Automatic thoughts, worrying

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Mindfulness meditation enhances the relationship and awareness of one's thinking, while metacognitive therapy focuses on specific beliefs about thinking. For individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder, they may believe that their automatic thoughts are dangerous and have the power to influence behavior or external events. This conviction changes their interaction with these thoughts. Metacognition also plays a role in rumination and worry. People who worry tend to believe that worrying is helpful and equate it with problem-solving or preparation for adversity.

In this episode, I talk to Ryan A. Bush, author of Designing the Mind: The Principles of Psychitecture and the forthcoming Become Who You Are: A New Theory of Self-Esteem, Human Greatness, and the Opposite of Depression. Bonus: Ryan is generously offering listeners two free ebooks from his website, called the Psychitect’s Toolkit and The Book of Self Mastery.

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Highlights

* What is Designing the Mind and Psychitecture?

* How Ryan’s background in design influenced his approach to self-improvement

* The main thing Ryan thinks people should learn to stop doing

* The philosophical influences on Ryan’s work

* How Ryan became interested in Stoicism

* How Ryan’s work draws on cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT)

* The role of metacognition and meditation

* Ryan’s views about anger

* How his new book, Become Who You Are, differs from his previous book

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