The mind
By: Rudra Jaydeokar
Tags: Life, Quotes, Self Improvement, Mind, Reality

‘’Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content’’

-Hellen keller

Chapter 1–3 states of mind~

Just like the states of matter our mind occur in different states of thoughts. These thought occur through different activities happening in and around us. These different states of mind or thoughts we be in

affects our lives. You must be wondering ‘this seems to be a big deal?’ Indeed it is. That’s why the most important part is to control the numerous thoughts and chemicals bursting in our head.

Well most of you may have taken some decisions in your life which you’ll regret forever. But that’s OK it happens to everyone at some point of time when you’re not able to control you’re thought’s.

So, the 5 Whys is a basic root cause analysis technique used in the Analyze phase of the Six Sigma DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control). To solve a problem, we need to identify the

root cause and then eliminating it.

Most of you didn’t get that right? Or maybe you did. So Here’s the solution, First of all you should know what you’re looking for I mean to say ‘’what’s the state of your mind right now?” Are you happy?

Are you sad?…..Just think of all those emoji’s that you use all the time! They best describe your state of mind.

After you’re done with that then you need to question yourself ‘’Is my current state of mind gonna help me get out of the situation I’m held in?’’ Once you have the answer then do ‘’two things’’

First of all give yourself some time to think and once you’re stable like Carbon you’ll be able to control yourself but as you know there is always some exceptions! Let’s see an example.

You’re in someone’s funeral ‘’its okay to cry’’ right? But imagine the same situation in front of your Boss? Do you think it will help? Yeah, maybe upto some extent but its more sort of awkward.

Through all these what am I trying to convey is that whatever that happens with you is what you did and what you did is what you thought and what you thought you did it as per you’re state of mind.

You should be aware of yourself ‘’the true you’’ before doing something based just on the state of your mind cause you’re mind always thinks the worst case scenario to be in play which always is not true at

all.

One most popular question that arises among the homo sapiens ‘’should we listen to our heart or our mind?’’ First of all you’re heart is just a blood pumping organ in you’re body. In order for your

brain to think, you need nerve cells that can detect information about the outside world and can transmit that information to other nerve cells.

It’s the transmission of information, the cells talking to each other, that’s the fundamental physical basis for how thinking works.

Well that’s a bit scientific side of ‘’How it works’’ But I respect your emotions looking towards the ‘’love’’ side of you. It won’t change anything at all you’ll still think through you’re brain.

But Things such as anxiety, depression, stress, etc have become a common problem among our generation. It all can’t be cured only through the ‘’DMAIC’’ technique.

So we’re again at a dead end:( But don’t worry that’s why I’m here. We’ll discuss it as we further understand our mind.

Lastly I’ll end with “Your strongest muscle and worst enemy is your mind. Train it well’’

Chapter 2-The vast field of thoughts~

We are discussing the mind right? Then you should see this ‘’You might have only a few gigabytes of storage space, similar to the space in an iPod or a USB flash drive.

Yet neurons combine so that each one helps with many memories at a time, exponentially increasing the brain’s memory storage capacity to something closer to around 2.5 petabytes (or a million gigabytes).’’

That’s shocking right? If I start typing from this point of time then it would take me 100 years to conclude everything here in this book it would exceed all the books available on the planet. You know why?

Because all these books have the thoughts of all the authors and poets ever born. And that’s what we’re discussing right now-’Thoughts”

So how do we conclude everything in just one lesson? Well its easy we here are only going to discuss the problems that occur while you’re processing things and how to cure them.



Firstly as we studied in the first chapter some methods to do that but we ended up at a dead end. So what now? Let’s see through an example.

(Second person perspective) I woke up in the morning took a shower and had a healthy breakfast as it was Sunday I decided to take a nap in the sun, So I went out in my garden as I was relaxing

on the comfy couch I heard a gun shot! I woke in surprise and adrenaline rushing throughout my body I started imagining the worst case scenario. My heart started palpitating and I was sure it was a gun

shot!

The above scenario is the same thing that I am(Narrator) trying to explain. It is generally observed that people tend to imagine the worst case scenario and this happens when they are not able to process

all of it in their mind and it causes stress and anxiety.

So now we are finished with the discussing the problems and how it occurs. But wait How to cure them or eliminate them completely Using the “DMAIC”? No as I told you some things can’t be cured with

a practical mind set. Just by considering that ‘’Our mind is like a machine’’ we can’t reach a solution. UGH another dead end:(

Chapter 3 — End of process

What are some types of mental disorders?

Anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and phobias.

Depression, bipolar disorder, and other mood disorders.

Eating disorders.

Personality disorders.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia.

Well you should know I’m no doctor not even a psychiatrist then you must we wondering how this guy with no degree can help us?

Well I can’t help you I can only guide you just the way I did. Well that’s gives you a clear picture why I’m telling you all this. So People have many ways to deal with these situations. Some of them just

require some love, patience, peace of mind, etc. But that’s in the case when you have someone to help you the case in which ‘’You have support’’ but for those who are all by themselves. What can you guys do?

Well you have to confide in yourself, Be confident, trust yourself. You need to make your mind think that you’re more powerful than it is. Well you must say this all seems very easy in words but when

it comes to practical I’ll back off. I won’t because I have been through the same and I’ve SURVIVED.A teenage person deals with different problems as compared to an adult but both are equally competent.

Your problems may not be the same as others but that doesn’t mean that their problem is bigger than yours. Secondly, the most important thing that the mind hates when it’s not able to process is when

more and more things are added to process. For example opening 20 tabs on your browser will cause more lag and trouble than using only one tab for your work.

That’s why when dealing with certain issues the most important thing is to think only about your present situation and its gravity. Adding more things will affect the efficiency of the process.

For example a person dealing with financial stress may be in a better condition than a person suffering from both financial issues and PTSD.

One another efficient way of dealing with these issues is to divert your mind. Your mind also requires rest to prevent it from OVER-HEATING! That could be more dangerous and increase the density of the

matter. Yet another way of dealing with such sort of situations is to do what ‘’you love to do’’ for example-I personally preferred to listen to songs and play my Ibanez electric guitar. Well this is something

that is very specific to me but to you guys it may be different. So how would it help to treat your issues? Answering this question seems to be like answering whether the cat died or not in Schrödinger’s cat.

Yet I assure you that these methods are really helpful as it’s all practical based knowledge.

Some people tend to be depressed because they don’t have anyone to confide in. Well you see we have reached a point for which you need to look at the upcoming chapter:)

Chapter-4 You’re not alone

Well hey there! Do you know? The major levels of organization in the body, from the simplest to the most complex are: atoms, molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and the human organism.

Indirectly I am telling you that you’re never alone your own body is a lot of atoms combined together and these atoms make you up just like in the movie Spiderman! Remember the sand man? Well that guy

is made up of sand grains aha! Well jokes apart let’s get to our lesson.

Remember the first quote that I gave at the very beginning? Exactly! Darkness, coldness, emptiness, silence all these are signs of being alone and depressed. Well now the important factor that can save you

from this is none other than the state of your mind well I’m not talking about the emoji’s this time I am talking about the positive and negative state of mind.

Once your weakness is your strength and you are positive about it then only you are able to succeed.

Now but how exactly in the most layman terms we’re able to do that? Well it isn’t quite difficult all you need to do is to utilize this current time. Wait how is this relevant to our case scenario?

Well it is because most people in this state of mind tend to think of the perfect future and past they want to have or they used to have. Well this isn’t going to help at all it will make it worse for your mind.

All you need to do right now is to think about the present not the golden days of your life. You know why? Because they are yet to come! How am I so sure ?Well because every person before reaching that golden

days of his life has to see the harsh truth of life and if you’re in that stage of life then you’re time is absolutely yet to come.

So all this is theoretical talks but we aren’t here for that right? We are here for its practical use in our life.

I told you in the beginning ‘’utilize your time’’. Well but how? Yeah, that’s the question “how”. You all might must have heard of ‘’Anne Frank’’. Yeah one of the most famous holocausts victims. And her own personal

diary she called “kitty”. An extract from her diary says that “Let me put it more clearly, since no one will believe that a thirteen-year-old girl is completely alone in this world. And I’m not. I have loving parents and a

sixteen-year-old sister, and there are about thirty people I can call friends. I have a family, loving aunts and a good home. No, on the surface I seem to have everything, except my one true friend. All I think about when

i’m with friends is having a good time. I can’t bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things. We don’t seem to be able to get closer, and that’s the problem. Maybe it’s my fault that we don’t confide

in each other. In any case, that’s just how things are, and unfortunately they’re not liable to change. This is why I have started the diary”

Well now you all must know what I am trying to convey. No not to be anne frank but to learn a lesson from her. Even after no one to confide in she found her diary to be her best friend which is a good way to not feel

alone and depressed. And one more important thing that we realize after reading that extract is that no matter how alone you are instead of wasting your time on seeing beautiful dreams ‘’work on them’’. Anne Frank

still is one of the most remembered person after so many years.

Well now I’ll end the chapter with a quote “Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better’’

Henry rollins~

Chapter-5 Cessation

For all those people who’ve been with me till here their head must be bursting with a lot of questions or maybe some who might have understood me completely. Yeah I get that this might be a little confusing

or maybe not. But I need to conclude the lesson and for that I need your help stay with me I hope all you’re doubts must be cleared after this.

So what was the main motive of this article? To attract people towards mental health, to make people aware about their own mind, to tell them how much is the storage of their brain? No it wasn’t any of this in specific.

The article had one and only one motive and that was to make people understand their capabilities. But what is that supposed to do with this particular article? Yes it does. All these chapters deal with the mind which

is the specific organ that allows us to think and what we think, how we think, how much. All these allows us to broaden our mind take decisions with extra precautions and “how to fix the brain lag”. That’s

quite funny isn’t it? Oh I am talking about the “lag” thing.

Well some of you still might have doubts well when you look at each chapter in specific they have different ideologies but in all together as a complete they are the same.

And of course the ending…. “The brain’s memory storage capacity to something closer to around 2.5 petabytes that means a lot of memory, find your own quote”

-Rudra Jaydeokar