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From That To This

From That To This

Our brains are really darn busy. They’re continually processing lots of information; they’re also working overtime to keep us out of harm’s way. And because they’re overworked and underpaid, our brains seek out shortcuts. Sometimes these shortcuts are helpful but often they cause more harm than good.

Enter cognitive distortions, which make us anxious, create excessive suffering, and blow our self-esteem to smithereens.

On today’s show we flip and reverse these 6 unhelpful thought patterns for greater well-being:

[8:00] Overgeneralization (“Everyone else is doing so much better than me!”)

[10:00] Negative predictions (“I’m trapped!”)

[15:00] Jumping to conclusions (“No one loves me as much as I love them!”)

[19:00] All-or-nothing thinking (“If only I had …”)

[25:00] Misplaced self-doubt (“I’m an imposter!”)

[28:00] Polarized thinking (“My life is a mess!”)

 

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Cognitive distortions are shortcuts for the brain. They often cause more harm than good and make us anxious, create excessive suffering, and blow our self-esteem to smithereens. On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: how to reframe 6 unhelpful thought patterns for greater well-being.

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In a world that constantly tells us that new is better, our relentless pursuit of material wealth is costing us money, time and happiness. Worse, when we define ourselves by what we own rather than who we are, we reduce our lives to a single, superficial dimension.

On today’s show, New York Times journalist Eric Athas offers advice for stepping away from the cycle of constant buying, saying no to shallowness, and discovering the right kind of “new” in our lives.

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[8:00] We're wired to become bored the familiar, and other truths to newness

[16:00] Consumption has costs! (In fact, it robs us of our finite attention, dilutes our capacity for genuine enjoyment, and misaligns our pursuit of happiness.)

[26:00] Musings on the ways in which overconsumption leads to superficiality

[37:00] Put down the trinket! Redefining what it means to experience novelty, growth, and freshness without relying on a transaction

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