How to change lives and get out of the routines-4

Learn Languages, Art, Music, and Dance

Every language has different logic and perspective. Although the language is a tool that we can express our ideas, opinions freely; it is also a tool limiting us with words and certain thinking ways.

Language changes depending on the place and lifestyle. That’s why every new language brings us new ideas and new ways to think, so that you can see from a wide perspective and process the information with a more comprehensive window.

At the one point, language will be insufficient and art will take the flag and carry you further. Where the words cannot describe your feelings, you can paint, make sculptures or perform different art forms to express your emotions. A single painting can tell much more than n hundred pages of the book.

You can think that you have no talent. Good news! It doesn’t matter what you draw or what you do. Important is action so that you can use another part of your brain and go out of your everyday paths. So, do whatever you think you cannot.

Learn music. It will also improve your brain and make different sections work. Furthermore, your coordination skills and patience will improve. I hope you remember from the previous post that patience is important!

First, you will hear then you will learn notes, you will receive more meaningful sounds and you will experience the process of learning. In the end, you will see the change. Most importantly, you will see that learning is also not that easy but in the end, it is smooth. Just like in languages, music will give you the possibility to express your emotions, feelings… You will enjoy listening more since it will drag you to different dimensions of your thoughts.

Let’s Dance…

Dance is another too which coordinates our body with music we hear. Learning the rules for a certain dance will not destroy your spontaneous joy or random moves. Conversely, it will help you to catch the rhythm better and enjoy more.

Besides, dance will help you to understand the culture more, coordinate your body better and help your brain to have better control of your actions just like your wish to control your life. By dancing, you will feel a sense of self-control better. Therefore, you should just try regardless you like it or not. In the end, you will see that everything can be learned and everything is possible with dedication, desire and exercise.

In short, culture and art will feed your soul and your emotions. The main aim is to learn different sides of life and transfer these skills to other parts of life.

Be Curious and Read a lot!

I mean a lot. Waaay a lot.

All ancient philosophers, religions, wise people, and, modern thinkers say the same. READ and LEARN!

I am writing this at the end of the change series but it is perhaps the most important point. In today’s society, we have so many inputs and we don’t have each action. Sometimes due to politics, sometimes due to personal reasons, due to our daily experiences, we easily label people as ‘ignorant’.

This is mostly because we don’t read, learn and understand. We tend to talk about everything and a little bit of knowledge gives us the confidence to judge others but never forget

we are always ignorant of something. the In the best case, we still don’t know about the universe.

So, learn actively and continuously. Listen to people, have some empathy and think over.

Reading doesn’t mean understanding letters, words and ideas. It is much more than this. To think about what you understand, to process the information you, had and to be able to connect it with other knowledge…

Reading is the only way to have a real opinion, create new ideas and evaluate your knowledge.

While it is so easy to reach any information you want, it would be stupid to not learn and remain ignorant. We are receiving information everywhere so you can just search what you see, what you hear to access the correct information. Otherwise, you will be manipulated easily by your surrounding and you cannot take the control of your own life at all. The worst is, you cannot even understand that you don’t know, you are stuck in your world just like other ‘ignorant’ people you judge.

In short, freedom comes with questions. Ask yourself ‘why’ for everything. Criticize yourself and ask ‘why do I feel so?’, ‘why do I think so?’, ‘is this information correct? but why?’ and ‘why do I need this information?’

Philosophy should be part of your life.

Pay Attention!

Not the history of philosophy, but philosophy. Just think about it how you can imply philosophy in your daily life!

Don’t repeat the same things over and over again

To learn a skill, of course, you need to repeat. This helps you to focus but a routine life is an opposite. It makes you just lazy, makes the time flow fast, it causes depression and unhappiness. Routines kill your brain!

As I wrote before, everything was new for us and we were struggling with always with new things when we were kids. Therefore, life was flowing slowly but with maximum efficiency. (better to say that we could do more in a short time)

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein

Insanity and stupidity. Isn’t the routines in this category? We just do the same things over and over again then wait for happiness. Think about it!

Try new things. Just as I wrote, learn new things, gain new skills and have new hobbies. Even if it is one time in a year, go to new places and try something that you will never think that you would do.

I have the POWER!

Never forget that you can do anything you want and take the control of your life whenever you want. You can even create yourself from scratch. All is about your willingness to change.

and the last:

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!