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Learning to Learn

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I’m learning to dig myself out of my chaos but it is a very slow process. I’m learning the how of learning. I’m super motivated after watching a Jim Kwik talk on Change Your Brain, Change Your World on Gaia. Wanting to learn more, I’m reading his book Limitless. I am surprised to see that it has many poor reviews from readers on Goodread. I find the book, like his talk, quite inspiring. He also have many videos on Youtube. Here’s his 6 keys to rapid learning.

The video on how the digital age is affecting our brain is most valuable for me. We are now so attached to our gadgets that we are always on 24/7. It is hard to have a moment of rest. Because I have such an addictive nature, it is difficult to resist that scroll button on the phone. That is until recently when I my brain began to hurt by so much information. My Facebook feed was flooded with posts from the Dull Women’s Club. Most of these women were pretty interesting and not at all dull. I couldn’t stop reading. Though so interesting, it became too much. My head was experiencing physical pain and I had to exit the club and edit for less posts.

It gave me pause to wonder why I was spending so much time on strangers’ lives and not my own. Am I that dull? Am I not worth some thought and self care? This is where I am at the moment – taking some time to reflect and tend to myself. The other day, sifting through my paper clutter, I found a stale-dated cheque. It wasn’t the first time. Lucky for me, it was of no consequences. It did point out to me that I need to wake up and tend to this one life that I have.

I am learning to be more mindful, to be in the moment – again. I am learning to relax and enjoy empty, idle moments again. The results are almost immediate. My brain has stopped hurting. It is going to be ok. I have memorized 2 important phone numbers. I will add more and different numbers as I progress. Onward to learning to learn.

TOO MUCH INFORMATION

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Hallelujah, I’ve completed my tax return! All I have to do now is check, optimize and push the submit button. I get a grand total of $44.58 back! I had to give them some dollars a few times during the year. I do not have alot of deductions and write offs. I am happy to give to the government in good faith and trust that they will make good use of it for all our benefits. It’s naive of me but what else can I do? It’s a relief to get this chore off my shoulders. Now I can relax and enjoy the day. I still have some minutes to tap a few words before the Brain Change Summit begins.

A few words is all I can manage sometimes. It’s not all that easy to change my thoughts on a dime. Ideas and words are slow in coming. I have to ease into it. So in the meantime, I take care of some other business like brushing Sheba’s teeth. She’s letting me get into her mouth with my finger and massage her gum and teeth. The peanut butter flavoured toothpaste helps. Next is her ears. She balks at the sight of the ear wash bottle. I try to minimize stress anthe d increase ease with dampened cottonballs. It’s a short quick clean. Too long and she starts clicking her teeth at me. Her ears will get a good clean with her monthly maybe longer bath.

It is evening now and I am tired. There is such a thing as too much information. I’ve listened to 2 sessions of the Brain Change Summit. Session 1 was on healing the broken brain. Session 2 – the neuroscience of resilience through compassion . They’re very interesting subjects, but I can handle and hold only so much. Now my brain needs a rest. It’s all a-buzz with too much noise and stuff. It’s time to tune out and let go of everything. Tomorrow is another day.

THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH ME

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The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;

The words of William Wordsworth published in 1807. They very much describe what we are experiencing today. How strange that Wordsworth felt much the same – way back then!

The world is too much with me. It follows me wherever I go – all the news, good and bad. They seem to find me, no matter where I am, from every corner of the globe. I have no time or space to rest from all the restlessness of the world. I am connected all the time. I hear the good, bad and the ugly. I hear truths and I hear lies. I like to turn it off but I am addicted. I want to be in the real world, to be grounded and rooted like the big tree across the street.

But I am hooked, addicted to my little gizmo that glows in the dark. It vibrates though I thought I had shut it up. It wants to tell me everything. The world is too much with me. My brain is on fire with too much information. I see and hear all evil. I want it to stop. How do I start? What gods do I call up to give me strength and the will? Can I beseech the moon and the stars above or do I JUST DO IT?