4 Ways to Shift From Worrying to Productive Thinking
3/14/2016When faced with tough situations, the natural tendency for every
human being is to worry. There are some people who through regular
practice have been able to train their minds to stay calm irrespective
of what is happening in their lives. Worrying has a lot of negative
effects on our lives and we must learn to make the most of all our
experiences in life.
This article has been written to help you
make a successful transition from worrying to becoming more productive
with your time and invariably your life. You will get useful tips that
will help you change your perspective about life's occurrences.
I advise you to go through this write-up as often as possible to make the most of the knowledge shared.
Here are a few tips to help you shift your energy from worrying to productive thinking.
1. Put Situations in the Right Perspective
The
first and most important step in the process of converting time spent
worrying to productive time is to put situations in the right
perspective. For every seemingly negative incident that occurs in your
life, there are always two perspectives, the positive and the negative.
The natural inclination of every human will be to dwell on the negative,
it takes self-control to be able to see the good in every bad. You must
believe strongly that every situation that occurs is for your good.
2. Think on Paper
I
have found this to be a very important way of understanding situations
better. Have you ever tried to analyze a challenge with a pen and paper?
If you haven't you are missing out on a great opportunity to develop
your creative ability. Writing about your problems will help you bring
things into the right perspective. When you think on paper, you are able
to see things clearer. Instead of worrying next time something happens,
take out a clean sheet of paper and do a thorough analysis of the
situation. Trust me you will find this exercise very relieving. Write
about lessons to be learnt from the situation, how your life will
improve as a result, how you will get through and how you will help
others in a similar situation.
3. Read and Do Research
There
is information on just about any subject available on the internet. How
often do you try to read about the challenges you are facing? There is
nothing you are going through that is totally strange, the truth is you
are not the first neither will you be the last person to experience a
particular challenge. You do not have a special problem that no one else
has had in the past. Why worry when you can get free information from
others who have successfully scaled through such situations in the past?
Buy books or get information from the internet that address the
challenge. Spend your time looking for solutions rather than wallowing
is self-pity and worry.
4. Develop an Exit Strategy
Why
worry when you can use the same amount of time to create a way out of
your situation? Wisdom should tell you that what has happened is past
and you cannot go back to change the past. Instead of wallowing in pain
and distress, spend your time thinking of an exit strategy. Ask
yourself, what is the next best step to take? What can I do better to
prevent a recurrence? How do I acclimatize to the new situation? How do I
make the most of this experience? These questions can help you develop
an exit strategy when you find yourself in some terrible situations.
I
understand that it may not be totally easy for you to face a tragedy
and automatically get out, it will take some time. The problem is when
you allow your whole life to be crumbled because of a few events that
cannot be reversed. Morn if you must, cry if you have to but most
importantly, get your life back!
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