The mind is an amazing tool, ain’t it? Finicky, for sure, but amazing as all get out.
I was “re-minded” of this when I read Lisa Wilder’s blog post about a tip she read on Tamar Wallace’s “Business of Design Online” – or BoDo – blog, in her “Angels and Demons” post.
Next time you’re stuck on a problem, or searching ever DNA strand within you to come up with a solution or an idea, think about this:
“Remembrance was a Buddhist philosopher’s trick. Rather than asking [your] mind to search for a solution to a potentially impossible challenge, [you] ask [your] mind simply to remember it. The presupposition that one once knew the answer created the mindset that the answer must exist…thus eliminating the crippling conception of hopelessness.”
Both Tamar and Lisa said that this trick worked for them several times in the hours and days following their read of the tip. It’s certainly easy enough to stick in your stash of Active Brainstorming tools. I, personally, can’t wait to test drive it over the next few days.
So have some fun with remembering how smart your really are, and share a comment here if it comes in handy for you anytime soon.
