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March 17, 2017
These often small changes can broaden
your mind,
If you don’t connect well with the first practitioner you find, find another one.
the small changes
the most recent evidence from neuroscience provides even more reason for hope.
you fundamentally rewire your brain.
If you feel good, you will do good.
will take you less than a minute or two each day to weigh in,
how a moment of positivity
the value of your positivity depends vitally on how it stacks up against your negativity.
the goal is to reduce your negativity, not eliminate it.
Appropriate negativity keeps us grounded, real, and honest.
a news junkie
Whatever the initial unwanted and often unexpected event,
Negative emotions— like fear and anger— can also spawn negative thinking.
my writing log?
after each writing session, I log how many hours I devoted to writing
and how many pages I produced.
three pages a day
least twenty mornings I can clear for writing this summer.
it’s not positive thinking at all.
you check them against reality,
They melt away
they selectively call to mind negative thoughts.
You start out a little bit worried, ruminate, and your worry expands
checking in with the reality of your circumstances requires clear eyes.
you need to put the brakes on the downward spiral
you’r...
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awareness.
spot
bingeing on media can pose its own problems.
Come to recognize when your thinking is going nowhere.
