Stoic Coffee Break

4 - What Are You Thinking?

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Jan 12, 2018
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INSIGHT

Thoughts Are Within Your Control

  • You control how you think about things, and that control matters more than external events.
  • Noticing your thoughts requires deliberate effort because the mind often wanders without awareness.
ADVICE

Practice Brief Daily Thought-Watching

  • Take 5–10 minutes daily to sit and pay attention to the thoughts flowing through your mind.
  • Use that practice to spot patterns and identify thoughts behind anxiety or upset.
INSIGHT

Interpretation Shapes Emotion

  • How you think about circumstances shapes how you feel about them, even when circumstances don't change.
  • Changing your interpretation of events can directly alter emotions and subsequent actions.
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