26 Feb Optimal Mindset: Why and How to Develop for High Vitality?
Optimal mindset empowers us to pursue our goals, navigate daily challenges more effectively and confidently, and make lasting improvements in our lives. This state represents a balance between total relaxation, looseness, and tense, strained concentration. Measuring with the Egely Wheel is about finding the healthy mindset that results in the highest speed of rotation.
This article will explain why it’s important to find this optimal mindset and what techniques can help you achieve it.
If the structures of the human mind remain unchanged, we will always end up recreating the same world, the same evils, the same dysfunction.
Defining the Optimal Mindset
Let’s first look at what the word mindset means. Collins Dictionary defines mindset as “the ideas and attitudes with which a person approaches a situation, especially when these are seen as difficult to alter“. Mindset isn’t static – it’s a skill you can refine and strengthen throughout your life.
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When we achieve a healthy, optimal mindset, the Egely Wheel spins at top speed, harmonising relaxation with just the right amount of focused intention. This is because if we try too hard to concentrate or are too relaxed, the flow of energy through the meridians is impeded and the Vitality Meter readings may be weaker.
The aim is to reach a kind of meditative state in which our thoughts do not wander freely, but are not rigidly forced in any particular direction. In this resilient mindset, we function at its best and our energy flows freely, which is clearly reflected in the Egely Wheel readings.
Between Trying too Hard and Being Passive: the Healthy Mindset
Excessive mental effort and excessive passivity are two opposite mental states that can both impede the flow of life energy and affect the readings of the Egely Wheel Vitality Meter. The optimal mindset lies somewhere in between, and it’s not easy to find, but like any skill, it can be mastered with a little persistence. Let’s see what each means:
1. Excessive mental effort is when you’re trying too hard to concentrate.
This state occurs when we force ourselves to focus intensely, causing mental tension and strain. Signs include:
- Muscle tension, especially in the forehead, jaw, and shoulders.
- Shallow breathing or unconsciously holding your breath.
- Overthinking and mental fixation on the result rather than the process.
- Frustration or impatience if results don’t come quickly.
In this state, energy doesn’t flow freely because excessive tension can block the natural movement of bioenergy (or chi) through the meridians. This tension can result in lower readings on the Vitality Meter because the body is in a tense, rigid state rather than a fluid, energetic one.
2. Excessive passivity is when you’re too relaxed.
On the other hand, being too relaxed means slipping into a state of drowsiness, detachment, or lack of engagement. This can manifest as:
- A lack of mental focus, leading to wandering thoughts.
- Low energy levels, similar to feeling sleepy or indifferent.
- A passive attitude, where we don’t consciously direct our intention.
In this state, the body lacks the necessary engagement to channel energy effectively. While relaxation is essential, it must be balanced with awareness and intention. If someone is too passive, their energy may be scattered and too weak to produce a strong Vitality Meter reading.
How Can You Develop this Optimal Mindset?
Developing the ideal state of mind is not always easy, but there are some techniques that can help you find the right way more quickly.
1. Listen to Music
If you find it difficult to relax or are too focused on achieving success, you may find it helpful to think about things that evoke positive emotions. For example, listening to or remembering your favorite music can help you achieve a pleasant, healthy mindset and calm down. A 2024 study says that positive or negative music can add emotional elements to neutral memories.
Music has also been shown to affect brainwaves by shifting your brainwaves from the beta range (13-39 cycles per second) to the alpha range (around 8 cps). The former, if too high, can make your mind tired; the latter, favoured by students, creative workers and scientists, makes your brain super receptive. Interestingly, baroque music that follows a pattern of 60 beats per minute has the most powerful and relaxing effect on the mind and ability to concentrate.
2. Achieve Flow
Flow, a term coined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, is when you’re completely immersed in an activity, enjoying it without worrying about the outcome. In this state of mind, energy flows smoothly as your mind and body work together towards a goal. To get into flow, eliminate distractions, such as turning off your phone. Egely Wheel tests have also shown that sudden noises or notifications can interrupt the flow of life energy, triggering a conservation mode that lasts for about 15 minutes.
Groups are great for getting in the zone – it’s not just about being alone. One study confirmed that when university students worked together in groups and were able to talk freely with each other, they found the experience more fulfilling. The Egely Wheel experiments backed this up: after team-based physical education classes, all students experienced a 20-30% increase in energy, and the effects lasted well beyond the game.
3. Take Deep Breaths and Meditate
Meditation is very effective in developing focused attention, especially if you have something to focus your intention on. The rotation of the Egely Wheel can be an aid to this. If sitting still and concentrating on nothing feels hard at first, start by simply focusing on your breath. If you do the Savasana yoga pose right, it also can get you into a really deep state of meditation.
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You can also meditate while walking. This is called kinhin meditation and is often used by Zen Buddhists as a complement to sitting zazen meditation. It was practised by the Buddha himself before enlightenment, and is traditionally done by walking back and forth in a straight line of about 10-20 steps, while being fully aware of each step. Experts say that meditation’s most significant changes happen in the first moments. This means that just 20 minutes of meditation each day is enough to improve your mindset in as little as five days.
4. Practice Mindfulness
Mindfulness is basically a state of awareness where you’re fully present in the moment. Thoughts come and go, but by focusing on the now, you can filter out negative thoughts about the past and future. Its power lies in helping you experience the world more deeply and focus better on the task at hand. Rooted in Buddhist wisdom, particularly Vipassana meditation, mindfulness is considered a key part of achieving inner enlightenment and liberation from suffering.
You can practice mindfulness by being aware of your breathing, bodily sensations, thoughts, and emotions. You can also do this during everyday activities such as eating, walking, or even washing dishes. The key is to be fully present with all five senses and not be distracted by thoughts.
5. Visualize
Picture yourself somewhere nice, like a forest or a peaceful lakeside — whatever makes you feel good. Visualization works because if you can create a calming image in your mind every time, your body and mind will respond to it, making it easier for you to enter the optimal mindset in reality. The reason is that our brain cannot tell the difference between what is true and what is not.
Visualization can take mental, written, or visual form, such as practicing Vishen Lakhiani’s 6-Phase Meditation, writing a few specific affirmations, or creating a vision board with pictures and snippets. The best way to visualize is to use all five of your senses to create vivid and lifelike images, because this makes you feel like the experience is really happening. You can practice visualization wherever you are, but the key is repetition and immersion – at least ten minutes a day and you’ll master this technique for maximum vitality.
6. Spend Time in Nature
Spending time in nature improves attention span and mental performance. This is due to the gentle, stimulating effect of nature, which invites the mind to reflect – as opposed to the noisy, overstimulating urban environment, which affects the brain in a different way. This effect of nature has given rise to an approach to interior design and architecture called biophilic design, which can bring positive energy into your home.
Nature can be a source of well-being, helping to build resilience to stress and a healthy mindset, as many people reported during the Covid-19 pandemic. A 2021 study found that those who actively connect with nature reap more mental health benefits, while others may miss out on its stress-relieving effects. To truly enjoy the benefits of nature, be mindful, appreciate its beauty – your spirit plant could be waiting for you.
Have an optimal mindset and the Egely Wheel will spin faster!
Reaching the fastest possible speed on the Egely Wheel is more than just physical exercise. It’s also a journey of self-discovery. Finding the optimal mindset can help you not only achieve better results, but also feel more balanced and energised in your daily life.
The key is to maintain a state of relaxed concentration where the mind is calm but alert and the body is relaxed but engaged. So try a few techniques – you can combine them, such as spending time in nature and mindfulness, and see which helps you best to achieve this ideal state!
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