How do I collect my thoughts?

Listen to guided meditations, or find mindfulness exercises that help you to center and calm your mind. Download some sudoku or crossword puzzles, and exercise a different part of your brain for a bit. Call or go talk to someone, not related to your work or job, who makes you laugh.

What is the best way to record ideas?

Here are four ways to capture your ideas:

• Quiet your doubts with freewriting. It’s easy to feel confident when you’re alone with your thoughts.
• Dictate your ideas, wherever you are. You articulate ideas differently when you have to write them down.
• Draw a mind map for nascent ideas.
• Create a space for collaborative ideas.

What is thought catching?

Catching thoughts is the first and essential stage of putting thoughts on trial. To work this out we first have to catch our thoughts and hold onto them long enough to have a closer look. Usually it’s easiest to catch a thought that occurs in a very specific situation. Something recent is probably best.

Why it is important to catch your thoughts?

“We know that ‘what we think and do affects the way we feel’. So, if we want to change the way we feel then it is important that we know what we are thinking. Everyone has hundreds of ‘automatic thoughts’ every day. These are thoughts that just ‘pop’ into your mind.

How do I capture in Evernote?

1. Open a note and click the microphone icon.
2. Click Record.
3. You can type into the note while you are recording. If you leave the note, the recording will stop and automatically save.
4. When you’re done, click Save to stop recording and save the audio to your note.

How do I find my thoughts?

Complete the following steps to get the most out of the thought record:

1. Identify the situation in one sentence or less.
2. Skip to the Emotions column.
3. Rate the intensity of each emotion on a scale from 0-100.
4. Identify the thoughts running through your mind at the time.
5. Complete one of these each day.