Mindfulness mode vs thinking mode

Thinking Mode VS Mindfulness Mode

🧠 Thinking mode

Plan: What to do tomorrow? What to eat? Is the job done in time?

Worried: What will he think of us? If that goes wrong, what to do?

Judgment: This one's good. That one's bad. That one doesn't like it.

Slip: You sit here, but your heart goes somewhere else.

Consequences:

If you stay in this mode too long without rest, the brain will become exhausted, will accumulate stress, and suffer from self-made thoughts.

🧘‍♂️ Mindfulness mode (that need to practice)

Awareness.

Know how your hands move now. How do your feet step on the ground feel?

Know that the heart is angry now or the heart is distracted (just know, but don't jump with it)

Really with the present, not the past or the future.

🔄 to change the mode for what? (Why practice mindfulness?)

Changing to consciousness does not mean that we give up thinking (because we still have to work), but to rest the brain. Because thinking uses so much energy, returning to consciousness is like charging a battery to keep the mind still and strong.

Stop the distraction cycle: When we're stressed or plummeting, consciousness mode cuts the circling thought cycle, like pulling the plug out before the machine breaks down.

When the mind is still, we see the problem as a matter of fact, not judging the emotions, making the problem sharper.

Reduce anger / emotion: When we're conscious, there's a gap between what's affecting and our reactions (so we don't say or do bad things).

💡 Simple summary.

Think Mode: Use to Work and Solve Problems

Mindfulness (well-trained): To take care of your mind and balance it.

The goal of training is not to be in a 24-hour mode of consciousness, but to know that we are now lost in our thoughts and to bring our hearts back to our senses often.

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