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(This blog was originally posted on September 28, 2014)
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Have you ever
noticed how it takes twice as long to complete a task when you rush to get it
done? Whether it is finishing a homework assignment or a big project for work,
somehow something goes wrong at the
last, worst possible moment and totally messes up your projected deadline. What
if you could avoid all that hassle in the first place and meet your deadline with time to spare?
The Automobile
Association of America has a great television advertisement that perfectly
illustrated this point. In it, someone in a flashy car speeds past another
vehicle. At first, it seems like the driver in the second car gets ahead, but
then he is stopped at an intersection with the driver in the original car
waiting for the light to change. This pattern is repeated the same way several
more times until the message becomes clear: driving fast and recklessly doesn’t
get anyone ahead; in fact, it may cause more inconvenience (and waste more gas)
than the apparent rush is worth. Similarly, in an episode of the police drama, Rookie
Blue, one of the characters reminded an officer he had trained why he once insisted she take a sip of
coffee or a bite of her sandwich before getting out of the squad car. Sergeant
Shaw wanted her to take those extra couple of seconds so the other officer
could mentally prepare herself for dealing with regardless of the situation she
would be facing outside. The crime scene would still be there, he explained,
but the officer needed to calm down and plan what she needed to do to apprehend
the suspect or else risk getting seriously hurt or even killed making the
arrest.
Often, when we
are under pressure to complete a task, we rush through or even skip important
steps so we can get the job out of the way and move onto other more interesting
or “fun” things. Monty Roberts, an
award-winning horse trainer and author, often advises: “Give yourself fifteen
minutes and it will take an hour; give yourself an hour and it will take
fifteen minutes.” In other words, when we work carefully and
conscientiously—focusing only on the task at hand—we are in a better position
to get the job done quickly and usually on the first try. However, when we rush
through the job to meet a self-imposed or official deadline we are more likely
to neglect important steps to complete the task which may ultimately undermine it.
An
unintentional byproduct of rushing to complete a task is that we can put
ourselves into hypnosis. Consider John G.
Kappas, Ph.D.’s definition of hypnosis: “Hypnosis is
created by an overload of message units, disorganizing our inhibitory process
(Critical Mind), triggering our fight-flight mechanism and ultimately resulting
in a hyper-suggestible state, providing access to the subconscious mind.” When
we rush around trying to meet a deadline, our minds are already whirling practically
out of control as we consider what we need to get done and if/how many steps we
can get away with “leaving out.” Even if we do not intend to take a short-cut to finish the
task, in this naturally induced hypnotic state we may neglect an important step
because our subconscious (not conscious) mind has taken over the behavior. We
have literally “escaped” into hypnosis to avoid the anxiety and stress we feel
trying to complete that project.
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Hi, there. I am Tom Neil and I want to explain how life had been for my younger brother living with schizophrenia and how he had been permanently able to withstand this debilitating disease via a naturopathic, herbal method.
ReplyDeleteMaicon - my kid brother was twenty years old when he was brought to the emergency room by the campus police of the college from which he had been suspended several months ago. A professor had called and reported that he had walked into his classroom, accused him of taking his tuition money, and refused to leave.
Although he had much academic success as a teenager, his behavior had become increasingly odd during the past year. He quit seeing his friends and no longer seemed to care about his appearance or social pursuits. He began wearing the same clothes each day and seldom bathed. He lived with several family members but rarely spoke to any of them. When he did talk to them, he said he had found clues that his college was just a front for an organized crime operation. He had been suspended from college because of missing many classes. My sister said that she had often seen him mumbling quietly to himself and at times he seemed to be talking to people who were not there. He would emerge from my room and ask my family to be quiet even when they were not making any noise.
My father and sister told the staff that Maicon's great-grandmother had had a serious illness and had lived for 30 years in a state hospital, which they believed was a mental hospital. Our mother left the family when Maicon was very young. She has been out of touch with us, and they thought she might have been treated for mental health problems.
Maicon agreed to sign himself into the psychiatric unit for treatment. The whole family except I had agreed to have Maicon transferred to a mental asylum. I knew inwardly there was still some plausible means by which my kid brother could overcome this condition. I knew botanical means of treatment will be more favorable than any other type of treatment, and as such, I had taken a keen interest in the research of naturopathic alternative measures suitable for the treatment of schizophrenia. I had pleaded for some little patience from the family in the delay of the transfer, I was looking forward to proving a point to the entire family, of a positive botanical remedy for this condition.
It was during my ceaseless search on the internet I had been fortunate enough to come across Dr. Utu Herbal Cure: an African herbalist and witch doctor whose professional works had majored on the eradication of certain viral conditions, especially schizophrenia, ( improving the memory capacity positively), via a traditional, naturopathic process and distinguished diet plan. It was by the administration of this herbal specialist that my brother had been able to improve his condition for better.
Before the naturopathic remedy - Maicon's story had reflected a common case, in which a high-functioning young adult goes through a major decline in day-to-day skills. Although family and friends may feel this is a loss of the person they knew, the illness can be treated and a good outcome is possible.
My brother Maicon is just like many other patients out there suffering from this disease. Although he was able to overcome this condition via a naturopathic herbal remedy administered by this African herbal physician and saved completely thus, rekindling the lost joy which had been experienced by the family members.
I wish to use this opportunity to reach across to anyone who may happen to be diagnosed with this disastrous condition to spread the hope of an everlasting herbal remedy that is capable of imposing a permanent end to this disease.
For more information concerning this naturopathic herbal remedy, feel free to contact this African herbal practitioner via email:
drutuherbalcure@gmail.com