A tandem of logic and intuition helps to unravel complex intrigues, to understand the reasons for mysterious events or actions.
Instructions
Step 1
Some people believe that there are no barriers to the human mind. Others think that all the answers are in the subconscious. Most likely, both are right. But each person should be aware of what is closer to him: rational analysis or fortune-telling according to Pushkin, group discussion or irrational "flow" - a special meditative state in which a person is completely immersed in what he is doing.
Step 2
The rational should train observation, pay attention to details, intonations, words - everything that is not usual for a given situation, that gets out of the usual logical pattern. And then compare and test your guesses. For example, a 13-year-old son has permanent pocket money. Where he got it, he won't tell his parents. Locks the room at night, turns on the computer, and erases the history of Internet sessions. It is logical to assume that the range of his interests (new knowledge, skills, slang) will appear in his speech. It is important at this time to communicate with the child on neutral topics, keeping track of which issues he suddenly changed his attitude to. Perhaps the boy simply decided that sitting on his parents' necks was bad, and that essays to order were not the most legal business to talk about to his ancestors.
Step 3
A person who works on the subconscious uses dreams, insights, creativity to get to the bottom of what is happening. Unfortunately, many people tend to distrust their intuition and at the same time exaggerate their paranormal abilities. In order for intuition to help unravel mysteries, and not to throw false versions, you need to have the skills of super concentration. So Dmitry Mendeleev, working on the periodic system of chemical elements, spent days shuffling "solitaire" from cards with chemical elements. And only after that he "suddenly" dreamed of a table. Another chemist August Kekule, who proposed the formula for the benzene ring, wrote in his memoirs that in a dream he saw a snake biting its own tail, and was able to correctly interpret this alchemical symbol of self-renewal.
Step 4
American psychologist Mihai Csikszentmihalyi proposed the concept of flow. This is a special state of consciousness, in which the speed of thinking increases, concentration increases, a person may not notice the cold, extraneous sounds, the passage of time. Solving problems (creativity, analytical work or playing chess) in this state brings a person great joy. Poets call this state inspiration, Buddhists and yogis call it samadhi, and even distinguish several types of it. This state can be achieved with the help of various meditative practices, when the mind concentrates on a certain subject. You don't have to sit in the lotus position for this. For example, Agatha Christie wrote in her memoirs that she comes up with her own detective stories when she washes the dishes. It was not for nothing that Conan Doyle made Sherlock Holmes a violin lover.
Step 5
Sometimes the golden ring method helps to unravel the mystery. Remember, as in fairy tales: if a girl, looking for her enchanted lover, throws a golden ring into the sea, then a fish will swallow it, a fisherman will catch a fish, sell it to the royal chef, and he will serve it to a wedding feast, and the prince who has lost his memory will suddenly remember why he marries the unloved? A paradoxical attitude to a problem is not the worst way to relieve the inner tension that an unsolved mystery causes. In order for the secret to become apparent, one must let go of the situation, not think about it - and then after a while life itself will present the answer on a silver platter.
