6 Keen Ways To Practice Psychological Habits That Are Too Hard To Accomplish
Own the strength of your habits.
When was the first time you realized the power of manipulation?
I was 20 years old.
University’s vice chancellor calmed me down and advised me to believe my script work was worthy of submission.
Manipulation and psychological tricks are two sons of the same father.
- Manipulation is bad.
- Psychological tricks are good.
When you realize you’re healthily motivated, your productivity increases. It takes years for a person to master psychological habits. For example, take concentration.
As children, our attention span is low.
It takes decades of meditating and praying to develop the ultimate level of concentration. In other words, with your current, you can master all the psychological tricks (concentration, less speaking, body language) after you die.
If this statement scares you, below are 6 ways to practice psychological habits quickly and before you die.
1. Reading the eyes
Solution: Netflix
Reading eyes is the toughest psychological habit to develop.
Why?
Because we’re so comfortable talking to people, we forget we have to look into their eyes.
And when I put too much pressure into analyzing someone, I look like a weirdo.
But did you know that you can learn to read people’s eyes and actions through dramas, series, TV, or movies alone?
This way, no one will take you for an oddball.
Learn the truth about lying and speaking right through Netflix. Look closely at characters, slow down the playback speed to 1.75x or 1.5x and see how characters react.
Using this practice, I have improved in looking at people through their eyes. For that, I know if someone is looking right while speaking, they are lying.
For the record, here are the psychological pointers:
2. Listening
Solution: Podcast
We all have a habit of enthusing (talking excitedly).
We think we will forget if we don’t speak right at the moment. This happens to everyone.
Children usually do this, but who says we’re grown up? Listening is a chewy habit to practice because the experimental phase might ruin connections.
Practice your listening habits with any podcast to save your respect and avoid looking like a weirdo.
A while ago, when there was no concept of podcasts, I even practiced listening through “Dora, the explorer” and other cartoons. Now, as we have an alternative, smoothen up your listening skills through podcasts and audiobooks.
Podcasts and audiobooks also help to improve concentration, calmness, and listening skills.
Instead of wanting to wait for a lifetime to construct listening habits, master them now.
3. Body language
Solution: Mirror
As Jennifer Blake’s say, “embrace and conquer.”
If you act like one, people will perceive you as someone straight out of Ralph Lauren’s advertisement.
But perceiving doesn’t always work. Here’s why:
- Sometimes you’re tired, and pretending is not an option
- Sometimes you feel low
- The tension is encircling you
Presenting works for losers.
To behave like a real king, master the ilk of moves.
Printing is step one. Step 2 is dominating them. To do that, watch yourself in the mirror and witness your actions.
Most of us have these habits:
- Guilty walk: walking while looking down
- Sweaty handshake: handshake with sweat
- Hanger style: don’t know where to place your hands
Watch yourself in the mirror and practice these habits.
Remember that not all kings come from excellent bloodlines.
Some kings like us are known because of their personalities, which you can master through body language habits.
4. Saying mature things
Solution: Zip the mouth
Remaining quiet is the best policy.
It’s not your typical mark sheet where you have to write something even if you don’t know the answer.
It’s real life.
Here, people stay silent even if they know the answer.
My mother always suggests staying in the sweet zone, which is saying nothing.
For example, you’re entangled in a fight.
Since you’re just earning to say the right words, you now don’t know how to respond. People are looking at you desperately for your comments. In this scenario, you back off.
Saying nothing comes with many advantages:
- It prepares you to say the fitting words
- It saves you from taking sides
- Avoids more fighting
You’ll learn to solve a fight. But first, you must understand that saying nothing is better than saying something wrong.
Have a seat somewhere.
5. Discovering the right time
Solution: Imagine the scenarios
“When” is a question mark that devastates the bones of titanic victims.
If only the ship had left a year early, the once berg wouldn’t cross. But “when” isn’t our kid to entertain.
“When” destroys your relationships to a great extent. To say the right thing, dive into the shoes of an empath.
Before saying anything, ask yourself the following pointers:
- “Is this necessary?”
- “Am I worth the effort?”
- “Do I have a plan B?”
Most of the time, you realize things aren’t worth saying.
Put yourself into the shoes of others and predict how someone can feel. Also, staying quiet is always an option.
If you want to say something, you better think about it.
6. Stop thinking and enjoy the process
Solution: Imagine the scenarios
We’re all overwhelming creations.
- As kids, we wanted to grow up
- As adults, we want to stop growing up
- As seniors, we want our life back
None of us are happy.
Lost time is gone time.
The great thing you can do is now enjoy the time you have left. To stop your brain from getting swamped and overwhelmed, follow a few brain detox habits, such as:
- Draw: start drawing a painting or your thoughts
- Write: write about your problems or make a to-do list
- Sing: sing and unleash your stress
- Solve: start with the easy task first
Anyone who can stop their thinking can make up for the lost time.
The brain wants you to become a slave to your body. If you move your brain towards the arts, enjoying life becomes painless.
Because life goes either way: with our without worrying.
Better it be without worrying.
Final thoughts:
The self-help books are complete with life skills and secrets.
However, you can only master them after passing grade 1 (listening, speaking less, knowing when) etc.
With the six keen ways above, you can practice *tricky* physiological habits that will lead to more discoveries in your lifetime and better mental health.
Remember, it always begins with the 1.
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