The habit of thinking is poisoning life for some people. Even while traveling, instead of just plunging into new experiences, these unfortunate people analyze situations and plan their life after a vacation. But even they can relax and stop the running of thoughts.
Instruction manual
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Engage in physical labor. One wise man said: "The best form of relaxation is a change of activity." If you are constantly engaged in intellectual work, then muscle work will be the best way for you to relax and relax. It is desirable that the work be hard (to clean the snow, dig a hole, wash the floor in a large room, etc.), in this case, maximum efficiency will be achieved, because you will have neither time nor energy left for the ordinary thought process. All energy will be directed to the early completion of an unusual thing.
Physical labor sets the brain to another wave, so even after you finish the job, your head will be pleasantly free for at least half an hour or an hour.
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Engage in mechanical work (cleaning or picking mushrooms, sorting out cereals, weaving with beads, etc.) An effect similar to that is achieved. which occurs after hard physical labor. It will take concentration and time, while the brain is resting.
The only negative: as soon as you finish the work, thoughts will immediately come to mind.
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Use mental images. Imagine that you are sitting in an aquarium, you are surrounded by water. As soon as a thought appears in your head, imagine that it is enveloped in a bubble of air and it rushes up. The next thought is the next bubble. And so on until thoughts remain in the head.
Nothing prevents you from choosing a different mental image. Maybe it will be a board on which each new thought is recorded, and immediately a rag enters the game and erases the inscription. Maybe a piece of paper and an eraser. You can come up with your own version. Remember only that for all such exercises there are two mandatory points: the muscles of the body must be relaxed; you should not focus on coming up with the details of an aquarium / board / rag, etc.
Useful advice
Stopping thoughts is a big plus. Every day, the brain captures a variety of unnecessary information (snippets of news, gossip, meaningless conversations). By cleansing your head, you will fill it only with the things you need.