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Mentally Flying The Skies

Article Category: Education

Author Name: Cameron Evans

When we were in grade school, they taught us to use our imagination. Now, most of us had little trouble using our imaginations. We imagined all sorts of things, some good and some bad. I think they, our teachers, were working to get us to use our imagination to help ourselves to learn. Imagine you have 10 cookies and you give Johnny 3 cookies... you get the idea. Perhaps you had an upbringing like me where you spent a great deal of time in church or elsewhere doing nothing. Well, nothing you thought was interesting, right? So our imagination was our savior, we could escape by daydreaming. This worked in high school to, if we weren't caught. But then, in high school, we were introduced to some aspects of visualization. Visualize? Visualization? a more complex form of daydreaming and imagination? Imagination came naturally (and was very easy during some teachers classes), it wasn't hard, and it wasn't disciplined, many times even very enjoyable. But, visualization required more, it required effort. And effort was work, right? And who wants to work if they can get around it?

It wasn't until I was in college studying for calculus that I realized the potential of visualization. Math can be overwhelming. For some, it is too complex to fathom. I always tried to understand the why of math. I did well, usually because it was the principles of math that I tried to learn and not the rote of formulas. The principles, not just the rules. Why certain things worked and other did not. But calculus was not easy for me to grasp. So, I dug in. I asked myself, how was calculus invented? Why was it invented? What was that person trying to accomplish with these principles of math? After much reading and research, I began to understand the basics. It was in church that it all came together. I was bored, very bored. I couldn't write anything, or read anything, I just had to sit there. So, I started to visualize calculus. I remembered the principles and I started to put that together in my head with what I had read about how calculus was invented. It wasn't easy. As I started to think through the process and keep the process and numbers in my head, sometimes they would fall apart. I would start again in my mind's eye, and again, and again. By the end of the 2 hour service, I had it! It was clear to me what calculus was and how to make it work. I didn't need a book to make it work – just my visualization!

Well, this was amazing. I realized I had stumbled onto something with my mental process. I could take opportunities when I was stuck somewhere, waiting, and bored out of my mind, to visualize. From then on, I used almost every chance I had to visualize projects I was working on, assignments I had, or review subjects that needed work. Not only did visualization work, but it worked extremely well. It fixed what I visualized into my memory. It enhanced the processes I used for the tasks of the subject I was focusing on. And, it was more enjoyable than rote learning. The more I used it, the easier it was to focus. For me, it was not boring, even though at times it was difficult, it always was better than boredom.

Visualization does require a quality that is not always easy to come by: discipline. To visualize, you must sometimes work at it, which requires discipline, and to have it be effective, you must use it on a regular basis or on a disciplined schedule. Unlike your imagination, which can roam wherever it cares to, visualization takes focus, and therefore discipline. The more you use it, the easier it becomes. It is a skill, and like any skill, it can be fine-tuned, it can be honed and improved.

I used visualization most effectively when I became a pilot and worked to get advanced ratings. All pilots require practice and time in an aircraft. but, time in an aircraft is expensive. So, pilots try to shortcut practice as much as possible if they can to get their rating. There is a practical test for pilots, a test where pilots have to show what they know about a maneuver and then perform the maneuver for their instructor or examiner. I put visualization to work by sitting, with no books or aides, closing my eyes, and mentally flying the skies. I would start from any point I wanted to practice and go through each step of a procedure. So, it went something like this... next step is – wait – that wasn't right – go back – do it again, and again – ok good – go to the next step. The again and again part is the discipline. Eventually, I got each maneuver down mentally, in my head. I did this throughout my training. It helped me tremendously.

This is my first post about visualization. In future posts, my goal is to share what I know about visualization and to help people understand what it is and what it is not. I will focus on developing a visualization skill, understanding where it can be used, getting the most out of it, and using it to win!

Keywords: visualization visualize

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