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Mindfulness and Meaning
Being mindful of our own thoughts - watching them instead of running with them - can bring clarity to our daily behavior.
However, it is beneficial that we learn to name certain positive thought patterns, so we understand where our thoughts - the cognitive antipatterns - are maybe taking us.
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Meaning is collectively developed
Philosophies such as existentialism start from the individual and their meaning process. However, meaning is not only what I decide it to be - it is what we as a group discover, communicate and implement daily.
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3 tips for creating meaning
- Reflect by writing or create a daily audio log
- Create a project and timetable for it
- Organize a party with friends with a special meaning
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Hyperactive cognition and taking risks
We constantly calculate risks as our everyday activity and try to prepare for them. If it's raining, we take an umbrella, if it's cold we wear a jacket.
However, this calculation can become counterproductive when we are shielding ourselves f...
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Humor can help with creating positive meaning
Humor brings people together. Sense of humor is something you can develop, but it requires loosening your inner critic somewhat.
The best humor is quick witted. In other words, the joker is first in the situation to create meaning in a new and confusing situation.
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Hyperactive Meaning
When there is a lot of uncertainty about the future, we can end up analyzing little gestures and what others have told us - to the point that we end up creating false scenarios that are either overly positive or negative.
When facing with th...
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Social media can maintain hyperactive meaning
Because social media is built on daily engagement and likes, we can become addicted to the validation of others: the more likes and followers, the more we gain popularity and status - at least in our own mind.
It is good to ask ourselves dai...
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Monitoring Your Self Talk
Often if we pay attention to our thoughts we may find that we are processing a lot of negative self talk. This knowledge can sometimes be distressing at first and make us feel somewhat powerless over what thoughts are permeating our minds and our lives.
But if we start by...
Language And The Way We Think
Language is a literal and linguistic tool that many believe is a fundamental basis of the way we think. Some have hypothesized (like the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) that many languages do not have room for certain thought patterns, and are able to alter our thoughts.
The underlyin...
Self-Talk And Self-Doubt
How Self-Esteem impacts our daily life:
- Self-Talk: A constant dialogue that we have with ourselves, where our own mind becomes our enemy, talking us out of doing what can help us grow and learn with many ‘logical’ excuses/reasons.
- Self-Doubt:
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