It’s a lot like leaving the lights on in the house.
When pondering a problem – or my personal favorite, pondering how to create a new problem – our brain needs to be in open mode. Open to new thoughts, different ideas, a world of change.
In other words, the lights are on.
However, once we reach a solution, we must put our brain in closed mode. Turn the lights off and leave the room. They say when you learn something new, it only sticks if you apply it. Putting the brain in closed mode is the application part of our mind; it begins putting to action the thought or concept that was created when our brain was in open mode.
Having a closed mind is about being decisive, thorough, and corrective. The manifestations of all great ideas occurred when the brain was in closed mode.
Too often we forget to turn the lights off; our brain is consistently on, running, filtering, savaging way more than the average 60,000 thoughts per day. To that I have to say,
“If you’re not in the room, go turn the lights off.”
Stay Positive & It Lowers The Electricity Bill Too
Garth E. Beyer
