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Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Joy

Hidden Brain

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The Second Technique That Musonius Practiced

Musonius practised a technique known as anchoring. He would remind himself that things could have been much worse. This is when he thought of the Blitz in London and how people had to leave their homes every night for shelter. Once you put it into that frame, then you start thinking this isn't bad after all.

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