A Guide To Better Mental wellbeing_ The Jedi Code.pdf

A Guide To
Better Mental
wellbeing: The
Jedi Code

What is good mental wellbeing?
Good mental health is characterised by a person's ability to
fulfil a number of key functions and activities, including: the
ability to learn. the ability to feel, express and manage a
range of positive and negative emotions. the ability to form
and maintain good relationships with others.
What is poor mental health?

Simply put, this is when our mental health is not what
we would want it to be. Finding it difficult to manage how
we think, feel, and act with respect to daily stresses
could be a sign of poor mental health. Having
continuous episodes of mental ill health could indicate a
problem.
Feelings of wellbeing are fundamental to the overall
health of an individual, enabling them to successfully
overcome difficulties and achieve what they want out of
life. Past experiences, attitudes and outlook can all
impact wellbeing as can physical or emotional trauma
following specific incidents
While entirely fictional, the enigmatic concept known as
“The Force” is based on some very real principles. In the
movie, Star Wars, the “Force” is often spoken of by
members of a religious order called the Jedi. The
warrior-priests of the Jedi Order served as the main
proponents of what they believed to be the core
concepts of The Force.

What are the 5 ways to be well?
Research carried out by the New Economics
Foundation found that there are five ways to be
wellbeing.
1.Connect.
2.Be active.
3.Take notice.
4.Keep learning.
5.Give.
Here are a few effective and tested ways that can
help you improve your wellbeing:
1. Take Proper Sleep:
2. Eat a Balanced Diet:
3. Expose Your Body to Sunlight:
4. Deal with Stress:
5. Exercise Daily:

6. Stay Away from Smoking and Alcohol:
7. Be Social, as Much as You Can:
8. Find and Practice New Hobbies:
9. Learn to Live in the Present:
What are the 5 pillars of wellbeing?
These are:
● Mental and emotional wellbeing – supporting
mental health.
● Social wellbeing – keeping people connected.
● Financial wellbeing – minimising financial strain.
● Physical wellbeing – staying physically healthy.
● Digital wellbeing – using technology in a healthy
way.
What is the difference between wellbeing and mental
health?
More generally, well-being is just feeling good about
yourself and your life. Mental Health is made up of
our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It

affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps
determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and
make choices.
A healthy mindset involves finding ways to grow
from your thoughts instead of letting them control
your life. Rather than dwelling on a negative thought
until it becomes overwhelming, the healthy mindset tries
to a) move beyond that thought or b) simply accept it
Here are some activities that can help to improve
your overall psychological well-being.
● Get plenty of sleep.
● Stop to enjoy small aspects of the day.
● Use a stress ball or some other stress reliever.
● Perform a random act of kindness.
● Exercise.
● Deep breathing exercises.
● Yoga.
● Pet a dog.
● Eat breakfast.
The four pillars are relax, eat, move and sleep.
What are the pillars of wellbeing?

The dictionary defines wellbeing as 'the state of being
comfortable, healthy or happy' but that doesn't reveal
anything about the multi-faceted nature of wellbeing,
made up as it is of the four intertwined 'pillars' of
emotional, physical, social and financial wellbeing.
Having good mental health, or being mentally healthy,
is more than just the absence of illness, rather it's a
state of overall well being. The concept is influenced
by culture, but it generally relates to: Enjoyment of life.
Having the ability to cope with and 'bounce back' from
stress and sadness.
Mind health is a balanced mental and emotional
state which allows a person to be productive during their
day, contributing meaningfully to the community they live
in. Being aware of thoughts and emotions, and how
they affect us. Recognising and having healthy ways to
cope with stressors when they arise.
Some well recognised steps to take in developing
and keeping a healthy mind include:

1. Being Active. Exercising makes you feel good and
can help your mental health.
2. Lower Your Alcohol Intake.
3. Connecting With Friends and Family.
4. Keep Learning.
5. Positive Attitude can Lead to a Greater Sense of
Wellbeing.
Daily Physicality: Exercise for at least 20 minutes most
days of the week. Intellectual Curiosity: Spend some
time in focused thought, exploring new ideas every day.
Foster Creativity: Challenge your mind to connect
unrelated ideas in new and useful ways.
What activity is good for depression?
Games: Video games and old-fashioned puzzles are
fun activities for depression that help you refocus your
mind and also stimulate it. Casual video gaming has
shown to reduce stress and lessen symptoms of
depression.

When you're feeling depressed, making an effort to be
active is easier said than done. Even so, activity can go
a long way toward easing negative moods or living well
with a depression diagnosis.
1. Exercise.
● Brisk walking.
● Jogging.
● Weight training.
● Water aerobics.
● Swimming.
● Dancing.
● Treadmill or elliptical use.
The concept and the order are fictional, but the
principles by which the Jedi lived their lives are excellent
guides to living one’s life, especially amidst all the chaos
of the modern world. For as long as the “Dark Side” of
The Force is equated not to evil but to negative
influences in one’s life, the principles of the Jedi Code
can easily be used to form a personal philosophy for
living a good life, complete with a healthy mental
attitude. Below you’ll find the core principles of the Jedi
philosophy, and some ideas on how they can be
adapted to the trials and tribulations of modern life.
The mysterious thought known as "The Force" is
established on some extremely evident thoughts,
despite the fact that it is completely anecdotal.
Individuals from a strict request known as the Jedi much

of the time allude to the "Power" in the film Star Wars.
The Jedi Order's hero clerics were the vital defenders of
their opinion to be The Force's essential thoughts.
Albeit the idea and the request are anecdotal, the
qualities by which the Jedi led their daily routines are
genuine instances of how to experience one's life,
particularly in the centre of the current world's tumult.
The ideas of the Jedi Code can undoubtedly be applied
to develop an individual way of thinking for carrying on
with a respectable life, complete with a sound mental
demeanour, as long as the "Clouded Side" of The Force
is related with awful impacts in one's day to day
existence instead of wickedness. The principle
components of the Jedi reasoning are laid out here,
alongside certain ideas for how they can be applied to
the difficulties and hardships of present day life.
1. There are no feelings; only peace.
There is no feeling; there is harmony.
Having the option to control one's feelings was basic to
a Jedi, as their errands regularly necessitated that they
stay as level headed as could be expected. Dread and
uneasiness can effectively affect one's dynamic, which
thus can unleash devastation on one's life. By assuming
responsibility for one's pressure and nervousness,
isolating it from the undertakings that should be done,
you can successfully discover preferred answers for

your issues over you would have on the off chance that
you let your uneasiness influence your investigation of
the circumstance. This idea doesn't prompt denying
one's feelings, since doing as such can bring about
more uneasiness issues and mental issues than it
settles. It just says that individuals should let rationale
and examination guide their choices, not their
sentiments.
2. There is no such thing as ignorance; there is
just knowledge.
There is no obliviousness; there is information.
The Jedi Order is still up in the air quest for information.
To help the journey for illumination, they constructed an
amazing library that contained volumes of data on
different themes and teachings that were important to
instruct and prepare a Jedi. They likewise shared that
information, to more readily edify similar individuals they
were endeavouring to secure. Numerous issues with
tension and fears can be lightened if individuals just set
aside the effort to get things. A little information can
assist somebody with defeating the dread and
uneasiness that one experiences when presented to an
absolutely outsider culture. Sometimes, uneasiness
issues can likewise be defeated just by outfitting one's
psyche with adequate information about the wellspring
of the tension, subsequently permitting an individual to
more readily comprehend and deal with the issue.

3. There is no passion; instead, there is calm.
There is no passion; there is serenity.
Similar to the first principle, the Jedi believed that being
too passionate about something was dangerous, as it
could cloud one’s judgement and objectivity. For people
in their position, objectivity was critical in nearly all
situations. The same can be said of pretty much anyone
in the modern world. Emotions and passion can cloud
our ability to make good decisions, as well as have an
adverse effect on our ability to recognize our mistakes
and correct them to avert further damage. Being calm
amidst the face of an impossible bureaucracy can go a
long way to keeping one’s state of mental health stable
and far away from “going postal.” As long as you don’t
let your stress and anxiety build up by dwelling on the
negative, then your mind is serene and you can then
make better decisions and take a clearer look at what is
going on in one’s life.
4. There is no such thing as death; only The
Force exists.
There is no death, there is only The Force.
The Jedi believed that when someone dies, they
become one with The Force. This allowed them to see
death not as a negative event, but merely a transition
that one was inevitably going to get past. Adapting this
to modern life, negative events can be portrayed as the

“death” the philosophy mentions, with “The Force” acting
as a metaphor for life itself. In other words, it is basically
stating that, regardless of all the negative events in
one’s life, regardless of all the fear and anxiety, the
nausea induced by corporate and familial duties, there is
still life itself. To use one metaphor to explain another, if
something bad comes your way, take some time out to
stop and smell the roses. Your entire life will not be
dictated by one car crash or an unfair termination. Life
goes on and moves on, and so should you.
Taking all of the above principles into account, it is
difficult to see how they could fail to lead to a better
state of mind, even amidst the chaos of modern life.
That is, if they are followed like a personal philosophy
and not taken as mere guidelines. Besides, if one
espouses the opposite of the above principles, one is
liable to burn out rather quickly.
What actually causes depression?

Research suggests that depression doesn't spring from
simply having too much or too little of certain brain
chemicals. Rather, there are many possible causes of
depression, including faulty mood regulation by the
brain, genetic vulnerability, stressful life events,
medications, and medical problems.
To maintain a healthy lifestyle, you need to keep eating
healthy. Add more fruits and vegetables in your diet and
eat less carbohydrates, high sodium and unhealthy fat.
Avoid eating junk food and sweets. Avoid skipping a
meal—this will only make your body crave more food the
moment you resume eating.
How can I strengthen my mind and body?

However, all are immensely powerful in the effort to
develop and maintain both a strong and healthy
mind and body:
1. Exercise using something you love.
2. Meditation.
3. Mindful walking.
4. Rise early.
5. Adopt a nighttime routine.
6. Remove sugar, add water, get your food from
the source.
7. Find friends who identify with your challenges.
8. Find a passion project or creative outlet
Almost any form of exercise or movement can
increase your fitness level while decreasing your
stress. The most important thing is to pick an
activity that you enjoy. Examples include walking,
stair climbing, jogging, dancing, bicycling, yoga, tai
chi, gardening, weightlifting and swimming.
In addition to building fitness, regular endurance
exercises like running, swimming, or biking can
preserve existing brain cells. They can also
encourage new brain cell growth. Not only is
exercise good for your body, it can also help
improve memory, increase focus, and sharpen your
mind.

Which exercise is best for the brain?
Aerobic exercise, like running and swimming, appears
to be best for brain health. That's because it increases
a person's heart rate, “which means the body pumps
more blood to the brain,” says Okonkwo. But strength
training, like weight lifting, may also bring benefits to the
brain by increasing heart rate.
Exercise increases your level of endorphins, which
are natural mood lifters. Exercise helps by getting your
sleep patterns back to normal. We know getting enough
sleep can protect the brain from damage
There are five building blocks that enable flourishing –
Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships,
Meaning, and Accomplishment (hence PERMA™) –
and there are techniques to increase each. Different

people will derive well-being from each of these five
building blocks to varying degrees.
What are the Seven Principles of Positive
psychology?
In his book The Happiness Advantage, he narrowed
his research down to seven basic positive
psychology principles universally applicable to
anyone in the pursuit of happiness.
● The Happiness Advantage.
● The Fulcrum and the Lever.
● The Tetris Effect.
● Falling Up.
● The Zorro Circle.
● The 20-Second Rule.
● Social Investment.

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