Motivational speaker explains why you should 'go into silence' for 30-60 minutes every day
You don't need anything fancy to practice his method, except for a quiet room where you lock yourself in and lean into silence.
More often than not, we find ourselves juggling thoughts so heavy that tomorrow feels unreachable. Brian Tracy (@thebriantracy), a motivational public speaker and self-development author, however, believes that things might not be as overwhelming as they seem. In 1986, he revealed what he says is a 100% effective method to solve any problem in just 30 minutes. You don't need anything fancy to practice his method, except for a quiet room where you lock yourself in and lean into silence.
Tracy asked people to practice silence for at least 30 to 60 minutes daily. He says every time we have a problem or any goal we wish to accomplish, going into silence will allow us to listen to the voice within. At first, we might struggle to clear our minds, but about 25 minutes later, we'll reach a state of mental clarity, where new ideas flow in, offering clear insight into our problems. "You will feel energy welling up inside you," Tracy explains. However, the only condition is that we embrace complete silence; no coffee, no cigarettes, no music, nothing, only absolute stillness. "At a particular moment, your mind will go clear, and wham! Exactly the answer you need will come exactly at the right time, and if you get up and go and carry out that answer, it will turn out to be exactly perfect," Tracy says. A moment of silence, he believes, reconnects you to your inner self, allows you to self-introspect, and take rational decisions. "The quiet knows what the noise hides. Sit in silence — your breakthrough is waiting," Tracy writes.
To understand what people experience when they spend time sitting alone in silence, Researcher Eric Pfeifer asked 64 participants spend about 6.5 minutes alone in a room doing nothing but thinking. The results of the experiment proved that silence is indeed the key solution to every problem. The study revealed that the participants felt more relaxed after the exercise; in fact, they were less agitated and were in a better mood. Moreover, the respondents said they didn't feel bored and could easily focus on the present. In a 2021 study, 59 participants went about performing tasks that required varied levels of concentration. While they were working, researchers played different background noises. It was found that those who practiced in silence experienced the least cognitive overload. “Focusing on one thing at a time with one’s full attention can help promote efficiency and calmness amidst activity,” explained clinical psychologist Supriya Blair, PsyD.
Meanwhile, people who've experienced the benefits of Tracy's 'go into silence' method, went all out praising it; for instance, @kat_arion commented, "That’s why the best ideas come when you’re in bed before falling asleep, when you can’t drift off for an hour or so, everything around you is quiet, you’re off your phone, and it’s just you and your thoughts in silence." Similarly, @thesagartejpal wrote, "Think, write it down, and you can have every answer you always needed." However, @america.is.burning, who has a quite different perspective about it, said, "This is what meditation is. Or maybe the opposite, as the goal is to be free of thoughts to escape the mental clutter and allow the peace of your existence inside. Anyone with anxiety will tell you, though, that this is how you torture yourself with the pain of your own uninterrupted thoughts for 30-60 minutes."
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