In Blog 1 in “The way we think and how it affects us” I
described how we process information as events occur in our lives. I also
explained how based on how we interpret (give meaning) to certain occurrences
we make decisions to help us, survive and prosper.
Based on the results of our decisions, we either feel more
confident of how we understand the world around us or we feel lost and
overwhelmed by our poor analysis and interpretation of future events, and we
end up slower and more cautious to a point of paralysis by analysis.
With all what I just described in my previous blog and
recapped above, I want you to just imagine how the world seems so overwhelming
to a child who barely can define words, let alone understand the concepts of
what is happening around him or her to process a few possible impact scenarios
and the consequences of each on their weak life that is so dependent on others.
Now think also of almost the same process happening to an
elderly or a sick person whose mental faculties have slowed down due to age
and/or sickness or have been damaged due to a physical accident or an emotional
traumatic incident.
You can also think of anyone who is under a huge amount of
stress or any factors that can affect their understanding such as language
barrier, fear, stress, hunger, tiredness, exhaustion and so on and you could
see how many people have a hard time processing accurately what is happening
and deciding in a timely fashion on the best course for action. Hence the
emotional outbursts and strange reactions or over-reactions we encounter with
others. It is often based on giving the wrong meaning to what is
happening.
Finally think of those who look and behave like normal
people. They are under no special kind of undue stress but they actually find
it hard to communicate with others because “how we think” is a bit overwhelming
to them.
They prefer to interact with machines or innate subjects,
where the communication is in form of direct and conscious command: From the
basics of activities such as turning on the lights to more complex commands
like programming computer software and the like.
The functions require much less human effort and interaction
and that’s their comfort zone. It gets overwhelming for them to try to
communicate with other human beings where there a lot more to process,
understands and there are actual and there is constant interaction and feedback
to consider and adjust to.
For instance when we communicate with other human being we must
observe their facial expressions, emotional reactions, voice intonations, body
language and so on.
This process could be overwhelming for those introverts and
the impact is they usually do not do well in life, or in investments.
They fit perfectly however in a large business organization
where they place them in a box to do specific functions that evolve in a pace
they can keep up with.
Knowing your own natural talent, inclinations and comfort
zone will help you focus on developing and nurturing your skills more
powerfully. The most important thing is to make a choice to reach for your
maximum potential.
Then know others by recognizing their God given talent, so
you can place them in positions where they can build and nurture the skills set
that is aligned with their natural abilities. But make sure they have made the
decision to constantly improve. Otherwise you will waste your time and
frustrate your self and others.
It all starts with the mind and how we think so we can be,
do and have what we deserve and are willing to work smart and hard towards.
Wishing you a clearer understanding of life and better
living based on self-analysis and the accurate evaluation of the world around
you.
Sincerely,
Cherif Medawar
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