If your want to work on yourself it’s important to know how your mind works. Because your mindset is the key to a more happier and successful life.The mind works like a big computer. It processes information that it receives and sends messages back to the body and mind. We talk in this article about the mind and not the brains. The brain is not more that a very complex organ where the mind resides. The mind is the manifestations of thought, perception, emotion, determination, memory and imagination that takes place within the brain.
How is it possible that your brain can think (create a mind)? In order for your brain to think, you need nerve cells that can detect information about the outside world and can transmit that information to other nerve cells. It’s the transmission of information, the cells talking to each other, that’s the fundamental physical basis for how thinking works.
Here are 30 interesting facts and stories about how your mind works
1. Stress change the size of your brain, it makes it smaller
2. It is literally impossible for our brains to multi-task
Where people always say that woman are better multitaskers, it’s not true. Nobody is good in multitasking. When we think we’re multi-tasking, we’re actually context-switching.
3. Your mind can give the same reaction on different emotions
We cry when we are very happy because our hypothalamus in our brain can’t distinguish the difference between strong happiness and strong sadness.
4. A average person have more that 6.200 thoughts a day
Wow, think about it, 6.200 thoughts day in day out! When you have stress this can be much more.
5. A average person has more negative thoughts on a day than positive
Research has shown that people tend to focus more on the negative as they try to make sense of the world. Pay more attention to negative events than positive ones.
6. Where are our thoughts coming from?
The funny thing is, thoughts come from nowhere: they just pop into our heads, or emerge in the form of words leaving our mouths. You can change your thoughts to focus on other things. Do you know the famous quote “you create your own reality”.
7. You use more that 10% of your brain
There are rumoers about that people use 10% of their brain capacity. That is not true. You use more than 10 percent of your brain. In fact, your whole brain is working most of the time.
8. Is it possible to control your thoughts?
Mind control is a character strength that improves the quality of your You may not be able to stop the initial trigger of a thought, but you can take back the control
9. Why do we mostly fail with life goals?
There are many reason but Many people fail in their goals because they don’t take the necessary action to achievetheir goals. This because of a sense of overwhelm. The goal appears to be too large and too difficult to achieve. In Gladify we say, the goal is not SMART enough.
10. Why does your mind worry so much?
The problem is not the fact that your mind gives you these negative thoughts; the problem is that people take their mind so seriously. Just because your mind says something is important does not mean it actually is important. “Thoughts are just Thoughts”. You decide witch one you give attention to.
11.With affirmations you can reprogram your mind in a positive way
Reframing negative events in a positive light literally rewires your brain and can make you a happier person.
12. How does Focus and your mind work?
Neuromodulators such as acetylcholine, dopamine and norepinephrine play an important role in attention and focus. Focus difficulties can be caused by medical, cognitive or psychological problems or may be related to sleep disorders or medications, alcohol or drugs.
13. How long can a mind focus on one thing
A normal person can focus for 2 hours! So if you want to be productive, don’t forget to break so now and than.
14. Can you improve the power of your mind?
Yes you can! There are more instruments you can use to create a stronger mindset, the first one is Gladify😊. The other things are, good sleep (8 hours), mediation, healthy food, social life, small dosis coffee, daylight and exercise.
16.Emotions’ are the biggest motivator of human actions
Emotions make you survive, make love (reproduce), create social bonds. Emotions are the fuel for your motivation to come in action. That why you see people change particular habits the most when they are in a depression.
16. The most familiar emotions that we know
As a human we al know; sadness, angry, happiness, fear and contempt.
17. Can you feel it in your gut?
You that expression “i can feel it in my gut” . Yes you actually can. Emotions activate our autonomic nervous system, which controls basic bodily functions like digestion, blood flow, breathing, and sexual response. So always follow your “gut” and “hart”.
18. The choice of music
The type of music you listening affects they way you think and perceive the world
19. Does money makes you happy?
Many people think that money makes them happy. But studies have show that after 60k a year more income does not lead to more happiness.
20.Surround yourself with positive people
Spending time with positive people keeps yourself also happier.
21. Stress levels reduce when you get older
People are more stressful between the age of 18 and 33 year.
22. You mind loves to replaying memories
70% of the time your mind is replaying memories or creating scenario’s of perfect memories.
23.You mind listens to what you say so him
If you think more negative you will feel yourself more said, if you talk positive to yourself you feel yourself happier.In Gladify you learn everything about how your mind works and the secrets to create a happier mind. Gladify gives you “THE KEY TOWARDS A HAPPIER, MORE POSITIVE, MORE SUCCESSFUL LIFE.”
