In the second half of the seventeenth century, Isaac Newton, the father of classic physics, was given a mathematical problem by the royal society. The problem,which had been tackled by the best minds in Britain for a number of months, was to find the formula that described the shape of the curve of a hanging string. Newton received the problem in the morning and sat at his bedside, Completely still and blotting out the rest of the universe, untill he'd found the answer. By dinner time, Newton had not only solved the problem, he had also developed and applied differential calculus.
Newton had many traits that distinguished him as a mental giant.
He wrote and thought deeply, about philosophy, optics, Physics, as well as mathematics. It's said that he found it strange and Euclid.
Newton's greatest gift was his remarkable ability to concentrate for long periods. In his own words, " If i have done the public any service, it is due to patient thought." In short, Newton's mind was conditioned.
All kinds of action require mental conditioning: getting columns of numbers to balance, working through the options in a commodities market, wrestling down four term papers and six exams in two weeks, any kind of thinking that demands an increased level of activity for a long stretch of time.
There's no short cut for conditioning. A conditioned body, with a strong heart and open lungs, reaches that state through aerobic excercise: running,swimming,jogging,rowing,cycling. A conditioned heart beats easily during normal activity, but responds quickly to increased demand.
Similarly, a conditioned mind grows fit by regular exertion. You must put yourself in the position where you need to concentrate for a sustained time. You must persist. You must guide your mind to go where you want it to go. With practice, your mind becoms used to concentrateting, and your thinking becoms clearer.
Calculation is a tried and tested way to add backbone to your thinking and to condition your mind.
Number Excercise
Recite the following number series:
Up by: 1,2,3,4,......100
Down by: 100,99,98,97,......1
Recite the ascending and descending series:
Up by: 2,4,6,8,.....100 Down by: 100,98,96,94,.......2
Up by: 3,6,9,12,.....99 Down by: 99,96,93,90,.........3
Up by: 4,8,12,16,....100 Down by: 100,96,92,88........4
Up by: 5,10,15,20...100 Down by: 100,95,90,85,.......5
Deepak
Newton had many traits that distinguished him as a mental giant.
He wrote and thought deeply, about philosophy, optics, Physics, as well as mathematics. It's said that he found it strange and Euclid.
Newton's greatest gift was his remarkable ability to concentrate for long periods. In his own words, " If i have done the public any service, it is due to patient thought." In short, Newton's mind was conditioned.
All kinds of action require mental conditioning: getting columns of numbers to balance, working through the options in a commodities market, wrestling down four term papers and six exams in two weeks, any kind of thinking that demands an increased level of activity for a long stretch of time.
There's no short cut for conditioning. A conditioned body, with a strong heart and open lungs, reaches that state through aerobic excercise: running,swimming,jogging,rowing,cycling. A conditioned heart beats easily during normal activity, but responds quickly to increased demand.
Similarly, a conditioned mind grows fit by regular exertion. You must put yourself in the position where you need to concentrate for a sustained time. You must persist. You must guide your mind to go where you want it to go. With practice, your mind becoms used to concentrateting, and your thinking becoms clearer.
Calculation is a tried and tested way to add backbone to your thinking and to condition your mind.
Number Excercise
Recite the following number series:
Up by: 1,2,3,4,......100
Down by: 100,99,98,97,......1
Recite the ascending and descending series:
Up by: 2,4,6,8,.....100 Down by: 100,98,96,94,.......2
Up by: 3,6,9,12,.....99 Down by: 99,96,93,90,.........3
Up by: 4,8,12,16,....100 Down by: 100,96,92,88........4
Up by: 5,10,15,20...100 Down by: 100,95,90,85,.......5
Deepak
