Rolling Through Life as a Turbo Thinker©: How to Enjoy the Ride
So you’ve determined you’re a Turbo Thinker©. Now what? You may now realize patterns of the past. You may be reliving painful moments and emotions of feeling misunderstood, constantly corrected, shamed for your inadequacies, loneliness from not fitting in, or guilt for having screwed up relationships and sabotaged professional and personal prospects. You may feel regret for the life you missed had you and your loved ones known sooner. You may feel grief, anger or sadness.
However unpleasant, we can examine the history and invite compassion. At the time, we simply did not know. We did not know then what we know now. Developments in neuroscience and psychology evolve both rapidly and dynamically. How we use that knowledge to improve our individual lived experience tends to lag behind.
What we know for sure is that Turbo Thinkers© are both different from the majority and unique from each other. The discovery of belonging to the community of Turbo Thinkers© can also invite curiosity. We get to be archaeologists, exploring and digging to unearth our strengths and talents. What Turbo Thinker© traits have we been perhaps taking for granted because we often undervalue what we inherently do well?
I was recently riding my bike along the bayou with my cousin and feeling quite winded. This made no sense to me. I had the fancier bike, while she had an old cruiser, and I considered myself athletic, but doubts crept in. I was trying to stay cool and keep up with the conversation, but I was huffing and puffing and sweating bullets. What was going on? Aha! The elaborate gear settings had been altered when my son borrowed the bike. Once I readjusted them, I effortlessly maintained pace.
The following weekend, I was again on my bike, this time with a friend to hear a live concert in the French Quarter. I was feeling cool under the canopy of oaks along Esplanade Avenue until yet again, I felt that I could not keep up. I questioned my body, my energy and my life. My friend is an avid cyclist with several race bikes so I chalked this up to a question of experience and machinery. But lo and behold, when I got back home, I noticed that my tires were flat! After inflating them, I am suddenly faster, more nimble and more at ease. My cycling is more enjoyable since I feel more confident and like myself again.
In a way, our brains are like a bicycle. What special features does your brain possess? How can you harness these traits to your advantage, so that they can help you rather than hinder you? Which aspects of your cognitive functioning could benefit from some attention? What supports or tools do you need to put you on an equal playing field with others? Much like maintaining a bicycle, nurturing and understanding your unique cognitive profile leads to optimal performance.
The realization that you are a Turbo Thinker© may feel like discovering that you’ve been pedaling hard in high gear without knowing it. It may feel like discovering your tires have been flat this whole time and all you needed was some air. You may feel slow and inadequate and just plain tired! This emotional and physical pain could have been avoided if only you had known earlier! Exhale. The truth is that you know now. And with this awareness comes the power to take action. Who can help you?
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