Our brains are wired to think almost nonstop. It can be very difficult to slow that down but having some tools and techniques can be extremely helpful. It can keep us from being jerked around by our thoughts.

To explore this topic further and to, hopefully, give you some ideas for creating space from your thoughts, I wanted to talk about this. In this episode, I offer several ideas for ways to know what you’re thinking, when you’re thinking it.

“Our thoughts are really just the natural manifestation of our cognition, of our awareness, of our human mind.” – Dr. Sara Dill

What You’ll Learn 

• Thinking is natural
• Knowing when to disengage
• Looking at, rather than from
• Techniques for creating space
• Forms of thoughts
• Default phrases
• Thanking your brain
• Observer and questioner role

Contact Info and Recommended Resources

• Ten Percent Happier app and website

Podcast Episodes that pair well with this one:

• The Power of “Maybe” and How to Use it to Reduce Any Stress
• Lessons Learned from Eckhart Tolle
• The Importance of Thinking Time

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