Brain Training with No Equipment

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Things to Get Done? Need Self Discipline?

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I responded recently to someone in one of my Facebook groups who was asking about how to develop personal discipline to Get. Things. Done.

Of course, I couldn't resist applying how I think about the brain to that question.

I thought I would just share the question and my thoughts with you, in case you're searching for some discipline in this period of New Beginnings. :-)

Q:  In a podcast a while back, Charlie Gilkey mentioned that he found people who had experience in cultures that required discipline (i.e. those in the military, or athletes) were often better at developing discipline in other areas of their life.  

My question:  What suggestions do you have for those like me who do not have that in their background and who struggle with discipline?  How does a complete newbie to discipline, develop it?

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What is the Internet Doing to Your Brain? (Revised - links added!)

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Is the internet your brain's friend?I was asked a question by someone who was in a discussion about the internet and its influence on our brains. Specifically, they were talking about whether there is any truth to some recent work showing that the internet, and how we (you, your children) are using it, is making us dumber. So the question posed to me was.... Wondering if you have any thoughts/insights on the changing nature of the brain, with increased internet commnunications, and the prevalence of tools like Google to locate information? My answer was:

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Mind Science from Dan Rather Reports

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This is 52 minute television program from Dan Rather that covers a wealth of information about the brain, its plasticity, its connections with meditation and other ways we can change our brain's functioning. A bit of commitment...but worth it for the overview on brain plasticity....

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Brain Training Without Equipment: Mindfulness Meditation

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Imagine yourself sitting back for a nonlinear neurofeedback session....That means that your brain is going to have a "conversation" with itself (which I recently described in my newsletter, Not Just Neurofeedback, as the brain looking at itself in a mirror - let me know if you want to be on the list and have access to back copies like this). Your conscious mind doesn't really have anything specific to do in order to "make" something happen on purpose". In fact, the best thing you can do is to get out of the way. ;- ) But what does "get out of the way" mean, exactly? How do you "get out of the way"?