We discuss how emotions become learned behaviors, the power of the subconscious, and how we shifted our mindset from learning to let go of expectations.

We touch upon growth vs fixed mindset, as we elaborate in the article here: Substack article with Carol Dweck video: link

Lipton, B. The Biology of Belief. Hay House. 2016

Dispenza, J. Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself. Hay House. 2013

Study on 6,000 thoughts:

Tseng, J., Poppenk, J. Brain meta-state transitions demarcate thoughts across task contexts exposing the mental noise of trait neuroticism. Nat Commun 11, 3480 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17255-9

Study showing that 79% subjects could handle difficulties that they worried about:

Leahy, 2005. Cornell University

Negativity dominance: Psychology Today (2013)

Rick Hanson, brain as “velcro” for negative experiences: link

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