Mental Planning reflects Physical Construction
May 29, 2023
Many humans have been trying to finish up things since yesterday. People often tend to set long term goals and try to accomplish them in a short time, causing confusion, frustration, and exhaustion. It is understandable that this world is moving at a fast pace, but that does not mean your brain has to do the same thing. Your brain has a lot of duties already, so preparing for it to be able to help you with added tasks should always be approached as an action, but with minor preparation first.
Just as we prepare ourselves for a trip, or study for a test, we must prepare our mind to take on new responsibilities. When we plan for a trip we research the best booking site, find the right flight, the perfect and affordable place to stay, a car to rent, then book the trip. Of course before we study, we have to listen to a lecture and gather information, take notes, study new notes, then take the test. Just like the tasks previously mentioned, it’s a must that we prepare our brains to help us become successful in everything we do, but with devising a short term plan.
Whenever an idea comes to mind, humans get to the task and expect things to work out quickly. If in their mind the task seems simple and achievable, they won’t do much planning at all. Usually the approach is to learn as you go. Sometimes this can be effective, but for building DIY bookshelves, or simple one day projects, they are not always successful when most of your time and thought process is needed. This is where the difference between mental planning and physical construction are distinguished as steps, also as a connection to achieve the goal, and is recognized as an accomplishment in the brain.
This is the result we want to have every time we begin a new project or task. Help your mind slowly identify what it is about to do, by taking small steps in action, but relying on the brain to guide you. Therefore you can train your brain to identify that the task is achievable. From there you will start to see the change in reaction as you take on tasks you thought of as hard and difficult and approach it with a different mindset, finishing the job the same day and mentally marking the job as complete. Do this often and eventually every goal you set, and project you begin will be a success.
