Weekly Read: Daily practices to kick ass until you are 90. Part 2: Thinking

Alrighty! Welcome to part 2 of this little daily practice series!

This week is about "Thinking" or "Mental" practices.

Part 1 is about moving. Read here. 

Part 2 is about thinking. You are here now my friend!

Part 3 is about eating. Coming soon.

A quick reminder… Before we start. I say daily here rather loosely. Shit happens and you have to adapted daily. So you don’t need to do each of these EVERY SINGLE DAY for the rest of your life.

Just do them as much as possible and make the conscious choice about doing them. 🙏

Thinking!

What is the first thing you think about when thinking and daily practices are in the same sentence?

Journaling, meditation, breath work, prayer, walking in nature with no distractions? 🧠

These are all great, and you are right. 👍

Buuuut we can make the above practices even more powerful. 

Think about this.

Can you recognize your triggers in real time? 

This can be insanely tough. You have emotions and often just react. But is it always the way we truly want to react?

For example, you are tired after a long day at work. You have booked a class and you cancel because you are drained. Then you feel pretty shitty all evening. 🤷‍♂️

How do we try and fix this thinking?

We can train this just like we train in the classes. It takes practice. 

You have to self evalaluate yourself.

Which, when it comes to work practices, might be a normal thing. But when it comes to you as an individual. Lots of us don't do it.

Now this is where Journaling can really help. Write down the situation that happened that day. How you reacted and how you wish you reacted. 📖

(BTW, this journal can fill up fast for parents. If you know, you know. 😂)

For those who know me. I hate writing. You can see it when I scribble programming on the whiteboard. It's why I'm happy to type these out. 😅

For me, this daily practice is my evening dog walk.

My colleagues and closest friends have heard me say multiple times, "but I went for my walk with Biggs (my dog) and thought about it".

Over time, you will need this less and less for what might seem like simple day-to-day experiences. As you will start to recognize your triggers as the situation develops. Then react the way you truly want.

This is the end goal.

Good luck self-evaluating. 💪