The next thing we ask ourselves
is how do we overcome this problem, the answer is simple but we need to
dedicate some time towards this essential training and REST!
A study conducted recently that
examined top performers suggested that it is their ability to focus on the
defined objective, their un-matched stamina to train their body and mind
regularly and systematically combined with the time they dedicated to rest that
enables them to give out their best in the field; be it athletics, composing
music or their workplace. The study aimed at proving that the common practice
of giving up rest with the expectation of utilizing that time to finish the job
at hand is actually a flawed approach altogether.
During the study, it was also
found out that Susan Butcher who was a veterinarian’s assistant and was
well aware of the physical strength of her dogs trained them for four-to-six
hour spurts and allowed them to rest of the same time, earned her team a four
time win in the race at the takes place in the Arctic and is measured at 1,100
miles.
The point is to understand the
importance of work-rest-work-rest cycle as the differentiating factor rather
than to be over-occupied with just work or rest to perform well both in the
short as well as long-run.
Experts suggest that one should
always keep in mind the limit to which a body and mind can be put to work to
ensure appropriate levels of attention and performance. Although the fact
remains that one can take help from meditation to strengthen the brain muscle. From
the perspective of cognitive science all meditation methods are methods to
train attention. An increasingly popular method to grow the power of the
brain’s circuitry for attention is “mindfulness,” a meditation method stripped
of a religious belief system.
Other methods include solutions
such as ‘lunchtime stops, during which employees are allowed to go home, have a
hearty meal followed by a nap, ideally so as to ensure performance later in the
day.
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