Discarding 'Mental Trash' Will Instantly Awaken Your Brain [Summary for Busy People]

The content introduced this time is a portion of 'Discarding 'Mental Trash' Will Instantly Awaken Your Brain' by cognitive scientist Hideto Tomabechi.

▪︎ What it means to have trash accumulated in your head

A state where you think like this can be called 'having trash accumulated in your head.' Mental trash refers to negative emotions such as worries, hesitation, and anxiety, which prevent your brain from performing at its full potential.

By eliminating mental trash and freeing yourself from worries, you will be able to concentrate on work and study, and your relationships with your partner and even people you dislike will improve.

Now, I will introduce methods for clearing out the trash in your head.

▪︎ Methods for discarding mental trash

・Discard emotional trash

To 'discard emotional trash,' it is important to have goals or purposes in life. Humans are creatures heavily controlled by their emotions. When something inconvenient happens, we get trapped in anger, or when something unreasonable occurs, we get shocked, and our actions are swayed. However, by constantly acting for the sake of your goals and purposes, your perspective rises, and you can control useless emotions that are unrelated to them.

・Discard the trash of other people's standards

To 'discard the trash of other people's standards,' you must not lie to yourself. Our brains have a tendency to focus only on information that is important to us out of an infinite amount of data. It is important to stay true to your own honest feelings and not worry about the eyes of society or others; by living with yourself as the subject, you will no longer be bothered by other people's standards.

Discarding a negative self-image

To 'discard a negative self-image,' you can change your self-image by making the words you use daily more positive. We humans are governed by a function called homeostasis, which resists change and attempts to maintain a constant state. In other words, no matter how strongly you wish to change, if you hold onto a negative self-image, homeostasis will kick in, ultimately leading to negative thoughts and actions. Even if negative events occur, let's interpret them positively.

▪︎ [Conclusion] Discard the trash in your head and live your true life

You only have one life. If you let yourself be swayed by emotions like irritation, impatience, and anger, or if you are influenced by other people's standards, you will likely end up with a life defined only by regret.

By discarding the trash in your head, you will be able to live the fulfilling life that is truly yours.

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