The key takeaway is to think consciously without logical or mental barriers about the bigger-than-life picture you want to have.
The most valuable and practical knowledge:
When you speak or write affirmations, you are stating that you have achieved things and achieved this or that, whatever it may be. But when you do that, your logical mind is working in the back end. And when your logical mind is working in the back end, it is basically thinking to itself that this is impossible for me or is questioning whether this will be possible for me at all. It is like succumbing to mental barriers once again. When your logical mind is active, your ego develops, again defeating the purpose of manifestation.
So, visualization over anything.
Practice visualization just before you sleep or right after you wake up. During these times, your brain produces theta waves, which are ideal for hypnosis and reprogramming your mind.
Avoid negative thoughts, social media, or bad habits during these periods, as that may become your reality.
Make visualization a routine to practice after you wake up. That is the ideal time, period.
Just after you wake up, close your eyes again for 10 minutes and visualize the ideal life you want to live. Or the specific goals you wish to achieve. Then, keep adding details to it and imagine it happening in real life. Be hyper-specific.
Like, if you would like to buy a house, imagine what the walls of that house would be like. What would be the furniture? How much bigger the house would be? What would it make you and your relatives feel when they enter the house and see it for the first time? What would their expressions be? Imagine very crucial and specific details.