Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

How to Change Your Perspective

Oct 9, 2023

01:02:24

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The podcast tackles the impact of perspectives on our emotions, choices, and quality of life. It explores the challenges and rewards of changing perspectives, emphasizing the need to be grounded in reality. The podcast also delves into the importance of psychological flexibility and being open to new viewpoints. It discusses the power of playfulness and offers practical tools for shifting perspectives, such as journaling and tracking.

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Perspectives are foundational to our lives and changing them is challenging but crucial for personal growth.

Fear, payoffs, and resistance to de-centering can hinder the process of changing perspectives.

Developing empathy, practicing mindfulness, and reframing our life stories support the transformation of perspectives.

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The Importance of Changing Perspectives

Changing our perspective is crucial for living a good life, as it influences our emotions, choices, and overall well-being. Our perspectives exert a strong influence on our lives and can be difficult to change. Perspectives can include the stories we tell ourselves, frameworks of self and others, interpretations of events, appraisals of situations, and attributions we make about others. Changing perspectives requires flexibility, being loosely grounded in reality, and supporting our well-being.

Understanding the Process of Changing Perspectives

01:51

Recognizing Patterns and Beliefs for Personal Growth

01:52

Introduction

2min

Healthy Perspective and Psychological Flexibility

21min

Understanding Perspective and Openness

5min

Embracing a Learning Orientation and Stepping Back from Embedded Views

2min

The Importance of Flexibility

21min

Exploring the Interconnection of Wants, Values, and Perspectives

4min

Changing Perspectives for a Healthy Mindset

6min

The Power of Playfulness and Tracking for Changing Perspectives

3min

How we view ourselves, other people, and the world around us has a huge impact on the emotions we feel, the choices we make, and the quality of the lives we lead. These are our perspectives, and they’re the foundation our lives are built on…which is why changing them is so freakin’ hard.

In this episode, Forrest and Rick explore what perspectives are, what a healthy perspective looks like in practice, and how we can deliberately shift our perspectives over time. Specific topics include unpacking where perspectives come from, getting better at identifying when a perspective starts to affect our behavior, and thinking of ourselves as “rivers” rather than “rocks.” By the end of this episode, you’ll learn the key skills you need to change the views that have been holding you back.

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You can watch this episode on YouTube.

Key Topics:

0:00: Introduction and info on Rick’s Neurodharma course

2:10: Aspects of the kind of perspective we’re talking about

5:50: Change, being grounded in reality, and self-compassion

12:40: Fixed perspectives, fear, and a few examples from Rick

19:40: Shame, and conflict with others due to changes in behavior

22:35: Lack of self-confidence leading to rigidity

25:50: De-centering, joy, viewing yourself as a river, and playfulness

31:45: Roleplay, and asking ‘what if?’

35:25: Inquiring into how our perspectives are constructed

44:35: Emotional imagination, and retelling your story

47:10: How our values and aspirations drive our perspective

51:50: Asking which perspectives support what’s important to you

54:05: Recap

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