How to use silence to solve problems, according to science

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Peak Performance & Executive Coach | CEO & Content Growth Strategist @ Social Networth | Mental Health Speaker | Mission to Inspire Over 1 Billion People

Silence is the most powerful way to solve problems, but it’s nearly impossible for most people. The solution is: ❌ ChatGPT ❌ doom scrolling ❌ asking your co-workers, Google, or your boss The most powerful tool we each have for solving problems is our own brain, and it works best when it’s given the rarest resource today: silence. In 1986, Brian Tracy explains how sitting in silence for 30-60 minutes, will allow an abundance of ideas to flow in your brain. And today, science fully back his approach. It’s called the Flow Cycle: 1. Struggle – Your brain loads the problem, wrestling with it. We rephrase this as a graceful struggle. 2. Release – Stepping away, often into stillness, resets your system. Lets your brain sort out the information. (The 30-60 minutes of silence). 3. Flow – Creativity ignites, insights arrive effortlessly. And in this phase your brain is working efficiently, similar to a brain scan of someone who is meditating, but the area of creativity is lit up. 4. Recovery – Rest consolidates the learning. Most people never make it past the struggle phase, because they never allow themselves silence. If you’re stuck right now, don’t scroll, don’t type, don’t ask. Sit. Wait. Let silence do the work. Want to learn more about flow state? Let’s talk or signup to my news letter. For more content on #mindset, #Productivity, and achieving #PeakPerformance follow Alex Wisch.

Alex Wisch

Peak Performance & Executive Coach | CEO & Content Growth Strategist @ Social Networth | Mental Health Speaker | Mission to Inspire Over 1 Billion People

1mo

More can be learned by pausing and giving our brains time to digest information. In a world filled with distractions we are losing the power of silence and creativity. When was the last time you just sat in silence?

Adam Horvath ⚜️

Innovation is most powerful when it frees us to think, connect, & create at our best. 🫵

4w

The answer is already there as long as your are willing to be quiet enough to hear it 🫵

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1mo

Most people confuse busy with productive

Jalal Bricha

Building AI Agents • CEO Altcode Solutions • 15+ years in digital product development & management

1mo

And there were no app notifications back then 😅

Derek Guenther

Senior Product Scientist at Ocean Optics

1mo

Very useful technique, and literally the only way I've ever created anything meaningful in my life... whether for work, music, writing, invention, anything... always requires sitting in solitude and silence with just a pen and a blank legal pad for at least 40 minutes.

Mike Ellingsen

Reimagining Teaching & Learning by Scaling EdTech Solutions with Schools & Institutions | Account Executive | Strategic Sales & Partnerships | Father | Student for Life

1mo

Ever wonder why the best ideas come to us in the shower????

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Muhammad Saleem

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1mo

In Muslim society this process is called 🌿❤️=مراقبه=Murakiba❤️🌿

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Matt Matros

Founder with 3 exits in B2C now actively buying SMBs | I post daily lessons & learnings that are your shortcuts.

1mo

Seems like such a crazy concept these days haha. I guess most people wouldn't even know how to sit silent for an hour.

Praveena Pramod

I help Professionals And Entrepreneurs Discover Their Limitless Potential Through Gaining Clarity Of Purpose And Direction In Life | Certified Life Coach | 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵

1mo

This resonates deeply Alex WischI often say: don’t rush to solve, sit to receive. The brain knows what to do, if we give it the space to breathe.

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