Occupy:
- to consume low quality content that contains little mental nutrition, offer little reward for your attention.
- no to pay attention to whatever you are watching
Feed:
- It is about collecting dots that may become the ingredients for new ideas.
- You need to activate your brain to get the value out of it.
- You should be looking for lessons that might be useful at a later date.
- If you do this well, you can get value out of a low quality content as well.
- You should make a habit of feeding your mind by giving yourself new experiences, learning new things you never new before.
- Talking to people you wouldn’t spark up a conversation
- Buy a magazine you have never read before, visit places you wouldn’t normally go.
- Creative people are always curious
Apply:
- This about activating your brain and using the new information, skills and understanding you have built up.
- You will start connecting some of the dots you have collected and you will seriously develop your thinking muscles.
- Each time you use the info you have gathered, you write it much stronger to your brain, which makes it easier to access in future.
- Playing with info also give you an understanding of the opportunities it offers.
- The more thinking you do, the more capable of.
Rest:
- There are 2 lengths of nap.
- One is a short nap of 15 mins to 20mins → great for increasing your alertness and motor skills. If you are feeling a bit sluggish, this is the one to go for. It will help you reignite your spark and improve your concentration.
- The other option is 90 mins → REM Sleep. It is good for new connections and helping you solve problems.
- Meditation is also great for your thinking → just sit still and allow your mind to wander can be a priceless activity.