412-Best of April 2022: How To Train Your Brain For More Positivity?

We’re replaying our most popular episodes from the past year.  In case you missed it or want a reminder, here is the most listened to episode in April 2022.  

 

The five steps to boost happiness in today’s episode.   

 

Transcript:

 

Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2-ish minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and today we are continuing our discussion on training our brains to think more positively.  

 

Shawn Anchor, New York Times Bestselling Author and happiness expert says that if you, for 21 days, practice any of these things I am going to outline in a minute, these small things, you can create a ripple the effect in your brain and scientifically change the neurons in your brain to be a more positive person.   That’s incredible and honestly, none of these ideas are new.  

 

There are five things we can do, today, to start to create new neuro-pathways in our brains and become more positive and happier.  

 

First is three new gratitudes each day.  This looks like writing in a gratitude journal at least three new gratitudes every single day. 

 

Second, Shawn Anchor is big on journaling.  He says, journal about one positive experience you’ve had over the last twenty-four hours.  Really think about all of the details, all of the emotion, re-live that experience while writing it into your journal. 

 

Third is that exercise teaches your brain that your body matters and he says, we need to get out and move our bodies. 

 

Fourth, meditate.  He thinks meditation helps us to get over the cultural ADHD when we multitask. I can see that.  But if meditation is not your thing, don’t put pressure on yourself.  

 

Finally, he says random acts of kindness are a sure-fire way to start that change to develop a more positive mindset.  His example was so simple: If we can get people to open their email and praise or thank one person in their social or support network every day, we can create change.  Of course, I think handwriting three sentences on a postcard would be going the extra mile.  

 

If we do these things, we can re-train our brains to think more positively and create a ripple revolution. Which leads to more happiness - scientifically.   

 

I’m curious, where will you start today, let me know - I’m over @everydayhappinesswithkatie. 

 

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