#### [[notes_How to achieve ]] **Creator**:: [[Dr. K]] **Source**:: [[course_Dr. K's Guide to Mental Health]] **Link**:: [Sangha](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/sangha), [Reframing-goals-to-actions](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/reframing-goals-to-actions), [Satya](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/satya), [Shuddhi](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/shuddhi) For context see prev:: [[notes_What is achievement]] ## How to reorientate your attitude for achievement - How to live in the present instead of looking towards the future - We base our value on success and outcomes because of [[society]] ex: new years resolutions - Our brain is incredibly good at reinforcing actions - We set really abstract goals like stay sober for a year, but our mind pushes us to instant gratification - Success comes from focusing on actions not outcomes - [[You can't control what happens]] - Break down problems into very small things - imagine you are writing a program for a computer to follow ## Surround yourself with a [[community]] that will motivate you - building the right kind of [[community]] will shape your thinking in the correct way - you can take an action without having a thought before hand - [[Right kinds of thoughts lead to right kinds of actions]] - thoughts come from outside [[Indriya]]/[[senses]] - or thoughts come from within - [[Indriya]] creates [[Samskara]]/memories - What effect does community have? - What are the affects on your actions when you interact with a certain group - ex: PArents tell you how much potential you have - you could do it if you just tried - kid feels stupid and shameful because they feel like it should be easy - ex: gamers who keep eachother in mediocrity - A community may feel good but have bad results on your life or a group can feel bad but have good effects on your life - [[How to develop a meditation practice]] - a good [[meditation]] practice requires a good [[Sangha]] - Prompts you to practice - teach you principles of [[meditation]] - help you through struggles ## Cleanliness - [[Shuddhi]] or cleansing for when you are feeling brain fog - [[mind-body complex]] can't run optimally unless [[body]] and [[mind]] are clean and pure - step in [[Raja Yoga]] - Why do we feel better after we shower? - correlation between messiness of room and [[depression]] - [[feedback loop]] of a little bit of cleaning leads to a little bit of [[happiness]] which leads to more cleaning - [[Insecure material conditions increase cognitive load and reduce outcomes]] - opposite [[Hierarchy of needs]] - top-down thinking - order from [[cerebral cortex]] to get [[body]] in line - [[bottom-up stimulus]] - [[Indriya]] distract us - this is why we can't study in a loud environment - sleep clears out [[Adenosine]] which is a waste product - herbs can help our brain clear these out - [[Ashwagandha]] is [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] herd that helps with [[Dementia]], [[Parkinson's Disease]], [[Alzheimer's Disease]], [[Mad cow disease]] - [[Psychotherapy]] - [[trauma]] is emotional junk that creates [[bottom-up stimulus]] that our brain has to avoid if it want to get anything done - [[Our ego is our subconscious defense of our self]] - patients feel clean after this process of emotional catharsis - current [[Neuroscience]] research points to same things - this is why going for walks, candles, cleaning your room, brushing your teeth all have such big impacts ## Personal [[philosophy]] for achievement - [[Yama]] are [[society|societal]] observances - [[Niyama]]s are personal observance - [[meditation]] is a spiritual regimen - helps with mental health - [[Yoga is a wholistic philosophy of self-improvement]] - [[Satya]] - Practice: go as long as you can without telling a lie - this focuses us on the present moment because it is cognitively expensive to aware of your thoughts and words - If you commit to this it will change your actions - helps you detach - open yourself up to the consequences of your actions - when you let go of lying to let go of the consequences of your actions - [[Neuroscience]] of [[meditation]] - increasing awareness of current moment - Yoga isn't about faith it's about experimentation - [[Niyama]]s aren't about morality, they are about action -