{"id":20096,"date":"2013-10-08T21:14:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T05:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=20096"},"modified":"2013-10-08T21:14:53","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T05:14:53","slug":"5-radically-simple-ideas-instantly-change-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/5-radically-simple-ideas-instantly-change-life\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Radically Simple Ideas to Instantly Change Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/b>Life is simple.<\/p>\n

It is.<\/p>\n

If you want something, go get it.<\/p>\n

If you don’t like something, stop whatever it is you’re doing and change course.<\/p>\n

Each of us are unique individuals with our own lives, hence, we’re all special in our own way.<\/p>\n

But because of all the noise in this world, we find it hard to believe, much less implement any of the ideas above.<\/p>\n

Responsibility turned into burden<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Granted, most of us if not all have our own responsibilities and that pretty much dictates why we do what we do.<\/p>\n

We have bills to pay, so we work.<\/p>\n

We have to be educated, so we study.<\/p>\n

Yet, it’s a shame how responsibilities have turned into burden.<\/p>\n

Is this why you’re feeling less-than-stellar with your life?<\/p>\n

Your answers under your nose<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

This article is about simplicity.<\/p>\n

I want to challenge all of you reading this that you can instantly change your life right after reading this article if you’d just open up and accept new ideas.<\/p>\n

Life can be simple, and you can be happy.<\/p>\n

It’s time to stop being so distracted and also to shut out the noise from the world.<\/p>\n

5 radically simple ideas to instantly change your life<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

1) Give up social media for a month<\/b><\/p>\n

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or whatever messenger, they got to go.<\/p>\n

I wouldn’t say social media is a bad thing and that it controls our lives. It is great for communication and connecting with people!<\/p>\n

But he danger comes when you’re subconsciously using social media, thinking you’re entertained, when really, you’re not.<\/p>\n

This happens when you’re randomly surfing your social media feeds just because you want to be updated and not actively seeking to be entertained.<\/p>\n

Or worse, social media is distracting you. How often do you find yourself reaching for your phone when you’re doing other things?<\/p>\n

Many of us fall prey to this subconscious realm.<\/p>\n

Give up social media for a month. Not only would your focus on other things be stronger, but you’d also start to appreciate other activities.<\/p>\n

And from there, you’re going to learn new things about yourself.<\/p>\n

2) Take up meditation or yoga<\/b><\/p>\n

If you read up on successful people, you’d see that meditation is something they all do.<\/p>\n

Personally, it’s becoming a clich\u00e9, but hey, it works.<\/p>\n

The idea of meditation or meditation through yoga is creating a personal space for yourself and allowing yourself to actually breathe properly.<\/p>\n

This space, or timeout is the actual break you need in your life. This is a time where there is zero distractions.<\/p>\n

Now, it’s not about taking a break and doing something. It’s about doing nothing!<\/p>\n

Meditation is about emptying your mind to allow brand new insights to enter your life.<\/p>\n

Like staving from social media, you’re going to learn new things about yourself as the insights articulate itself from within.<\/p>\n

And with new insights, you change your life.<\/p>\n

3) Travel<\/b><\/p>\n

Travelling isn’t just about going on a holiday and escape the stresses of everyday life.<\/p>\n

Travelling is about exposing yourself to different cultures, places and people.<\/p>\n

As you do that, you’ll definitely open up in life and start thinking in a different way.<\/p>\n

Think about it, if you spent your whole life living a certain way in only one place, you’re going to think a certain way only.<\/p>\n

By travelling and meeting people of different cultures, your own perception of life and how people live will be changed.<\/p>\n

Effectively, you will not be so self-centred as you actually think about others for a change.<\/p>\n

This is very powerful, especially if you’re pretty sick of what’s going on around you and of the negativity in your head.<\/p>\n

4) Exercise<\/b><\/p>\n

It’s not about getting ripped and getting a six-pack.<\/p>\n

Neither is exercise all about counting calories in your life.<\/p>\n

Exercise gives health.<\/p>\n

And with a healthy body comes a healthy mind.<\/p>\n

The whole idea here is to start feeling good about yourself, with your body.<\/p>\n

I won’t go into detail on how exercise and good nutrition can affect both the mind and body, but if anything, the discipline of exercising would make you feel good about yourself.<\/p>\n

It’s just better than lazing around and doing nothing.<\/p>\n

It’s all about feeling good with your own body. Get this step done, and you’ll be walking around confidently, six-pack or not.<\/p>\n

5) Read<\/b><\/p>\n

This is probably the most simple of it all.<\/p>\n

Read. Read real, actual books.<\/p>\n

Go to your library and open up yourself to a world of knowledge.<\/p>\n

Because knowledge is power.<\/p>\n

That’s not to say reading is about studying and gaining intelligence on a bunch of facts so that you can show off.<\/p>\n

Reading is a lot of things.<\/p>\n

It’s giving you space, a place to escape to and gaining confidence from new forms of knowledge from real writers who have something to say.<\/p>\n

A good start would be reading up biographies of famous people.<\/p>\n

Do yourself a favour and start reading something real. Get off the internet and stop reading typical Top 10 lists of whatever.<\/p>\n

Life can be simple<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Open up to the possibility that life is simple and that all your problems can be solved easily.<\/p>\n

It may sound easier said than done, but think about it, why constantly think about how hard something is when you can just go the other way and try something new?<\/p>\n

I’ve given you five ideas that can help kickstart your simple life.<\/p>\n

It’s time for a change, and it doesn’t have to be complicated.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Just for Pick the Brain readers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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– Learn how to stop caring about what others think.<\/p>\n

This free book is only available through\u00a0this link to Alden-Tan<\/a>. Check it out!<\/p>\n

Bio:<\/p>\n

Alden Tan keeps it real at his blog and writes about\u00a0<\/i>motivation in unconventional ways<\/i><\/a>. He tells it like it is, to heart of the matter. Check out\u00a0<\/i>his free report<\/i><\/a>, Revive Your Life on \u201cwaking up\u201d in life to start doing what you love.<\/i><\/p>\n

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