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The image above bears no relevance to the content of the article which follows.   There is indeed a world of difference between saying "We're trying to..." and "We're going to...". The first one inherently provides for a possible failure, while the second is a completely and unconditionally positive statement. The most important thing is that we understand that we reinforce our thinking by listening to our own words -- in fact, we can't avoid hearing ourselves. We are always told to think positively [and many of our Braintenance readers are already using positive future visualization and other 'conscious' approaches to accessing the Law Of Attraction], but we are not reminded frequently enough to speak positively . The takeaway from this quick article is that we listen to our own words, and talk ourselves into things. If we're going to speak, let's be certain to speak positively to reinforce positive thinking. It's all in the words...

The statement above captures the essence of a form of Braintenance "cross-training" and "confusion training," wherein your brain is forced to break through its ordinary routines and to coordinate different tasks in a different matter. These exercises are very simple, but yield tremendous benefits in terms of your ability to focus and to be creative. Following is a sampling of exercises which may prove challenging enough to 'wake up your mind' and to capture your brain's attention. When dealing with the brain, more exercise, and greater diversity of cerebral tasks is always better. Try these: 1) If you are right-handed, try doing as many things as possible with your left hand, and vice versa; 2) Stir beverages, soups, and the like in a clockwise fashion, instead of in the traditional and popular counter-clockwise fashion; 3) Read a page of text from the bottom up, with the last sentences first; 4) Try working backwards for a while (be careful, and avoid t...