even a pencil! - smell the lead, lick it and tap it on a desk). interrupt any thought you do not want by doing a drastically measured action (say STOP! or snap a rubber band that's around your wrist, you can even study anything intently for a while. You cant change the circumstances happening to you, but you can change how you think about them and therefor change the consequencesīut if you find that you cant shake this negativity there are two ways hat can helpġ- distractions: redeploy your attention. See the connection in ABC (adversity, belief and consequences) between the things you did (or happened to you, your beliefs, what you think about the things that happened and the consequences of your thoughts and thus, their impact on you. by challenging your initial reactions (negative ones in wrong situations remember that) we need to Learn how to balance our optimism.įirst: interrupting the vicious cycle of pessimistic beliefs. you have to believe in yourself, trust yourself and be thankful for the rest. if you want to perform your best in everything. "EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY!" sometimes gives you the excuse to hurt the people you love, because you think that later you can work things out.īeing optimistic is not an option in our lives. > having a drink and driving hoping for the best. Having the "I CAN DO IT" attitude does not apply in everything. When you're friend is hurt or feeling betrayed or sad, optimism will make them feel that you are undermining their problems. What i love about this book is that it does not believe that optimism is an attitude you should adapt for every situation in life. (4 out of 5) because its informative, but boring.
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