Throughout our lifetimes our thoughts fill our lives and we feel like there’s never been a moment when we weren’t thinking. We are made to believe that our thoughts determine who we are so we identify ourselves with our minds. This is where we confuse ourselves.

Daily we bombard ourselves with meaningless thoughts that do us more harm than good. We let ourselves believe that there is no way we can stop thinking as thinking is one of our most essential needs.

One of the “luxuries” of living in the country is the drive that I regularly get to do on route to Cape Town. Rather than curse at the 1.5hrs it takes to complete the journey, I have managed to turn it into quality “me” time.

In an effort to better understand the complexities of the human mind, scientists have been studying the brain for decades. Among their many findings is that of brainwaves, which are constantly produced by the brain when neurons communicate with each other. Brainwaves are known to range in frequency from 0.1 Hertz (Hz) or cycles per second, to as high as 60 Hz.

It happens in a flash and it is over before you even notice. Three seconds is all the time you have to make a great first impression, whenever you meet people for the first time.