“It's the present we must reckon with,” observes Thomas Cromwell in the final part of Hilary Mantel’s trilogy, ‘The Mirror and the Light’. Even if you have yet to surrender to a full day in sweatpants, life probably feels less than glamorous at the moment. If there’s a complete change of mood you want right now, look no further than this guide to explore the art of achieving mental clarity and, along with it a down-to-earth approach that can cut through the noise and bustle of everyday life.
1. Choice reduction. Focus on a single task at hand; it will help concentrate your brain’s resources and reinforce the neural pathway needed to carry on with daily activities. This will succour and prevent “decision fatigue”, which reduces your willpower.
2. Bring in a little greenery as a stress buster. Many of us are under a lot of pressure at work, and given the current uncertainty, this is likely to be amplified. But here’s good news. The scientists suggested that a green office increases employees' work engagement by making them more physically and cognitively involved in their work. Best office plants?—peace lily, gerbera daisy, and devil’s ivy.
3. Embrace the benefits of visualisation. Every day, we’re bombarded with information that competes for our attention and make it hard for us to see the wood for the trees. If you have a particular goal you want to achieve, simplify things by creating a vision board that reflect that one specific ambition. Studies show that holding an image in your mind will have a longer-term effect on your behaviour change.
Have you ever considered #SpringCleaning your brain? Learn more on harpersbazaar.my and tick these off your daily checklist and face the day head on.
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