Kinds of mental tasks: let’s start by saying our mind can perform a bunch of different tasks, kind of like muscles can push, pull or rotate. There are books listing hundreds of different “intelligences”; but for the purpose of this guide, we’re going to group them into three wide categories.
(1) ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Step 1: Calm down. In order to perform well in an analytical task, tidiness and attention to detail are key. Try to emotionally distance yourself from your work. I know it’s important, but it’s not everything. It’s a means, not an end.
Step 2: Work in a clean, neat environment. Remember, "your mind is your workplace, keep it clean and tidy".
Step 3: Break down the job into basic steps. When you break a massive task into small component steps, you'll discover it's easier than it looks.
(2) CREATIVE SKILLS
Creative tasks may feel especially disheartening as we feel they’re out of our control. How can we force our mind to produce something from scratch?
The bad news is, we can’t. The good news is, if we actually stop trying to force it, it may just start producing by itself.
Step 1: Stop trying. Instead of forcing creativity, try to adopt a listening attitude. That’s right, listen to whatever signals your mind is sending you and do your best to second them. You never know where inspiration may come from.
Step 2: Trick your mind into thinking you’re not working. How? First of all, just call it a day. Acknowledge you may actually not be completing your task for today. Instead, make yourself at ease.
Step 3: Feed your inspiration. You could actually find inspiration in something completely different from what you have to create. Of course, start with the basics: If you have to write, read. If you have to draw, look at art. But don’t restrain yourself. Nurture your interests and passions. Emotions aren’t one-dimensional things. Dive into anything that feeds your inner fire.
(3) COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Want to establish a good relationship? Position yourself as their peer.
Step 1: Don’t consider yourself better or worse than the person in front of you. The key to establishing a good relationship with someone is positioning yourself as their peer.
Step 2: Conduct the conversation on two levels at the same time. No one said it was easy. The hard part of communicating professionally is on one side you want to have a true, human exchange with the other person; on the other hand, you have you to get the job done. There’s no easy way out of this: it may take some practice.
Step 3: Always try to see what they’re seeing. Remember that the person in front of you only knows about you what they can see, read, or hear. This gives you a great power: the power to influence the way they’re going to perceive you. You’ll have to continually keep track of their perception of you. It’s stressful, but necessary.
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Category(s):Positive Psychology
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