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Mindfulness
Recenter Yourself and Relax the Mind to Save Your Energy
Because overthinking is the best way to waste it
We only have so much energy in a day. Unfortunately, for most of us, a bulk of it gets wasted on overthinking.
It’s like we’re pots of water sitting on a burner.
- Pot = You
- Water = Energy
- Burner = State of mind
Rumination cranks up the heat
All this stress, worry and anxiety generated by the mind brings the water to a boil. Since there is a limited amount of water in each of our pots, we can’t just let it sit like that all day — but we often do.
As we continue to overthink, the burner remains on the highest setting and the water quickly boils away.
When the water is gone, we’ve arrived at a burnout.
Bad things happen if the mind insists on ruminating past this point. Just like leaving an empty pot on a flame can damage it, overthinking for too long is harmful.
When it’s too much
Staying at a high level of stress long after your energy is sapped can make you sick or prolong an illness by slowing recovery.
