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Get 'in touch' with the inside of your shoes. Think about the sensation of pressure on different parts of your foot at different points in the pedal stroke.
Imagine you're pedalling in slow motion (even if you're doing 200rpm).
Imagine you're turning the pedals under water against fluid resistance (but don't imagine too hard, or you'll rust up your bottom bracket).
Keep your upper body still, braced, but relaxed.
Sometimes though, it's good to divvy up the pedal stroke, if you're feeling fucked or for specific purposes eg. climbing seated, accelerating seated, sprinting, etc.
Oh, and get a nice snug fit in your shoes with velcro, laces, ratchets - just short of numb-foot.
Laplusgourmande's got not straps/cleats, init? Mashing's gonna be his best option without doing some kind of über-ankling :-)