Strengthen your mind

4. Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.

Solution: Challenge yourself to open your mind and prove your bias wrong.  Use the task as an opportunity to combat your bias.

Try embracing your sweaty palms and racing heartbeat as signs of excitement. This reappraisal of anxiety can help stop nerves from overwhelming you.

Encouraging excitement can prime you to see the task as an opportunity, whereas trying to calm down can make you see the challen...