learning to be cool-headed
I’ve always had a problem where I find it difficult to stay cool-headed. My emotions run rampant and often spiral way out of control. Thoughts go haywire. Heart beats unnecessarily faster. My brain loses control of my emotions and the responses in my body. I become way too uncomfortable. I don’t like that.
So I thought why not try to teach myself how to be cool-headed. And what better resource for the same than the internet. I found a couple of articles that articulate well the major points and what I’ll try to inculcate within myself.
::Organizational/Leadership:: Inc
Stay Playful: Maintain your creativity when others are shaking their heads. Be able to think outside the box.
Don't spread yourself too thin: Delegate effectively and focus on what needs your attention
Block time to monotask: Multi-tasking is a myth. Focus on tasks. 'Channel capacity'
::Personal Level:: Elite Daily
Be impeccable with your word
Don't make assumptions (try to make reasonable and honest assumptions)
Don't take things personally
::Unorthodox but Practical Advice:: Uncommon Help
Decide to respond, not just react: Keeping a cool head doesn't mean having no emotion, it means having just the right amount for optimum performance
Get out of touch with your emotions: Being cool isn't about bottling up emotion that isn't there, it has more to do with being master of the option of whether to have the emotion or not
Develop your observing self
Think cool thoughts: The less extreme your thinking, the calmer you can feel
Don't always be cool headed
Personally, I'll keep coming back to this list and try imbibing these ideas in my life. I think this could be useful to you too.
