In his autobiography, “Grinding it Out,” Ray Kroc said he would clear his mind before bed by picturing a blackboard full of writing, and imagining himself erasing all the writing off the board. He said that process really cleared his mind. He said he recognized he needed a good night’s sleep to be able to perform well the next day so he felt a responsibility to get himself the best rest with the clearest mind possible.

@simonkine

4 жыл бұрын

Wooooooo...amazing, btw have you tried it out? Has it worked...i feel excited, hopefully it works for me 🤓

@RossCampoli

4 жыл бұрын

Your True-self it has definitely been helpful in calming me down. As helpful as the blackboard exercise is, I find that his recognition that he had a responsibility to rest well was just as influential. Both have helped me!

@simonkine

4 жыл бұрын

@@RossCampoli okay, hopefully it works for me as well, because I really need it

@sergiokaminotanjo

4 жыл бұрын

l wish my mind was that easy.l swear l do...

@RossCampoli

4 жыл бұрын

hard mode it might just be a matter of finding the right mental exercise to really calm your mind down. Always helps to try different stuff!

His suggestion about changing clothes is real. I never get out of my pajamas and my mindset is about chilling 24/7.

@NajwaLaylah

4 жыл бұрын

You, and the Dude.

I tip I was told, is to offload your thoughts into a voice recorder (or app on your phone). Listen to them back as though it's your best friend telling you their worries. Then record what you would say back to them as advice. This is great for creating distance from your thoughts, perspective and re-framing concerns.

@That..Guy..

Жыл бұрын

Idk if this will work, but it sounds brilliant and I’ll try it.

@fane6154

Жыл бұрын

This works, Ive being using this method with everything ever since my bestfriend left me 😀

@jasxteo

3 ай бұрын

I am going to try this too. What my colleague did is she exercises after work. So during that 1hr she has to focus on something else.

Needed to hear this so bad. Thank you for this video. Ever since I started my new job 5 months ago I realized that I have slowly developed anxiety over the months. At first it started with negative thoughts which only happened at worked but soon stopped. But now everytime I came home I wouldn't feel like my usual self. I felt tired and stressed out and I would get anxiety attacks right before sleeping. I thought I had developed a mental disorder but then I realized that it was because I wasn't doing anything to relieve my stress and it just kept building up to the point where I started feeling anxious whenever I came home. Add some sleep deprivation and you can see where this led me. This man right here pretty much confirmed what I've been feeling.

@soonfamous

Жыл бұрын

I can relate to your story, how have you been feeling since?

@shaun9407

Жыл бұрын

Exercise, journaling your thoughts and being in nature helps

@thuggyboi3648

8 ай бұрын

Jesus helps me out with stress

We stress about work not at work, we're too busy, we stress about it after, at home. Active thinking doesn't activate stress, but ruminations (I have too much work) do - they slip out uninvited. 1. Clear guard rails - I am done at ___pm. Be strict about it. No emails, no glancing. Turn off notifications. And if you have to check, designate a time. 2. Create a defined work zone - even if it's tiny. Wear clothes only for work. Use music and lighting to shift moods. 3. Turn ruminations into productive problem solving. "I have too much work." Where can I clear out my schedule next to handle this task?

@bakanecBG

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting these seemingly important steps together from the video! I shall also write them down, memorize them, and give it a try!

@myu5519

Жыл бұрын

Another one to add is to set boundaries with colleagues and management to not contact you out of work hours (or don't answer if they do so).

@jasxteo

3 ай бұрын

My goodness this is it. Except I do need to change job cos it deals with crisis mgmt. As in career switch. I am going to keep going back to the original intention of a difficult and long career switch that I changed cos I don’t want to be on my toes 24/7. However for point 2 , I changed it to creating a non work routine once I leave office since I don’t work from home anymore

i already turn off work thoughts while im at work

@dopelyrics6223

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣👍👍

@ibrahimbinkasim7419

4 жыл бұрын

You and I bro

@roelienbooysen894

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Chiefamongsinnerz

4 жыл бұрын

Same here, I hate my fucking job but I can’t make the same money anywhere else. I’d rather be locked up.

@shaleyinfpsince9037

3 жыл бұрын

Count me in hahaha

How to starts at 6:45

@Lottiya

4 жыл бұрын

Pascal W. Thank you

"we are really smart, our mind is really stupid" ! So human...

I completely translated this video into Arabic for TED, and I wish to be useful for Arabian audience and to help Arabic speakers to address this unpleasant experience. Have a nice watching!

@baegels5272

4 жыл бұрын

That's nice of you!

@RossCampoli

4 жыл бұрын

Ayman Hosny thank you for contributing!

@paol7

4 жыл бұрын

You shouldn't think about work after doing it. -Paolo Massoud 🤓

@ayman-hosny1

4 жыл бұрын

@@paol7 😂😂

@smileforever8639

4 жыл бұрын

thank you, it is very useful

He also has a wonderful talk "How to practice emotional first aid " I highly recommend it .👍

@k.ambriz9789

4 жыл бұрын

Rosabella I thought that was him.

@MaryRose007

4 жыл бұрын

He is a great speaker

@RicardoMartinez-yk7md

4 жыл бұрын

@@k.ambriz9789 i thought this was his twin for a minute

I'm literally on my two days dayoff, and in that two days- I dreamt about scenario related to my work, and when awake my thoughts are about my work. this is new to me. I need to cope up.

@ahmedalshanfari7014

3 ай бұрын

Hi, I just saw that this comment has been posted for a year. I wanted to know how is it going with you right now, after almost a year?

@mayari7657

2 ай бұрын

I quit my job after 1yr. It's causing me too much stress and I can't handle it no more.

After ages I found an answer in a TED Talk. Every Business owner or a workaholic needs to understand this. Thanks for sharing ❤️

1. Create physical boundary by separating the work place with common places and define the work hours at work place(switch off notifications after work hours) 2. Maintain different set of Cloths for work so we can Change after work to trick our mind that work is completed 3. Convert the ruminating thoughs about work to problem solving by SCHEDULING them to later in work hours Thanks you sir its a great insights... 😍

This should be named as a Golden Life Rule... The information really helps to beat depression, anxiety and stress at the same time. Thank you for sharing this with us.

This one has quite the soothing voice.

I ruminate so much that I can't even focused on this video

i work in logistics in the office so i’m constantly overloading my brain with numbers emails etc and everything i do for the day effects the next day so i’m constantly thinking of what the next day is looking like

If using the same computer for work and for leisure, have to accounts, one for work, one for personal use. Your mindset will be associated with the setup for each.

It's so surprising that this applies to other aspects of our life as well, not just work

Just knowing someone else struggles with what I struggle with is a more than good enough reason why I listen to these types of Ted talks. ❤️🧡💛💚💙

Just became my all-time favorite TED talk.

I already have my work and relax zones in the room divided and the lightning modes too, glad a professional confirmed that this is the way! 🤓

This helped me so much. I ruminated way too much, but this is helping me fight that. Thank you!

Yes ! This TED Talk really spoke to me. Brilliant content, a great speaker with good humour. I feel I’ve been losing the fight against workplace rumination recently, it’s like a harmful addiction. I will be watching the video a few times over the next week or so in particular, as a supportive reminder to myself. Would welcome any other tips too. Take care everyone.

@bakanecBG

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea, I also said this to myself. May I ask if you managed to stick to what was provided as advice here and saw any positive results after 8 months?

@ydxa7188

7 ай бұрын

Hope you are doing okay now 2 years later. It’s hard!

will power + self awareness = full self control and well being

So helpful for those who are working from home! Needed to hear this today.

I love all of Guy Winch’s videos. He’s such a fabulous communicator!

This particular Ted talk was so fantastically enlightening, even for being so short. Endless props to Guy Winch

One time I couldn't sleep there was just so many things I had to plan and coordinate for the next few days, so I just got up from bed and brain dumped all that on to a piece of paper, things to do, people to talk to etc. And then went back to sleep, knowing I wouldn't forget anything when I woke up.

@snobunni4808

4 жыл бұрын

this is what has always worked for me too! it seems so simple, but doing it has saved my life

This is my first comment on KZread ever. It’s currently 5 am in AU I’m up struggling with separating my work life and personal life, I stumbled upon your videos and WOW thank you is all I can say. THANK YOU THANK YOU. I have subscribed and will listen religiously.

Closing the door to your office, doesn't mean you closed your mind to your thoughts to your work. Great point Guy! I think that being able to leave work at work is so important. Appreciate this talk.

Next video: *How to turn off free time thoughts during work*

@jupitired777

3 жыл бұрын

exactly this is what I need

@shyaaammeneen63

3 жыл бұрын

@@jupitired777 Heal yourself. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing negative thoughts-anxiety-stress. For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe your natural incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for around 10-15 minutes. Be as still as possible. Many thoughts will come which is ok--slowly negative thoughts will reduce and your mind will relax. During your daily activity keep observing your breath consciously. Best part is mood swings also reduce. Do the above meditation daily to feel relaxed. For more healing enter the following on google search and listen before sleep repeating the affirmations for 10 minutes in your mind. -“52Hz affirmations for health and healing you tube”. You will get relief quickly. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.

@tiarazablachilleadurham8823

2 жыл бұрын

Lol right.!!

@Mayanksharma-ss8xj

2 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭😭😂

@zeechy

2 жыл бұрын

How to turn off motor skills while driving

Fabulous video. I'm terrible at ruminating about work when I'm with my kids and family and could totally relate to this. Great advice, thank you so much.

♡ naps ♡ A kind way to start the next chapter of the day (even if it's 10-15 min).

I'm being bullied by my bosses for being an anxious mess. Unfortunately I was displaced by covid and live in a rural area where everything is so stretched out and can't drive so it's the only job nearby me that pays enough to afford rent. Now that it's cold out, the bad thoughts have returned and this paired with anxiety is causing me to spiral. Thanks for this, it's helping me let go of my work days.

I keep a memo /notepad for work in my phone and if a thought comes up I write it down so I can take it out of my mind. If I don’t write it down to remind me later I’ll be worried I’ll forget what I was supposed to remember. This has helped me tons. Also I have a no emails rules everyday after I leave work. I don’t care what happens I just don’t even open my app. Because doing it only makes me fall in the trap. At work during lunch I eat and then go for a walk. Works miracles if I stay inside people will come in amd steal my precious time w work related issues even tho they see I’m eating

Yes I’m glad I found your video. I just started my phone interpreter job. I ruminate a lot of things, words I could used, words I omitted, will the person be mad at me, etc. After watched this video I feel much better.

Thanks Guy. Thanks TED. I am ruminating a lot and it is stressing me out. I will learn to stop ruminating and change how I think.

you're right: "We are really smart, our mind is stupid". For me, after trying several other options, what works really well to eliminate ruminations is to listen to documentaries, podcasts, or even comedy radio in a language that is not my native one. I double-trick my brain to switch to another language and at the same time with a subject that is completely outside the work environment. Don't bother if I do not understand all of it, it is part of the trick, your brain will happily fall for it. Next day, when arriving at the office, I grab a clean paper and write down my to-do list for the day/week and try to focus on it. The list remains in the office, I only get to it when I'm there. And my brain falls for this trick too!

I'm not lazy....but I fucking hate work. As in, being on the treadmill so I can afford to go to work again next month. I never had any passion for any job I've done and that ultimately gets me down and makes me resent the work I do. I've not got a bad life, I just want to feel like I've won.

The message Dr. Winch conveys is meaningful and super helpful for those that ruminate and think about work stress away from the workplace. Constructively, however, the title of the video simply says how to turn work thoughts off during your free time, and rather the video title should reflect that it is more specific to stopping rumination or thinking about work stressors during your free time. As Dr. Winch, says mid talk that some people may think about work projects or ideas that excite them, some people might just be looking for how to stop thinking about work outside of the workplace altogether. The concept of stopping work related rumination during your "FREE TIME" is something most people could practice a lot more.

Needed this today. Thank you very much!

A useful video with practical tips - always great to see these and to share. Thank you.

I love his ted talks 👏 ❤️

Am at my first job out of college and it has been 6 months but recently the ruminations have been taking over because of more work responsibilities. Really needed this advice because I felt like I couldn't even do my job right anymore 😵

Employment is co-dependent relationship. The control the employer has with monetary exchange and candidate compensation is akin to abusive co-dependent relationships. Are you in a relationship because you want to, or because you must. And are you in a relationship with the employer of YOUR choice, or the other way around. This is my impression based on current hiring managers and the atmosphere around work place employment. It is indentured servitude and the master is not debt free and possibly incompetent!.!

This video just came in time I needed it! ☺️

Thank you.

What a great speaker.

I love Guy!!

This video was helpful for being aware of stress & burnout. I really appreciate the tips for putting up "guardrails" and sticking to them, and turning ruminations into productive thoughts. Very helpful for the profession I'm going into!

@theswcoaching

4 жыл бұрын

What profession are you going into, Nikki?

I was exactly lookin for this, loved it ❤

Absolutely brilliant information

Struck a chord. One of the best ted talks IMO

Thanks for this video. This will help me. I will implement this.

This was brilliant. He’s also such a funny speaker

Great video, with humour too! This is a topic I often speak about as well, so this resonated with me.

Thank you!

Excellent talk, very practical and nice tone

Can you instead teach me how to turn off free time thought during work

@l3p3

4 жыл бұрын

Yesss we need both

@astrid123

4 жыл бұрын

😍🤣

@stumplay7303

4 жыл бұрын

We are not a robots, we cant works without rest. If I work intensively and the working day flies instantly, a couple of such days and I can die.

@riley2500

4 жыл бұрын

StuMPlay i meant like procrastination

@user-kj7xm5bv9v

3 жыл бұрын

i envy you. i want free time thoughts during work :)

Great video, I'm going to try this things out.

This was a beautiful speech... beatifully given by a very clever and well versed person.. thank you..

I needed to hear this today!

Solid stuff, gotta love Guy

Straight up FACTS

This was extremely helpful.

This is soo good.

Amazing!

It feels so close to me. Half a year ago I moved to another country to study at university. While being there, I was texting to my former classmates and I chatted a lot with a really nice girl. A few months later, and I realized I loved her and she loves me too. In my holidays I got the chance to come back to the country when I was studying before to meet her. When I came to her, we talked a lot, but we were talking about some simple things. And I was constantly thinking: "What are we talking about? This doesn't make any sense! We don't have that much time!" So I was ruminating for almost all the time and was worrying and that led me after the meeting to the worst panic attack of my life, and I've never felt so bad. Now I realize that I was ruminating for about the whole conversation and actually calmly spoke for about half an hour. Now I feel that it made no sense and I had to talk more than to think about what we were talking because, in the end, it turned out that I was so worried about the time, that I was losing that time I could spend on actually talking. When I meet her again, I won't repeat this mistake and will go with the flow.

thank you

Brilliant! Great idea on Rumination journal that can help quantify the wasted downtime that can be used to relax and do activities that matter most. Thank you!!

I relate to every word he says.

Working while listening to him. 🙂

Wow! I needed this. I have to do better with managing workplace stress. Hard to do when they keep moving the goal post. I have a lot of work to do.

This was really helpful.

It helps a lot thank u

I wish I could work from home. During this whole Covid thing I barely missed a day going to work.

Great advice

He is SPOT on..

I am going to tell this to my boss next time he calls me up during off hours

Im a student and i needed this so badly.

very helpful ideas

Soooo good👍🏼 Literally helped me a lit

i replayed portions of this video god knows how many times because i was ruminating about work :)

Omg love him

There is something about his voice and tone, I can keep listening and listening to him.

This Guy (no pun intended) is genius.

This video reminded me that I had to answer an e-mail and I found myself starting to work while the video went on and on... god!

Interesting information

I still listion this video every day to improve my skill 😢😢 thanks so much

I wish i could stop thinking so much when im trying to sleep.

@spiffyjass

4 жыл бұрын

The GOAT me too . I feel like my brain is literally going in circles !

@vanajalekkala5098

3 жыл бұрын

@@spiffyjass same! It's like my brain is racing against itself

@MastarCheef1337

3 жыл бұрын

try asmr. it helps me.

@shyaaammeneen63

3 жыл бұрын

@@spiffyjass Heal yourself. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing negative thoughts-anxiety-stress. For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe your natural incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for around 10-15 minutes. Be as still as possible. Many thoughts will come which is ok--slowly negative thoughts will reduce and your mind will relax. During your daily activity keep observing your breath consciously. Best part is mood swings also reduce. Do the above meditation daily to feel relaxed. For more healing enter the following on google search and listen before sleep repeating the affirmations for 10 minutes in your mind. -“52Hz affirmations for health and healing you tube”. You will get relief quickly. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.

@shyaaammeneen63

3 жыл бұрын

@@vanajalekkala5098 Heal yourself. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing negative thoughts-anxiety-stress. For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe your natural incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for around 10-15 minutes. Be as still as possible. Many thoughts will come which is ok--slowly negative thoughts will reduce and your mind will relax. During your daily activity keep observing your breath consciously. Best part is mood swings also reduce. Do the above meditation daily to feel relaxed. For more healing enter the following on google search and listen before sleep repeating the affirmations for 10 minutes in your mind. -“52Hz affirmations for health and healing you tube”. You will get relief quickly. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.

I would like to thank my God for knowing such a good person as dr guy winch.he appeared in my life when it was dark to tell me that sadness is not exaggeration but real and needs treatment .i said yes he is talking about me .so i would like really to thank him

It's the people at work that is stressful!

@ANGEL-ux4lw

2 жыл бұрын

OMG!!! So true. FAXXXXXXXXXX

Great video and thanks from an admitted workaholic.

Great video

As usual with this sort of contest, easier said than done.

Love it

🦋For me when I worked for the man I’d leave whatever office stuff at the office. You get one life better to make it a good one

This aged reeaaally well.

Great! I wish i could have a copy of the script.