Recently, a blogger/influencer I follow on Instagram introduced me to the concept of a mind map. Basically like a giant plan of what is going on in my life, what is taking up my headspace, what I am thinking about, worrying about, need to accomplish, hope to accomplish.
I have just been so mentally exhausted lately. My mind has so many "things" going:" passion projects, work projects, home projects, relationship projects, mom projects. In addition to the mental load of end of school year/ camp/ summer/ moving/ COVID testing/ travel etc that takes place on a daily basis. I was told in the beginning of medical school that training is like a treadmill. You just have to keep going. Well, now it's going just a little too fast for comfort.
The mind map helps me see it all laid out. It helps me prioritize, create and construct a to do list, allows me to cross things off that are complete, or are deemed unnecessary once written out in a bubble on a piece of paper. It helps transition the sensation of "busy" to "productive." It is definitely something I plan on using going forward, and wish I would have known about it sooner.
Tonight, instead of crossing off a bubble, I chose to write. Reaching out is a passion, sending good vibes to this community of supportive people is my way to refocus and set the tone. What do you do to decrease or organize your mental load?
Writing helps me too. So does running - or any exercise really -where I have to focus on performing instead of thinking. It decreases the mental load temporarily (it does come back) but those reprieves are so important!
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I also love running! A good run has been my saving grace through training.
DeleteWriting helps. Also breathing. I also do this thing where I play out multiple scenarios of what might happen in a tough situation and how I would handle them. It makes me feel good to have a back up plan for every possible outcome.
ReplyDeleteI really like this idea. Thanks!
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