If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it is important to learn how to stop obsessive thoughts. Explore techniques that can help stop OCD thoughts.
The way to achieve that is by going on a mental diet. That means taking every thought captive and flipping the negative ones into positive affirmations. If your current assumption is that “money is hard to come by”, stop that thought in its tracks and affirm the opposite. Say, “No, ...
(I’m using the word “mind” in its ordinary English sense of “consciousness.” Most spiritual books use it in a more restricted sense having to do only with sensation and thought. They do this because the word for “mind” in Indian languages has that restricted meaning. This is one ...
What are the most effective ways to quit smoking cigarettes? Your success in quitting smoking, depends very much on the type of treatment and method you decide to use. Although there are numerous techniques and treatments purporting to help you most of them result in less than one person out...
Because each working period is relatively short and followed by a guaranteed break, the Pomodoro Technique is a great way to tackle tasks that you don't want to do (e.g., studying for an exam) or tasks that require little thought (e.g., transferring data from a document into a spreads...
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When you finish a problem, make sure you reflect on techniques and mindset used and how you could generalize thought process to solve other problems more efficiently(imagine you were teaching someone else best way to approach similar problems). Similarly do this when you learn new algorithms or ...
“Why do I still need permission to speak up?“I thought. “I’m in my 40s, for goodness sake! And I’m a senior leader with decades of experience. Why can’t I trust myself?“ Can you relate? All I wanted was to stop doubting myself and trust my voice rather than look to ev...
Given everything I’ve learned about how to stop a panic attack from personal experience, from best practices in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and from tons of conversations with mental health professionals, these are6 of my go-to techniques for stopping a panic attack as soon as it ha...
It's like playing a game of words, and you have to think intentionally about the ones you use.” 3. Set the stage with context. You could get away with stopping at the previous step — especially if your request is fairly straightforward (e.g., “Write five knock-knock jokes for ...