How to Clear Your Mind And Create Brain Space

The role of an AC can vary, as one minute your in AC land doing activities and in the next minute your being asked to be cook as the cook as gone sick. You have planned your day and your mind is buzzing and humming , feeling like it may just explode with all your thought process's going in and out and all the new ones being created that you have to take in!

Our brains are like computers, they need space and can hold 7 thoughts at a time based on the research by George Miller of Princeton University in the 1950's.

That being the case think about your role as AC, your typical thoughts could go like this -
At least 3 of your thoughts  are everyday stuff .
Is the entertainment coming for today?
Will I have any Help?
Will I have to cover  if their short of staff again?
Remembering what you promised to do for a resident  etc.

Your brain, the amazing machine that it is, is like a computer or phone, your memory banks fill up.
Everyday life is busy, your trying to be everything to everyone, your kids, your spouse, your residents so inevitably  you filling up space trying to remember to do everything .

Here are some tips for you on what you can do-

Brain-dump- Empty your brain onto paper, write everything down, thoughts, ideas and to do's which are flying about and filling up valuable space in your short term memory.

Save This- All the important information you have written save it, keep  it safe. Find a method for storing , use an app,excel spread sheet, google docs, notebook, calendar etc

Bring Order Into Play- Once you have them written down bring order, create your to do list, delegate, do or ditch what you have to do.

Schedule what needs doing when you can and work your way through and stop relying on filling
your head with too much it is in inevitable it will get overloaded and you will forget, your only human after all.

So my fabulous fellow AC when your brain feels full STOP! Empty your head, capture important stuff, let the rest go and get some order. Try it!

Until next time, keep on shining.
Love,
Ann Marie x