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Focus on Your Big Ideas
Meditation  is  scientifically  proven  to  aid  concentration,  improve  our  memory
and make us smarter. Those who meditate for 20 or more thrice a week are better
able to focus on a task and less prone to mood swings.
Running is a lot like meditation.
Think about it:
Both meditation and running demand that you turn up several times a week
on  your  cushion  or  in  your  trainers  and  commit  to  one  difficult  task  for  an
extended period.
Both  activities  involve  focusing  on  the  breath  at  length,  just  as  aspiring
artists must learn to concentrate on the ideas before them.
The  runner  knows  one  bad  training  session  doesn’t  mean  they  are  unfit  or
unprepared for a race. The next day, they simply put their trainers back on and
keep going.
The  meditator  acknowledges  day-to-day  setbacks  alongside  small
accomplishments, accepting both as they move forward.
If  you’re  an  artist  who  exercises  intensely  (or  meditates),  a  short  story,
painting  or  a  complicated  piece  can  feel  more  achievable.  You  can  take  the
lessons learnt on the track or the cushion and break down a big idea into a series
of small milestones.
Then you can focus on achieving small personal victories, overcoming minor
setbacks and slowly progressing towards your goal.