Heartbeat , 4:15, Thermostat and Me

Continuing on the six states of mind I am in three key terms that guide my state of mind are - Heartbeat, 4:15 and Thermostat.

Heartbeat is about the heartbeat check that occurs at frequent intervals that I am in a desired state and doing the right thing. This will help me be in a balanced state in case I am going outside my set boundaries. The heartbeat check will be needed until the thing I am practising becomes part of me i.e. becomes a habit. This principle is reusable and can be applied in any habit I attempt to inculcate.

4:15 is about the position of the state of mind I want to be in. This is the zone created by the hour and minute hands in a clock. View of my eye, my vision, is within a horizontal to slightly below horizontal level. In the six states terminology it is in between Composed High and Composed Medium. The choice of being having the vision horizontal to below horizontal rather than above horizontal to below horizontal is anything above horizontal means I am slighlty slipping towards arrogane, false aggression, complacency, pride and idealism. Being below horizontal will keep me in check all the time. It will mean modesty, humbleness and pragmatic. This field of vision gives me fixes the focus point at the right location.

Thermostat is about retracting into the balanced state of 4:15 making the necessary corrections as and when I go out of this field. Heartbeat checks should signal that I am not in a balanced state and thermostat me to go back to my preferred state.

These three principles should fix my state of mind in the ideal state I want to be in that makes the best use the resources I am endowed with and allow me perform at the optimum levels in anything I do. This will give me the focus, the composure, the thrust and the satisfaction I desire.

A question - Can I wander outside the 4:15 zone sometimes so that I am in what may seem like a relaxed state?
After sufficient deliberation on this aspect the answer is No.
I need to always be in the 4:15 zone. The more I am in this zone the better natural talent I will develop and to a better level. More on the aspects of natural talent and its levels in later articles. The more time I spend outside this zone the greater are the chances of losing the focus, introducing impurities and brittleness into what I do. The 4:15 zone should be as viscous as it can be so that the focus is not allowed to stray under any situations.

An incident or a circustance can perturb and sway me to push me outside of 4:15 zone. A higher viscosity offers higher resistance. The number of spikes and troughs and their intensity will be minimal.

I think if I am in this zone the fun times will be of quality. I will not have to rue for anything afterwards and will build a lot of self-confidence in the process. Also I will save and put my mental energies and time to better use. It is a highly virtuous circle.