{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F683b9a32-bc29-40e1-8cf5-53588e9aeec3","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 189: Clearing Your Mind","description":"When your mind is too clogged with thoughts for your comfort, there are some things you can do for relief. This week and Shannon and Janine discuss some techniques clearing your cluttered mind. \n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 Janine's cluttered mind\n\u2022 One of the most obvious strategies for clearing your mind: Writing things down\n\u2022 The tricky way our brains count thinking about something as doing something\n\u2022 How writing things down lets you focus on other things + helps put things in your long-term memory\n\u2022 Hand writing something vs typing it into a computer\n\u2022 The more senses involved in something the easier it is to remember it\n\u2022 The value of writing things in a consistent place (like a Bullet Journal or Evernote)\n\u2022 Practicing mindfulness techniques to focus on one thing and quiet your mind\n\u2022 Paying attention to your breathing\n\u2022 A strategy for clearing your mind to go to sleep: Coming up with a list that is enough to occupy your mind but not interesting enough to keep you awake\n\u2022 Janine's enthusiasm for Fifty Nifty United States, the song she learned in grade school that has benefitted her so much\n\u2022 Allowing thoughts to pass through your mind without paying attention to individual thoughts\n\u2022 Letting go of worry by asking yourself whether there's anything you can do about it now\n\nVisit the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenough.com for links!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}