A physical ascent to focus.
How is it, that one develops this immense focus that defines a person? How can a person grow to a level of focus and then further reach the levels of SuperFocus? How can one immerse oneself into his work intensely?
Certain things seem to enhance the growth and sustainment of focus(not just basic, but even higher levels of focus). These include a constant dwelling on the objects of focus, a largely physical lack of mental interruptions, an inbuilt response-system in your head which prevents mental distractions, and a tremendous drive which grows with time. The drive isn't necessarily intense right in the beginning. It grows and grows proportionally to its exercise. It is not an instantaneous drive that we speak of, but a sustained 24-long drive. A drive which drives you, all the time. The way braces work for our teeth - applying a latent pressure in the direction of duty. It moves you at every instant, pushing you towards your goal, inch by inch. It grows and grows. It is a drive which starts to define you. It doesn't cease to exist when the immediate or final goal is reached, but continues and becomes a part of your lifestyle.
One is to support his growing focus with action. This is the water, this is its food. Your focus thrives on action. Give it the nutrients of your action, and its sustainment gets accelerated. It strengthens, and grows. Action seems to be the primary, life-sustaining elixir for your focus. Action, Action, Action. Act on your work. Mechanically start the engine of your creativity. The work shall flow, and along with it, so shall you.
A lack of interruptions is necessary for a continued state of flow. A complete physical isolation, though achievable, is pretty difficult to maintain for long periods of time. Some physical distractions are bound to come, unless you have the stellar opportunity of complete physical isolation. But the more major and important thing, is a lack of mental interruptions. And what is the best way to prevent those mental interruptions? By remaining lost in your work for longer and longer hours, so that the mindset of concentration on the task in right in front of you, and at hand, grows and spreads into your whole day. Condition your mind to think solely about the destination and the path. Nothing else. It by-default rejects the creation of any other thoughts.
Calm yourself. Quieten yourself.
Quiet.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Focus
Focus.
What is this one word, which makes me lost in a world of deep thought? What does it mean, in essence? How do we get to that level of focus, and then to the desired levels of Super-focus?
What are the ascents and descents?
Focus seems to be a concentration - a latent, constant, mental, physical concentration on what you want to focus on. A state of constant concentration on the destination, and the path. A concentration that is pretty hard to even initiate in the beginning, but one which adds more and more strength to you. Focus seems to be a state of mind. A state of mind in which every there is no scope for any decision which causes you to act outside your field of duty. It seems to overrule everything that hinders speed on the path to the destination.
It seems to be sustained by growing periods of intense concentration. It grows and grows, and then the continuous concentration power increases. You immerse yourself in your work, and relax only for the sake of relaxation - in order to give your mind and body the rest they need. Every time a distraction comes, you immerse yourself in your work more deeply. You push deeper and deeper, into the quietude of the depths of your mind.
To delve deep into the calm, undisturbed, intense depths of focus; to remain in the light, transparent, revitalizing water; and to delve deeper and deeper - this seems to be the state that strongly pulls me towards itself. Lost in your work, you become one with the Present - losing all sense, except the task in front of you. You become more and more intensely focussed and further strengthen your concentration and focus.
In racing games like 'Nfs: Most Wanted', there's a certain thing called the "Nitro" boost. Your car emits a blast of nitrous oxide, which gives you rocketing speed. Instantaneously. And in your period of nitrous boost, your surroundings blur. You're moving ahead in such levels of speed, that the objects at the side of the road - the trees, the buildings, the cars, the telephone booths; literally everything - blurs. You can see something similar to a time-drag. As if the inertia of those objects holds them back even as they get pulled by your tremendous speed. I don't know if you're a gamer, and if you know at all, about Nfs. But there' is a striking similarity between a sustained state of focus, and the scenario I just described. In fact, to me, both things are the same. While in a state of sustained focus, you're the car. Everything around you are the objects around the road. The road is the path of action and duty. So when you're immersed in your work so intensely, you lose sense of everything around the path. Everything else loses its clarity. Solely the path, and your destination. Everything else is a blurred vision, not worthy of your full attention, or even partial attention.
It is these intense levels of focus that are really worth being called levels of focus. Rest all is imagining that you're focussing.
SuperFocus. A word that I use to describe the highest levels of focus. SuperFocus.
To describe SuperFocus, SuperFocus is a sustained level of intense focus, for extremely long periods of time. Your levels of focus are so high, that your time of intense focus encroaches into eveything else. Your focus, becomes like a 'Yajna'. In the literal sense, it means "religious sacrifice", but in the way I understand it, 'Yajna' is like a consecration of all actions - every single one, done as an offering to the Divine. SuperFocus, in my view, doesn't go to such high levels when the destination is a physical goal. Yet, if the goal is a manifold one, it manifests in beautiful ways.
At the moment, since I am concerned only with the physical goal aspect of SuperFocus, I would like to write about that. I shall write about the physical aspect of SuperFocus in my next post.
Till then, Sayonara. :-)
What is this one word, which makes me lost in a world of deep thought? What does it mean, in essence? How do we get to that level of focus, and then to the desired levels of Super-focus?
What are the ascents and descents?
Focus seems to be a concentration - a latent, constant, mental, physical concentration on what you want to focus on. A state of constant concentration on the destination, and the path. A concentration that is pretty hard to even initiate in the beginning, but one which adds more and more strength to you. Focus seems to be a state of mind. A state of mind in which every there is no scope for any decision which causes you to act outside your field of duty. It seems to overrule everything that hinders speed on the path to the destination.
It seems to be sustained by growing periods of intense concentration. It grows and grows, and then the continuous concentration power increases. You immerse yourself in your work, and relax only for the sake of relaxation - in order to give your mind and body the rest they need. Every time a distraction comes, you immerse yourself in your work more deeply. You push deeper and deeper, into the quietude of the depths of your mind.
To delve deep into the calm, undisturbed, intense depths of focus; to remain in the light, transparent, revitalizing water; and to delve deeper and deeper - this seems to be the state that strongly pulls me towards itself. Lost in your work, you become one with the Present - losing all sense, except the task in front of you. You become more and more intensely focussed and further strengthen your concentration and focus.
In racing games like 'Nfs: Most Wanted', there's a certain thing called the "Nitro" boost. Your car emits a blast of nitrous oxide, which gives you rocketing speed. Instantaneously. And in your period of nitrous boost, your surroundings blur. You're moving ahead in such levels of speed, that the objects at the side of the road - the trees, the buildings, the cars, the telephone booths; literally everything - blurs. You can see something similar to a time-drag. As if the inertia of those objects holds them back even as they get pulled by your tremendous speed. I don't know if you're a gamer, and if you know at all, about Nfs. But there' is a striking similarity between a sustained state of focus, and the scenario I just described. In fact, to me, both things are the same. While in a state of sustained focus, you're the car. Everything around you are the objects around the road. The road is the path of action and duty. So when you're immersed in your work so intensely, you lose sense of everything around the path. Everything else loses its clarity. Solely the path, and your destination. Everything else is a blurred vision, not worthy of your full attention, or even partial attention.
It is these intense levels of focus that are really worth being called levels of focus. Rest all is imagining that you're focussing.
SuperFocus. A word that I use to describe the highest levels of focus. SuperFocus.
To describe SuperFocus, SuperFocus is a sustained level of intense focus, for extremely long periods of time. Your levels of focus are so high, that your time of intense focus encroaches into eveything else. Your focus, becomes like a 'Yajna'. In the literal sense, it means "religious sacrifice", but in the way I understand it, 'Yajna' is like a consecration of all actions - every single one, done as an offering to the Divine. SuperFocus, in my view, doesn't go to such high levels when the destination is a physical goal. Yet, if the goal is a manifold one, it manifests in beautiful ways.
At the moment, since I am concerned only with the physical goal aspect of SuperFocus, I would like to write about that. I shall write about the physical aspect of SuperFocus in my next post.
Till then, Sayonara. :-)
Thursday, September 13, 2007
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
When the going gets tough.......the tough get going....!
This is the truth that time has proven again and again. In fact, the situations getting immensely hard to handle, are a sign of your internal hardness. The more testing circumstances become, the more strong you become within.
For any great thing to be done on this earth, there is always resistance. A tremendous amount of resistance usually. TRemendous. But then, what great deed was done, without overcoming herculean opposition?
This is the truth that time has proven again and again. In fact, the situations getting immensely hard to handle, are a sign of your internal hardness. The more testing circumstances become, the more strong you become within.
For any great thing to be done on this earth, there is always resistance. A tremendous amount of resistance usually. TRemendous. But then, what great deed was done, without overcoming herculean opposition?
Gonna be posting every single day frm now on.
Hey All!
Frm now on, I'll be posting on this blog every sIngle day. Everyday. May not be what u guys may expect as such, but i will definitely write everyday. Hehe.
I know this is a lamely small post in length, but dunt worry, i'll keep building on that level onto higher avenues. :)
Study Well Everyone.
Luvv ya'!
Tata fr now. :D
Frm now on, I'll be posting on this blog every sIngle day. Everyday. May not be what u guys may expect as such, but i will definitely write everyday. Hehe.
I know this is a lamely small post in length, but dunt worry, i'll keep building on that level onto higher avenues. :)
Study Well Everyone.
Luvv ya'!
Tata fr now. :D
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Some Changes;
Today, in the wake of new realisations, and a forward & zero-based thinking, I've decided on some things to do, and some things to not do.
It seems verily, that I must enter into some "sacred blocks" of time, sometimes extending even upto 6-7 hours at a shot. Concentration seems to be a major requirement. So when I'm channeling myself into one of these "sacred blocks" of time, I guess I become close to inaccessible.
My phone has become a major menace to me - sometimes trying to disrupt my focus, and further irritating me with its horrible keypad. =D So I've decided to give it some rest for a few months. Bills seem to rocket sky-high. That also is a concern. So the newest trend in the world of Aditya is to either keep the phone switched off, or on silent the whole day, and respond only to family calls (which are a way of tracking me, which i hate, lol) or extremely urgent calls.
I usually am online almost close to 24/7. But I guess that is about to change. I'm gonna be online approximately for 1 hour everyday if my time and mood permit, and in all probability, the whole day on sundays.
Earlier, I had planned on becoming a biphasic sleeper, and was adapting pretty well, except that this stupid cold came along. So now the new rule is, wake up at 6. If ur intensely sleepy, sleep. try to sleep after 1:30 or so. thats it. need-based. completely. Sleep whenever u need to in the night. and so on. but then i guess i will most likely take a nap almost everyday in the night.
Another thing i've found a little bugging is my fitness levels. I've decided to embark on a walk every single day, first thing in the morning when i get up, for like 45 mins. :-) I guess that should act like a nice stimulant for the whole day. :)
Lots of water, some nice juice, and stuff too would enhance the overall quality of the day! Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper. Light meals overall, nice rehydration - super cool..! B-)
I'd even train myself to sit with my back completely straight and upright, to walk with my shoulders unsagged, and learn to put weight on my heels instead of my toes while walking. Excellent! :D
In the evenings, a nice dose of meditation for half an hour should also be awesome. Some meditation to improve concentration, to relax my mind, to keep me going. :-) Awesome! :D Apart from this, I guess I'll add my mp3 player with the soothing songs which i love, like the Fur Elise, or some songs from Guru, Yanni, Beethoven, and some carnatic Krithis! :)
Wowie. ;D I luvvv this. ;D
Nice blocks of uninterrupted, happy study time to focus 100% of my grey matter, nice relaxation in the evening, my muscles nicely stretched out and exercised in the morning, and an awesome diet which includes lots of juices. Awwwwwsssuummmmm!!!! ;D
It seems verily, that I must enter into some "sacred blocks" of time, sometimes extending even upto 6-7 hours at a shot. Concentration seems to be a major requirement. So when I'm channeling myself into one of these "sacred blocks" of time, I guess I become close to inaccessible.
My phone has become a major menace to me - sometimes trying to disrupt my focus, and further irritating me with its horrible keypad. =D So I've decided to give it some rest for a few months. Bills seem to rocket sky-high. That also is a concern. So the newest trend in the world of Aditya is to either keep the phone switched off, or on silent the whole day, and respond only to family calls (which are a way of tracking me, which i hate, lol) or extremely urgent calls.
I usually am online almost close to 24/7. But I guess that is about to change. I'm gonna be online approximately for 1 hour everyday if my time and mood permit, and in all probability, the whole day on sundays.
Earlier, I had planned on becoming a biphasic sleeper, and was adapting pretty well, except that this stupid cold came along. So now the new rule is, wake up at 6. If ur intensely sleepy, sleep. try to sleep after 1:30 or so. thats it. need-based. completely. Sleep whenever u need to in the night. and so on. but then i guess i will most likely take a nap almost everyday in the night.
Another thing i've found a little bugging is my fitness levels. I've decided to embark on a walk every single day, first thing in the morning when i get up, for like 45 mins. :-) I guess that should act like a nice stimulant for the whole day. :)
Lots of water, some nice juice, and stuff too would enhance the overall quality of the day! Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper. Light meals overall, nice rehydration - super cool..! B-)
I'd even train myself to sit with my back completely straight and upright, to walk with my shoulders unsagged, and learn to put weight on my heels instead of my toes while walking. Excellent! :D
In the evenings, a nice dose of meditation for half an hour should also be awesome. Some meditation to improve concentration, to relax my mind, to keep me going. :-) Awesome! :D Apart from this, I guess I'll add my mp3 player with the soothing songs which i love, like the Fur Elise, or some songs from Guru, Yanni, Beethoven, and some carnatic Krithis! :)
Wowie. ;D I luvvv this. ;D
Nice blocks of uninterrupted, happy study time to focus 100% of my grey matter, nice relaxation in the evening, my muscles nicely stretched out and exercised in the morning, and an awesome diet which includes lots of juices. Awwwwwsssuummmmm!!!! ;D
Monday, July 30, 2007
Proactivity
In this post, I will outline my views on "PRoactivity" the first habit of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey.
To me, proactivity is more a lifestlye than a habit. It is a life-choice, more than anything else. A person with a proactive personality is able to achieve anything that he wants, and change anything that he wants to. He carries an air around himself. But coming to what exactly proactivity means, and what its effects hold for us, is written below.
Proactivity is something which enables us to engineer our lives in the way we wish to. It says that no matter what the stimulus is, the response to that stimulus is entirely under our jurisdiction. It says, that if something happens to you, it your choice how you react. You use four human endowments, including creativity & imagination, to deduce what your response to the stimulus will be, using the yardstick of a set of predefined core values.
Your core values are a set of values upon which you wish to build your life. Proactivity advocates that the responses you give to any stimulus, are to be in line with your core values. So it basically means, that you're in control. You are to consciously decide your responses, instead of merely "reacting" to stimuli.
Proactive people carry their weather with themselves. Wether it is sunny outside, or its raining, they are in the mindset in which they want to be. A reactive person, on the other hand, may be happy if its raining, and unhappy if its sunny, or vice-versa. His moods and mindsets differ according to the conditions surrounding him. At some places he is enthusiastic, and at some he is dull.
Proactivity thus allows you to carry on with what you decide to do, irrespective of your exterior surroundings, or the people who surround you.
A small post compared to my usual length, but hey..Its not all that easy to write all your ideas in flow when your short of time right? :)
Tc, and keep coming! ;)
To me, proactivity is more a lifestlye than a habit. It is a life-choice, more than anything else. A person with a proactive personality is able to achieve anything that he wants, and change anything that he wants to. He carries an air around himself. But coming to what exactly proactivity means, and what its effects hold for us, is written below.
Proactivity is something which enables us to engineer our lives in the way we wish to. It says that no matter what the stimulus is, the response to that stimulus is entirely under our jurisdiction. It says, that if something happens to you, it your choice how you react. You use four human endowments, including creativity & imagination, to deduce what your response to the stimulus will be, using the yardstick of a set of predefined core values.
Your core values are a set of values upon which you wish to build your life. Proactivity advocates that the responses you give to any stimulus, are to be in line with your core values. So it basically means, that you're in control. You are to consciously decide your responses, instead of merely "reacting" to stimuli.
Proactive people carry their weather with themselves. Wether it is sunny outside, or its raining, they are in the mindset in which they want to be. A reactive person, on the other hand, may be happy if its raining, and unhappy if its sunny, or vice-versa. His moods and mindsets differ according to the conditions surrounding him. At some places he is enthusiastic, and at some he is dull.
Proactivity thus allows you to carry on with what you decide to do, irrespective of your exterior surroundings, or the people who surround you.
A small post compared to my usual length, but hey..Its not all that easy to write all your ideas in flow when your short of time right? :)
Tc, and keep coming! ;)
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Right Now......
Right Now......
Caught in the eye of an immensely strong storm....
And I say to myself...Remain calm and silent. Let the storm pass. Quiet. Silent. Alert.
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or the faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can. So spoke the famous football coach Vince Lombardi. So i tell myself, believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities when they are put to use in the right manner. Believe in yourself.
Don't think you are. Know you are. So spoke Morpheus. So I tell myself - Don't think that you can win.....Know you that can win. Don't think that u can overcome the odds. Know that you can overcome the odds. Don't think that within you lies infinite potential. Know that within you lies infinite potential.
Deeds and Not words shall speak me. So spoke a wise man. So I tell myself - Deeds and Not words, shall speak me. Acts and not mere promises, shall define me. Action, and not letters, shall comprise me.
Life.....
From this point onwards, I take a sharp turn into positivity! :)
"Better to laugh than to weep, says the Lord!" - I luvvvvv this statement!
How true!!
Life is always the same. It is our outlook that makes the difference.
Every person has some thing or the other to spoil his mood if it is his will to spoil his mood. And in the same way, there's always something to feel good about, at any point of time -- just that one should decide to feel good. :)
Life, is about living. About living in a wonderful, happy, delightful, enthusiastic way!
Life is about dreams, and love....about passion, and compassion.....about giving, and sharing, about loving, and recieving!
How lovely and beautiful it is, when one's life is of such a nature! Alas, we all spend our time, worrying about something or the other, 24/7!
Don't Worry! All will fall in place. :-)
Be at peace, and enjoy the ride! B-)
But build your foundations rock hard, for their strength will be put to test; Fortify your values, and integrate them into your life, for they will stand by you; Love yourself, and the Lord, for he is your unfailing friend.!
This is my philosophy of life....the philosophy I will build my life upon.
Your dreams can come true only if you support them with your action. You must enforce your goals, your dreams, your ambitions, with your actions. They alone will instill an air of consistency, which will become a sure guarantee of the splendor of your future.
'Laugh more. Appreciate more. and All is well.' I read this on my friend's profile. And I smiled.
How wonderful! What a joyful way of looking at things!
My life is a life of dreams ~ A life filled with my airplanes, my Lord, my loves', my joy;!
This is the life i will work for, and shape into reality!
Fly high, one and all, and hey! Smile!! :D
Caught in the eye of an immensely strong storm....
And I say to myself...Remain calm and silent. Let the storm pass. Quiet. Silent. Alert.
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or the faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can. So spoke the famous football coach Vince Lombardi. So i tell myself, believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities when they are put to use in the right manner. Believe in yourself.
Don't think you are. Know you are. So spoke Morpheus. So I tell myself - Don't think that you can win.....Know you that can win. Don't think that u can overcome the odds. Know that you can overcome the odds. Don't think that within you lies infinite potential. Know that within you lies infinite potential.
Deeds and Not words shall speak me. So spoke a wise man. So I tell myself - Deeds and Not words, shall speak me. Acts and not mere promises, shall define me. Action, and not letters, shall comprise me.
Life.....
From this point onwards, I take a sharp turn into positivity! :)
"Better to laugh than to weep, says the Lord!" - I luvvvvv this statement!
How true!!
Life is always the same. It is our outlook that makes the difference.
Every person has some thing or the other to spoil his mood if it is his will to spoil his mood. And in the same way, there's always something to feel good about, at any point of time -- just that one should decide to feel good. :)
Life, is about living. About living in a wonderful, happy, delightful, enthusiastic way!
Life is about dreams, and love....about passion, and compassion.....about giving, and sharing, about loving, and recieving!
How lovely and beautiful it is, when one's life is of such a nature! Alas, we all spend our time, worrying about something or the other, 24/7!
Don't Worry! All will fall in place. :-)
Be at peace, and enjoy the ride! B-)
But build your foundations rock hard, for their strength will be put to test; Fortify your values, and integrate them into your life, for they will stand by you; Love yourself, and the Lord, for he is your unfailing friend.!
This is my philosophy of life....the philosophy I will build my life upon.
Your dreams can come true only if you support them with your action. You must enforce your goals, your dreams, your ambitions, with your actions. They alone will instill an air of consistency, which will become a sure guarantee of the splendor of your future.
'Laugh more. Appreciate more. and All is well.' I read this on my friend's profile. And I smiled.
How wonderful! What a joyful way of looking at things!
My life is a life of dreams ~ A life filled with my airplanes, my Lord, my loves', my joy;!
This is the life i will work for, and shape into reality!
Fly high, one and all, and hey! Smile!! :D
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