts cognitive skills and functions accordingly. "Use it or lose it" is the phrase in neuroscience. Make training a habit!
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
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Tellalca 7 months ago
Thanks for the video, will this help my concentration in reading, studying and paying attention in class?
richiexp2 7 months ago
@richiexp2 - Yes, it will, but I think there are probably a few other techniques that might give you faster results to that effect. Whether a technique will help may also depend on what your 'cognitive obstacles' are. For instance, are you needing better performance because you can't keep your mind from jumping around, or are you having issues because of stressful thoughts - they require different training approaches. When you can narrow down what your ACTUAL interference is, then you can...
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
@DynamicMentalFitness thank you very much for the help. i'll try and get on with it and will inform you of my progress. See you later.......
richiexp2 7 months ago
...structure a custom training regimen to address the specific problem. As an example, if stress (worry, anxiety) is the issue, then you want mental training/concentration techniques that help you disengage from unwanted thoughts and help you relax your physiology so that you can focus. If mental wandering is the issue, then you want simple attention control techniques. Go to the website and get the free 7 Day course - it has all types of approaches for you.
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
@richiexp2 - If you're studying computer programming or serious mathematics, you'll be better off having approaches that both allow you to concentrate while enhancing your ability to stay energized-but-relaxed to prevent mental burnout; simultaneously, you need increased mental endurance as you heavily employ Working Memory to solve problems in your imagination. Two useful techniques would be Breathing Concentration and Singular Mental Concentration Builder (see the free course).
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
I can not even hold the image for 1 second. The minute I close my eyes, I loose the image of the green square that was suggested. What can I do??????
Min4me 7 months ago
@Min4me - If you're having that amount of challenge initially, you're going to require a lot of practice and patience to break through, say, three or five or seven minutes and into 'moderate' or 'strong' performance levels; but, you should NOT let that stop you from using OTHER methods to build better mental concentration. Get the 7 DAYS TO BETTER BRAIN FITNESS course where you'll find tons of alternatives. Try using sound, or Breathing Concentration, etc. The most important thing is not...
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
...a specific technique, but the specific RESULT, and the specific result you want is better control of Attention to the point of being able to direct it onto any target (internal - your own feelings or thoughts, or external around your environment or onto tasks) and then hold it on target for as long as you desire to do so in direct defiance of any form of distraction, whether that be through visual, auditory, kinesthetic, meditative, mindfulness, or any other method of attention training.
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
i have a question, can eye stress mess with your mental concentration?
logankennedy15 7 months ago
@logankennedy15 - Most definitely! It doesn't affect your ABILITY to concentrate, but it does affect the METHOD by which you choose to do it. For instance, if a person is suffering eye strain, then I'd recommend finding some eye-training (muscle strengthening and relaxing techniques) to relieve the problem - and of course, find a competent eye doc if the problem is persistent. Meanwhile, you can use OTHER SENSES and methods that don't strain your eyes. There are scores of training....
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
...approaches that don't involve exerting your eyes. You can do sensory techniques such focusing in on the sensation of the tip of your tongue touching the roof of your mouth or the feel of fingertips touching (making that your Attention Target) all with your eyes closed. You can master BREATHING CONCENTRATION, Mindfulness-based Concentration training techniques such as doing everything at half-speed while you hold your Attention exclusively in the Present Moment (no 'mental drifting'), and...
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
...you can create sounds in your mind and hold those with clarity, concentrate on a single word repeated - there are as many techniques to boost your ability to Concentrate, Direct, and Hold your Attention as there are human activities that require you to use Attention itself. Keep in mind that Attention (the conscious directing to a target and commanding it to stay there for as long as you wish) is the training ground of Willpower. Give your eyes a break and try other approaches. Train well!
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
Am I supposed to be relaxed? Because when I try to focus on an image I tense up and my brows wrinkle in concentration. When I'm relaxed I can't seem to focus on a mental image.
I think being tense is the wrong way of doing it?
Any tips on how I can improve?
Thanks in advance. =)
BubblyTwirl 7 months ago
@BubblyTwirl - Indeed, you do NOT want to allow your physiology to become tense. Avoiding tension will most likely involve a combination of controlled breathing (breath fully but in a relaxed manner) and purposefully keeping your muscles relaxed ('shaking them out' if need be from time to time). There's a phenomenon sewn into the Attention process we call 'attention bubble" or "lens of attention" - it's the 'bubble' of your conscious perception that allows you to know what is happening with...
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
...your body, your emotions, thoughts, and the world around you. When you're conducting this technique, your attention bubble (or lens) contracts to deal with the target. You can still conduct the the exercise while allowing your bubble to remain expanded enough to simultaneously remain aware of the level of tension in your body. Indeed, you can can handle both at the same time - working with the image AND remaining relaxed with even, deep breaths. Continued practice will certainly help :)
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
@DynamicMentalFitness
Thank you! I'll think of that when I do it next time. It certainly takes a huge amount of concentration. =)
BubblyTwirl 7 months ago
@BubblyTwirl - Keep in mind also that if this one continues to cause you to strain too much, you can try variations with your OTHER senses. As an example, experiment with creating an AUDITORY Mental Concentration target - create a SOUND in your imagination and do everything you can to maintain its clarity and volume level without allowing it to shift, fade, or become interrupted by distraction. Too, you could imagine a physical sensation on your skin or taste on your tongue. Happy training :)
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
@DynamicMentalFitness
Thanks again! =D
BubblyTwirl 7 months ago
THANK I WILL TRY THAT.
nasrineable 7 months ago
Playing video-games works fine too =)
MrIco 7 months ago
@MrIco - Actually, there is one game type you can check out that, if you find it interesting enough of a challenge, will actually be of practical mental value. The name of the brain game approach is called "Dual N-Back". Google it. There's one community online that has the software for free.
DynamicMentalFitness 7 months ago
Should eyes be closed and should the object be still? For instance, my first image of was a rotating circle.
exigentsky 8 months ago
At first, keep eyes closed to lessen potential distractions (external ones). When you become more proficient, then work with eyes open to kick things up a notch. Later, you can try it in busy public places with eyes open (don't worry, most people are walking around in a robotic, thought-hypnotized mental daze and won't even realize you're sitting there training your mind). For this technique, the image MUST be STILL. It's more challenging to your visual working memory and attention that way.
DynamicMentalFitness 8 months ago
does the object have to be colored shapes?
Cus I'm doing my mind execise with a double cheese burger in mind.
stack150 8 months ago
@stack150 - well just make sure the cheeseburger remains crystal clear and that you can see all the fixings and don't let the cheese droop too much. If the cheeseburger shifts, fades, or warps, then stop your timer and measure how long you were able to hold it with clarity. If you have problems with the cheeseburger, try a hot dog with onions, relish, and maybe some mustard. If it turns out food doesn't work all that well after all, then go with the simple, basic shapes instead :)
DynamicMentalFitness 8 months ago
@DynamicMentalFitness
yeah I think I'm gonna go with the shapes, cus I just ate the cheeseburger.
stack150 8 months ago
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DynamicMentalFitness 9 months ago
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DynamicMentalFitness 9 months ago
great..thx..hehe
lowrider692 9 months ago
perfect mental booster exercise!!!
TheVerrucosa 9 months ago
MY PROBLEM IS THAT I GET BORED OF WHEN SOMEONE IS TALKING TO ME AND I DONT CATCH EVERYTHING THEY TOLD ME...FOR EXAMPLE IF I HAVE TO TRASLATE A SENTENCE RIGHT AWAY FOR THEM. I TENT TO LOOSE OR FORGET MOST OF THAT SENTENCE, CAUSE OF MY BRAIN NOT FOCUSING AND NOT REMEMBERING WHAT THEY SAID.
iKnifeU123 9 months ago
@iKnifeU123 - Personally, I would convert that into a mental training exercise. Listening is a difficult enough skill for most people because we spend so much of our time (mentally) operating on automatic rather than using Conscious effort of Attention. In order to stay with a conversation (rather than DRIFT, mentally) we often have to intentionally DIRECT and HOLD Attention. If you use your tendency to BUILD Mental Concentration by DEFYING MENTAL DRIFT, you'll benefit in many ways......
DynamicMentalFitness 9 months ago
...including becoming a more interesting person yourself. It's the old Dale Carnegie cliche' - people who are the most interesting being those who are the most interested. The mental drift you experience occurs not just during conversations, and you'll discover that in training. Cure the drift while others are talking, and you'll cure it in other areas, which will improve your productivity, performance, as well as make many things much more fascinating. Work with our free course to begin.
DynamicMentalFitness 9 months ago
@iKnifeU123 lol i have the same problem and its really annoying sometimes
tsoppannos 9 months ago
omg. i tried it and in just a split second (im thinking about a blue triangle) the triangle turns into green and 10 time smaller. help me...
carinyuso 9 months ago
@carinyuso - Don't let it bug you too much. That just means your brain's not wired for it yet. Practice will build the wiring you need. More importantly, keep in mind that if your main objective is to improve your ability to Concentrate (control, direct, and hold your Attention (thus, your MIND) onto any object you want) then the BEST approach is to find a technique that allows you to practice Attention Control without too much struggle. Check out the free training on our website.
DynamicMentalFitness 9 months ago
This made my head ache. Lol. The sound concentration is easier
brozac1011 9 months ago
which english accent is the guy using? sounds unfamiliar.
saintanik89 9 months ago
@saintanik89 That's most definitely an American accent, doesn't sound "English" at all.
PersuasiveConcepts 9 months ago
It's even hard imagining an image
brozac1011 9 months ago
@brozac1011 - Take some time to practice daily, but meanwhile, try a SOUND instead of an image to determine whether that might be an Attention Target you can work with right now in order to improve your ability for Mental Concentration. By SOUND, I mean recreating a familiar sound in your mind, such as a long vowel 'A' and keep it going for as long as you can without anything breaking up the tone in your mind. Auditory working memory is just as good as visual when it comes to training.
DynamicMentalFitness 9 months ago
I cant hold it for long :(
Mrcrossover27 10 months ago
@Mrcrossover27 - Don't be down about it. Very, VERY few people who try it do well at the start. You will get better with practice. If you can expend 30 to 45 minutes a day at the effort, you will learn amazing things about your Mind - about the behaviors of your Attention, Thoughts, and physiological Impulses. While you may get better at this technique in the process, that is NOT the most important thing. The most POWERFUL thing will be what results from holding your Mind onto one thing.
DynamicMentalFitness 10 months ago
@Mrcrossover27 - What's more, there are many other types of techniques that strengthen your Intellectual, Sensory, and Intuitive capacities. Get the free training course from our website - it contains more than 25 approaches you can test out, and even if you just stick with the first four or five in the first sections of the training, you can realize benefits and cognitive skills beyond the grasp of most people. If a technique frustrates you, try one more to your neural disposition.
DynamicMentalFitness 10 months ago
This was a great video and it helped me realize how easy it is to concentrate thanks!!!
Killerfrost11 10 months ago
When I close my eyes I can't even imagine what im thinking.. it just black D:
sXeish 10 months ago
@sXeish - Don't be discouraged. People will find difficulty with certain types of mental training exercises depending on their already-existing brain wiring. Right now, your brain's not wired to do this particularly well, which is why you train so that it becomes so. HOWEVER, the MOST IMPORTANT THING is not that you do this particular exercise well (or any similar to it), but that you MASTER THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION. There ARE techniques that will work for you in the free 7-Day course!
DynamicMentalFitness 10 months ago
what if you have a song stuck in your head while you do the exercise? How would you handle that situation? It's not that hard to push a thought away, but a melody is a whole other thing.
wsx1029 10 months ago
@wsx1029 - Get that question a lot, and I know the problem because it used to happen a LOT with me. What I've found (and what has helped hundreds of trainees with the same issue) has been to understand that there is such a thing as 'ambient cognitive background noise' that you can't really control, but which goes away after some weeks, or gets easier to totally ignore as you relentlessly zero in on your Attention Target. The music can't actually "STOP" you from concentrating, although it...
DynamicMentalFitness 10 months ago
...irritating to have to "peer through it" mentally to get clearly focused on your objective. If you were in a restaurant crowded with people and needed to read a book, you'd use the same brain effort to push that distraction to the periphery of your perception as you bring the text on the page forward, mentally. The Singular Mental Concentration Builder technique (free 7 Day Course) teaches that very well. Stay with your target, have no concern for the music. Your brain will fix it soon.
DynamicMentalFitness 10 months ago
time to listen to some rock
willem2211 10 months ago
@willem2211 - Not before you're done training, young mister! LOL! ROCK ON!
DynamicMentalFitness 10 months ago
interesting, will try these exersizes
MrTeejaysingh 11 months ago
ive been working on this for a little over a month. i noticed a change in the way i remember things today . i tried to remember what the date was while writing something down, the date popped into my head as i had seen it this morning on my computer. i know this might seem silly , but i can see how this could possibly turn into a limited type of photographic memory , b/c thats how the thought occurred to me, as a photograph.
ubermensch818 11 months ago
PRACTICAL, REAL-WORLD Meditation – The Benefits! THE MENTAL POWER HOUR - Live on BlogTalkRadio on MARCH 10, 2011 - 9:30am Pacific/11:30 Central/12:30 Eastern - What you SHOULD be getting from your Meditative, Mindfulness, or Yoga training! You SHOULD Get Far More Than Just A ‘Relaxed Feeling’ – You Should Get POWER! You may be missing out on incredible (even PROFITABLE) results that you need to know about! We'll discuss the REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS for what you're supposed to be learning.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
“Mental Focus For Setting & Achieving GOALS!” Live on BlogTalkRadio on MARCH 03, 2011 - 9:30am Pacific/11:30 Central/12:30 Eastern - How To Sculpt Your Desires To Move Them From Imagination Into Reality! The DESIRE to BE, to DO, or to HAVE is itself the very POWER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN! We'll go over the key cognitive ingredients of GOALSETTING as it relates to Mental Focus skills, and the kind of training that helps you keep the promises you make to yourself!
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
WHAT ABOUT 'PRACTICAL APPLICATION'? Okay, so now you're doing mental exercises, what now? Depends on what you're learning BECAUSE of your training. Are you learning how to ignore the tempting pull of random thought? To decline participating in mechanical inner dialogue? To ALWAYS go immediately back to your target when you realize you've been tricked into 'MIND DRIFTING'? If so, then you've already learned a POWERFUL lesson to use in EVERY area of your life. PRACTICE WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED!
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
The Mental Power Hour - ATTENTION CONTROL: THE FOUNDATION OF GENIUS! Live on BlogTalkRadio on FEBRUARY 24, 2011 - 9:30am Pacific/11:30 Central/12:30 Eastern - How Brain Training for Attention Control should be applied to daily life! Live with absolute self-confidence and pleasure knowing yourself in masterful possession of this most powerful human ability! We'll explore how the cognitive skills you learn can be used in everyday situations for major personal, career, and financial benefit!
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
I can't even picture any simple object in my mind when I close my eyes. Why is this so difficult form me? I have better results picturing more complex images. I have a better focus when I imagine grand central or something. Was wondering why easier objects to easily slip off my mind? Am I doing something wrong with this exersise?
MADEOFFUN 1 year ago
@MADEOFFUN - It's not anything major, just that your brain hasn't had a lot of practice (nor, perhaps, any reason) in doing so with simple, still imagery. When I first began with this technique years ago, it gave me fits. I would spend hours of leisure time hanging out in the swimming pool desperately trying to form one image that was both CLEAR and STILL (had no problem whatsoever with complex, moving imagery. Took a while, but I got it. Now I do simple, still images for long periods, so...
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
...don't be surprised or frustrated, just decide whether you'd like to put in the work with this type of visul working memory-intensive technique, or whether you'd like to try out some that task other areas of mental function, depending on your objectives. For instance, if you are more concerned with gaining mastery over your Attention, then this technique is not as effective as, say, Singular Mental Concentration Builder (see our free training course). Go with what WORKS most efficiently.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
@DynamicMentalFitness Thanks fro the answer, it's much appreciated!
MADEOFFUN 1 year ago
@DynamicMentalFitness
Can I do image streaming or meditation instead?
Or is this more effective.
The3nlightened0ne 1 year ago
@The3nlightened0ne - You can totally do either - just make sure to maintain the integrity of your imagery and do not allow your mind to wander (of course, Attention Control is foundational in most mditative practices). You may have to adjust your INTENTION in regards to your meditative approach. For instance, many people start their meditation session with the 'intent' to feel centered or relaxed or to let go of anxiety. Instead, make your intent to better understand and control Attention.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
@The3nlightened0ne - ...by adjusting your intention, your awareness will perceive things in a way that assists that intent. A person who just wants to relax perceives how to do that during meditation, as in when they notice tension or nagging thoughts and they work to let them go. With an intent toward better Mental Concentration, your meditation will more likely show you the disobedient nature of your Attention habits, distracting thoughts, etc., and enable you to practice getting better.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
@The3nlightened0ne - And finally, there is one way you can combine Attention Control with Meditation by simply using a candle flame as your Attention Target, placing the candle about arms length away, near eye level, and gaze into it without allowing your mind to wander nor thoughts to distract you nor Attention to drift. The flame must be the most important thing in the world to you as your objective is to entirely pour your Attention into it for the duration of your session (15 to 30 mins).
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
@MADEOFFUN heres something that has helped me greatly . i also had problems picturing my chosen symbol. i drew it on a piece of paper the physical act seems to help the mental imagery , then would draw it in my minds eye , 1000s of times now . i can even do it while walking . not sure if this is ok or not , but i have added on to my symbol and now move it in a clockwise rotation then let it fall away , then redraw . apologies mr. dynamicmental fitness if this bad advice, only trying to help.
ubermensch818 1 year ago
Thanks ubermensch818, I will try that. I tried a few times to just picture image in my mind, can't do it at all. I will try your method
MADEOFFUN 1 year ago
how do u actually do it though do u have to looka at one thing and just focus on that one thing or do u have to form your own picture and kind of just daydream it in your mind please answer me
fifaafaboca 1 year ago
@fifaafaboca - Actually, you've described TWO DIFFERENT ATTENTION CONTROL TECHNIQUES that are BOTH extremely effective in building the Attention Control Skills necessary for powerful Mental Concentration. In THIS technique, you are to THINK of a simple object, hold it in imagination, and don't let the image shift, warp, or fade away. MORE IMPORTANT, however, is that you keep your Attention on that task. The other technique of LOOKING at an object (like a candle flame or dot) is GREAT if...
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
...you also make sure that your 'Attention Target' is the absolute most important thing in the world, thus you do not allow your Attention to wander, do not allow yourself to participate in self-talk, and refuse to let your Attention drift off into thoughts or daydreaming. The power is never in the target (whether you're THINKING your target or WATCHING your target). The power of Mental Concentration comes about because you are practicing Attention Control.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
The Mental Power Hour - Better Mental Focus For STUDENTS & Adult Learners! Live on BlogTalkRadio on FEBRUARY 10, 2011 - 9:30am Pacific/11:30 Central/12:30 Eastern - Parents (who want to know), Middle School, High School, College, and Working Adult Students can boost academic performance and test scores through effective training, practice, and mental habit development of Attention Control, Mental Concentration, and Mental Focus skills - and it is VERY SIMPLE to do!
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
Is it cheating to close your eyes or must they be open?
imaSoldier187 1 year ago
@imaSoldier187 - Initially, start with your eyes close to cut down on distraction from external visual stimuli. As you become proficient at the technique - say, you're able to maintain effective mental concentration for a few minutes without corruption of the Attention 'signal' - then try doing it eyes open. When you're good at that, then try doing it in a crowded public place with busy activity going on around you. I can do it in a Starbuck's on a crowded day with music blaring. It's cool.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
Every action you take is an opportunity for Mental Concentration - an invitation to center your Attention and pour a standard of Success (of EXCELLENCE) into the task itself. If practiced, this approach will change the course of your life and elevate your destiny. It can only be done Consciously, in this very present moment, and in order to carry it out you need to take back your Attention, detaching it from chaotic Thought, over and over again throughout the day.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
whenever going from house to office or school count your footsteps it will be difficult for a month but will increase concentration
lalisingh794 1 year ago
@lalisingh794 - EXCELLENT suggestion. Another version of that (which counts as a "MINDFULNESS" Attention Control exercise) is to do the same thing but don't say anything at all to yourself (no self talk, no getting caught up in thought - just keep your Attention fully and ONLY in the here and now, the present moment (or 'psychological present' as it's called in Psychology). The mind will be tempted to wander in to thought, Attention will try to drift - maintaining control is the key.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
this stuff is the real deal ... there are statues of the buddha who have objects such as swastikas engraved on his forehead until now i thought it was just a symbol they wanted to convey to the people , but i firmly believe it is the object the buddha is holding in his mind and this was a way of showing what object to hold there.
ubermensch81 1 year ago
@ubermensch81 - That is an EXCELLENT association, and a pretty good idea for a mental object which to use as your target. That shape is an ancient one, the name of which comes from the Sanskrit svastika, meaning "ALL IS WELL". It's not only ancient, but symbolizes auspiciousness and good fortune. The Buddhist swastika is ALWAYS CLOCKWISE. It's more complex than a circle or square, but great for building attention control and mental concentration.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
@DynamicMentalFitness thanks ... ive also noticed i use this same type of object retention when doing chess problems . having to visualize pieces taking other pieces and then holding this new position in my mind until i can solve the problem... of course i can only do this with the problems of one or 2 moves to mate w/ few pieces on the board , but it is def. mentally stimulating . ill be joining your website today as well...
ubermensch81 1 year ago
The Mental Power Hour - Better Mental Focus In SPORTS & Other Competitive Arenas! Live on BlogTalkRadio on FEBRUARY 03, 2011 - 9:30am Pacific/11:30 Central/12:30 Eastern - Mental Focus for Athletes is NOT merely "paying attention" on the field or in the arena - it's MUCH MORE. For effective LONG TERM, higher-level sports performance that stands the test of time you must turn attention to more than merely your physical skills. YOU MUST BECOME AS DEDICATED A MENTAL ATHLETE AS A PHYSICAL ONE!
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
The Mental Power Hour - Better Mental Focus For Sales Professionals! Live episode of THE MENTAL POWER HOUR on BlogTalkRadio - JANUARY 27, 2011 - Increased sales and profits through better Mental Focus. Learn how to make simple adjustments in THOUGHT to literally elevate your performance and results without adding unreasonable work hours to your already demanding schedule. 9:30am Pacific/11:30 Central/12:30 Eastern
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
thank you sir for sharing the technique...God bless you
sharolmatthew 1 year ago
The Mental Power Hour - Improving Mental Focus With Your TEAM, GROUP, or ORGANIZATION! Live episode of THE MENTAL POWER HOUR on BlogTalkRadio - JANUARY 20, 2011 - Need improved PERFORMANCE, increased PRODUCTIVITY, higher SALES, better CUSTOMER SERVICE, or improved CUSTOMER SATISFACTION with your Business, in your Group, on your Team, or from your Organization? Learn how to INSTRUCT OTHERS ON THE MECHANICS OF MENTAL FOCUS! 9:30am Pacific/11:30 Central/12:30 Eastern
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
The Mental Power Hour - Building Mental Focus For Your Business & Career. Live on BlogTalkRadio on JANUARY 13, 2011 - 9:30am Pacific/11:30 Central/12:30 Eastern - How to train to improve Mental Focus. HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR MENTAL FOCUS IS GETTING BETTER, and how to apply your Mental Focus skills to career and business so that you can reap the rewards.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
you see this is the kind of thing that we as a human being as a whole should be doing, to grow and transcend to another level of consciousness but instead all we get to do is be a bitch to the politicians who want to make money out of our ass. moving the economy and shit.
brian5682 1 year ago
at first place how am I gona get a picture in my mind???
I just can't get one to begin with so what now?
fahfeez 1 year ago
@fahfeez - If you are really (REALLY) unable to form an image in your mind, you are going to have to try out some other techniques. Go to the Neuro-Sculpting site and get the free training course and take a look at the Day 01 and Day 02 techniques. Find your way to the Forum and read what I just posted there about starting out effectively on training. If you daydream or have fantasies, you've got the ability to visualize in mind, but you may have difficulty in forming STILL images.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
The Mental Power Hour - How To Train Your Brain For Improved Mental Concentration Using Theron Q. Dumont’s Classic Work, “THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION”. Live on BlogTalkRadio on JANUARY 06, 2011 - 9:30am Pacific/11:30 Central/12:30 Eastern - If you need a copy of the ebook, just go to the Neuro-Sculpting Online Mental Fitness Training Studio and enroll in the "7 Days To Better Brain Fitness" no-cost brain training.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
The Mental Power Hour - Brain Training For Self-Discipline! Live on BlogTalkRadio on DECEMBER 30, 2010 - the Power to OWN Yourself! How to turn a LACK of Self-Discipline into your ally for BETTER Self-Discipline! 9:30am Pacific/11:30 Central/12:30 Eastern Blogtalkradio Episode of THE MENTAL POWER HOUR!
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
The Mental Power Hour - Brain Training To Stop Your Wandering Mind! Live on BlogTalkRadio on DECEMBER 23, 2010 - Right on the heels of a Harvard University research study showing most people spend half their waking day in a daze! Even when you are engaged in activities that demand all your attention, you’re STILL going off into La-La Land! Let’s talk about the characteristics of a wandering mind, the symptoms that result, and what to do about it so that you can realize more of your potential!
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
I think that the number 1 question is: Is the course free?
DwyaneWadeCounty 1 year ago
@DwyaneWadeCounty - Actually, the number one question is do you value your own cognitive and psychological quality of life to actually commit yourself to a daily practice of mental fitness training; and not in the name of getting good at parlor tricks, but to unlock your genetic ability to live fully and freely. Combine the videos on this channel with the BlogTalkRadio training shows and the large, no-cost "7 Days To Better Brain Fitness" (no cost) and you have more than you need to start with.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
@DynamicMentalFitness: This tutorial you’ve given was great, thank you very much. I personally have experimented with rather similar techniques: whereas instead of concentrating on specific, self concocted imagery, I focused in on the periphery of my vision. For example, I would focus in on the movements of objects but while only using peripheral vision.
MarvelsofaLifetime 1 year ago
@MarvelsofaLifetime - You know, if you keep doing that, you may end up improving what some in the business refer to as your "SPAN" or "WIDTH" of Attentional Perception - in other words, you're going to gradually increase the scope/scale/size of your 'Attention Bubble' (the way a camera can take in a wider view with clarity by widening the aperture. I have one technique where I'll sit and gaze forward and, slowly, increase the clarity of objects on the fringe of my vision. It's cool.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
@DwyaneWadeCounty Ok, thanks. I will snoop around and see what I dig up.
DwyaneWadeCounty 1 year ago
Ok the video was unclear to me, can you answer my question please?
Ok,so i go to a quiet place, draw a picture of a square or somenthing and try concentrate on it for as long as i can?Or, do i look at it, stare at the wall and try picture it in my head?
And, does this actually work?
aarongorman96 1 year ago
@aarongorman96 - Simply form an image of a simple shape in your mind. You choose the shape, color, size, and if you can, the color of the background against which the shape rests. For instance, you can imagine a green triangle against a black background - or just picture a green triangle and don't worry about background color. Hold the shape as clearly as you can muster for as long as you can. When the integrity of the image fails, stop and note your time. Practice and get better. More...
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
...the technique is for the improvement of Mental Concentration (or conscious control of attention) skills. In order to carry it out, you must not only direct your attention to the task, but work to ignore all forms of distraction outside yourself and from your own thoughts and physiological impulses, including the habit of self-talk. The more you practice doing those things, the better you become at those things. The image is important, but it is not the point. ATTENTION CONTROL is. More...
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
...Finally, you can take ANY Mental Concentration exercise that requires you to take purposeful control of your attention (directing it, holding it on target), plus requires you to decline any temptation to get swept away into thought or self-conversation - and as long as you continue to practice regularly - AS LONG AS YOU RECOGNIZE THE CAUSES OF INTERFERENCE and work to surpass previous performance limits through resolved determination - you SHALL succeed.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
@bookwurmgurl7 - Don't get discouraged if it is harder than expected at first. Set yourself a training goal for daily practice until you can double your initial baseline time (baseline time = 3 attempts, add the three times, and divide by three). There's another video on "overcoming mental resistance" that gives advice on what gets in the way during your training. Good luck.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
TRAINEES - Your mind is constantly shifting from thought to thought and from mental state to mental state all day long. Thus, your mental life is a chaotic cognitive experience dominated by inconsistency. As goes your mind, so goes your life. So many of us make plans that never come to fruition - we lack the ability to carry out our genuine Will. The fault is not in the stars, but in ourselves (Shakespeare). Learn cognitive consistency. Master it. This mental exercise is a START.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
so i only think of one object as long as i can, 20 min a day, and only one object.
or can i first think of f.eks a blue circle for 2 min and then a green triangle for 2 min?
fakkadihellbitch 1 year ago
I like the second suggestion of switching out shapes, but I would consider two factors if you go that route because it actually becomes a more advanced exercise: A) Before doing so, you need to find out how long you CAN do one object. Do the technique three times, add the times, and divide by three. That's your average; B) When you go with multiple shapes, the same rules of image integrity apply. Make sure to take good notes on your experiences and train daily!
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
I am incapable of mental imaging, due to a nonverbal learning disorder where the left brain is over powering. I cannot implement this technique or any meditation exorcises; I cannot even be hypnotized!
Frizbeen 1 year ago
@Frizbeen - When you get a chance, drop me an email. I'd like to help you figure out some kind of way to at least get you started on some form of brain training that will help you get some desired results. Mental imaging isn't everything. The fact that you can communicate effectively means you've go great training potential. Drop me an email. --T. Lavon Lawrence
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
So this will seriously help my memory? Holy crap!!!
AltAirPilot517 1 year ago
im not stupid, but i want to be smarter
gamenoise25 1 year ago
@gamenoise25 - Brain fitness training has been shown repeatedly in scientific studies to boost (among other things) fluid intelligence, practical intelligence, and "emotional intelligence", as neuroscience terms them. Your ability to control your attention, thoughts, emotions - even your impulses - goes a long way in making you more "intelligent" in many ways that are of useful benefit to your life, academically, in your career or business, and in relationships. Training is key.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
"BRAIN TRAINING FOR DEFEATING PROCRASTINATION' - A COMPLETE Six Part Video Series - has just been launched. Anybody who has a problem with procrastination after all this training has no excuse. Who's the man? Why, that would be ME. I take hugs for tips.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
I advise EVERYONE to take note of Trackman's comments about applying what one discovers in training sessions to REAL LIFE. William James wrote most accurately that "EFFORT OF ATTENTION IS THE ESSENTIAL PHENOMENON OF WILL." The things you discover about your Attention, your thoughts, and the effects and RESULTS of your daring to DRIVE and OPERATE the machine that is your own physiology are keys to changing your results in school, at work, and even in social situations.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
Btw i got tinnitus problem and it seems it is a bit worse than it was in the past. It is a constant high-freq noise in my head... so for me this excercise even is more important, because that noise always tries to take over the focus of my mind (to alert me or something, but i don't want this...). So yes, it really works and i will continue to do such an excercises for, i believe, all my life!! Thanks!
PS To the moment i did 37 times then had a 1 week break and now i already did it 8 times
Trackman2007 1 year ago
@Trackman2007 - That is absolutely AMAZING. You "GET IT" - do you realize how much that opens the door for you? Awesome. If I could get most of the people I train to realize what you've stated here, it would cut the time it takes for them to start seeing serious results in HALF!
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
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Trackman2007 1 year ago
Then my mind tells based on the exercise - "So now just apply it to your current task". The same thing happens at university. When i start to drift away the "dot exercise "projects" in my mind and reminds me that i have to focus on what teacher says and to get in total focus on what i hear. So thank you for this exercise!!! You really changed my life in a good way!! I already started another package of 30 days and i even enjoy it because i know the outcome is very, very, VERY valuable!
Trackman2007 1 year ago
On the other hand i noticed an amazing affect of the "dot on the wall" excercise. I started to do at least 90% (!) of my daily tasks. Previously i was doing around 50-60%. Now i do almost everything without any problems. How it works? Every time i do something that dot excersice somehow appears in my mind and tells me "Hey mate do you remember that you did the excercise constantly for a long period of time and was in total control of your self and you tried to be focused in that period?
Trackman2007 1 year ago
I finally have a good progress on this. As i told in prev post i made it 6 times per week (constantly) till reached 30 times.
Here are my results and impression and what actually happened to me: even when i did it already aroud 20 times i still sometimes was unfocused enough to forget for example important documents for the exam. There was a case when i forgot the only one paper i had to take. It was such a crazy thing to realize i forgot the only one thing i needed...
Trackman2007 1 year ago
One powerful outcome of becoming good at this technique is that you'll develop greater facility to CONTROL ANY THOUGHT - to DESIGN THOUGHT, and ESTABLISH NEW THOUGHT PATTERNS. This technique empowers your skills of Attention Control, Thought Control, and inevitably, your ability to reshape your Emotions, hence your URGES (what compels you - what MOVES you).
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
A properly designed and mentally rehearsed thought greatly impacts your URGES to do a thing. The more attractive your THOUGHT about a thing, the more likely you are to desire (feel the urge) for the thing and to do the thing; concurrently, the more INTENSE the urge. The urge is the DRIVE. When you hear the term, "He/She is DRIVEN," it means they are compelled by an urge. Your dominant urges determine your dominant actions. YOU can DESIGN your urges, hence determine your habitual actions.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
This training is no different than physical fitness training when it comes to motivation to get it done. If it's not appealing in your THOUGHTS, then you're not going to do it. The key then is to adjust the pictures you have of it in your mind so that when you think of carrying out the daily training, the prospect of doing so is ATTRACTIVE. The same applies to ANY GOAL. This is in itself is MENTAL TRAINING: The PRACTICE of CONTROLLING YOUR THOUGHTS TO AFFECT YOUR ACTIONS.
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
I tried to do these things a couple of times, but I just don't have the least amount of patience to keep practising them for a little longer. And at the same time, I also know that it's really necessary for me to get my mind back on track. Now, what do I do about that?
fbehsaan 1 year ago
What do you do when you know that physical exercise makes you healthier but don't feel like going to the gym? When you know that not having money would get you thrown out onto the street, but you don't feel like going to work? In your MIND, you have the three choices: 1) Allow the same lack of clarity that makes the exercise difficult for you to continue affecting your will and motivation; 2) Resolve to picture the price you'll pay for avoidance; or, clearly picture the reward: TAKE ACTION!
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago
At first it seems to even impossible to imagine a figure, it just fades right away. Do you need to imagine a background or color , like red triangle on white background, does it have to be filled or can it just be lines? Are these details important? Thank you for a greight video. Many blessing to you.
ALEXUNDERVIV777 1 year ago
@ALEXUNDERVIV777 - People are indeed doing a background color in order to HIGHLIGHT the shape. Other people are just doing the shape without purposefully doing a background that sets off the shape color. Whatever makes it easier. I never thought about just doing a shape that's just composed of lines - that's a GREAT idea. No, I'm not paying you for it LOL! I invite folks to try that out - it may be more challenging and interesting to make sure the LINES DO NOT BREAK UP or fade. Sweet!
DynamicMentalFitness 1 year ago