The Importance of Diffusion in Meetings

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You don't be arguing inside your head in that meeting. What if it's just practice things like have the thought I can't lift the pen in front of me on the desk and really get it clear. And when it's really clear, while it's still going on, pick up the pen, you can do that, right? This is your life. It's not your dictator's life. Those words are just in your life. They're not your enemy, but they're not your friend and they're not who you are, they're a whole human being. So what if we then go into that meeting and when you notice the chatter, thank your mind very much for that

Steven Hayes discusses how our instincts mentally trap us—and shares powerful tools for liberating your mind.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The benefits of psychological flexibility—and how to develop it.

2) Why you need to put your mind on a leash.

3) The key to taking the sting out of negative words.

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— ABOUT STEVEN —

Steven C. Hayes is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. He’s the originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). He’s authored 48 books including Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life (which reached #20 on Amazon’s best-seller list) and A Liberated Mind, which explains why psychological flexibility helps us navigate the world. Methods he has developed are distributed worldwide by the World Health Organization and other major agencies, and he is among the most cited psychologists in the world.

• Book: A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters

• Website: StevenCHayes.com

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• Book: Walden Two by BF Skinner

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