Below are a list of 10 ‘mind-tools’ I use on a regular basis to help optimize my thinking.
 
NOTE: Every single one of these tools is powerful by itself and can cause substantive insights and shifts …

… or less grandiose, simply help you make better decisions and take wiser actions in your daily life.

The format of each one is X2X … which I’ve done to simplify it for myself.

10 Mind Tools for Mind Mastery (Working Draft)
 
  1. R2A … Resistance to Acceptance
  2. V2P … Vague to Precise
  3. E2C … Effect to Cause
  4. C2E … Cause to Effect
  5. P2R … Projection to Reflection
  6. C2A … Current to Alternative
  7. A2P … Actuality to Possibility
  8. P2A … Possibility to Actuality
  9. B2M … Binary to Multiplicative
  10. A2O … Action to Observation
One of my favourite is V2P … the shift from being Vague to being Precise.
 
At any time, you can take any situation you’re in, or any idea, thought, concept or plan in your head … and perform the V2P maneuver.
 
You will find MANY words in your ideas and plans are VAGUE or poorly defined or described.
 
By forcing yourself to be precise, you will dramatically improve things for yourself.

About

Dr Nicholas Lucas, PhD, ACTL

Dr Nicholas Lucas works at the intersection of brain and mind science, business, and health, translating neuroscience into practical tools for optimized performance, decision-making, and clinical intervention. He specializes in helping business builders understand the neural architecture of executive function and persuasion, and working with people to target network-level dysfunction in neurological disorders.