“How to Invent a Light Bulb”

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. By accident? No.

Edison had 1,093 patents during his lifetime.

Edison was one focused dude when it came to inventions. He would attempt to purposely put his brain into a state of where theta brain waves would work for him.

Theta Brain Waves.

What are “theta brain waves”? These are slow travelling brain waves. Someone who daydreams is often in a theta brain wave state.

Any repetitive action – whether motorway driving, running, walking, or even taking a shower where the water pulses on your skin – can put you in a theta state, which is why good ideas often pop up during these activities.

It is a state in which tasks become so automatic that you can mentally disengage from them.

Theta thoughts are usually free-flowing, representing a positive mental state, where anything is possible.

Bearings.

Back to Edison. Edison would doze off in a chair with his arms and hands draped over the armrests. In each hand he held a ball bearing. Below each hand on the floor were two pie plates. When he drifted into the state between waking and sleeping, his hands would naturally relax and the ball bearings would drop onto the plates. Of course this would awaken Edison and he would immediately take notes on any ideas that had come to him.

Staying Deaf.

What most people don’t know, is that Edison was almost totally deaf from his youth onwards. But when offered the chance to have his hearing restored, the great inventor refused!

The reason? He was afraid he would have difficulty relearning how to channel his thinking in an ever more noisy world.”

In other words, he didn’t want any distractions, any interference. He wanted to remain focused.

Keeping Focus.

It is with that tenacity, that level of focus, will we ever achieve any goal we set ourselves. Whether it be a marriage issue, a money issue, a physical issue, any issue, anything is possible if you keep your focus on the desired end result….and on purpose.

Do you have what it takes to invent a light bulb?