Daniel Priestley

And the outcome of not having that thought? Better relationships. Because you're more present. Yeah. Yeah. And then the fifth question. So the first one is, is it true? The second one, is it absolutely true? The third one, how would I... How do I feel, act, and what's the outcome of having this thought? The fourth question is how would I feel, act, and what's the outcome of not having the thought?

The fifth question is my favorite. Just take the thought and turn it to the opposite and then ask yourself, is that true? So it's going to be good news. Or it's going to be innocuous news. And then go, yeah, 99 times out of 100, that's true. And then I would, because I'm also a CEO, I'm like, well, how many of these things can't I handle? Virtually none of them. I can handle all of them. Right?

The fifth question is my favorite. Just take the thought and turn it to the opposite and then ask yourself, is that true? So it's going to be good news. Or it's going to be innocuous news. And then go, yeah, 99 times out of 100, that's true. And then I would, because I'm also a CEO, I'm like, well, how many of these things can't I handle? Virtually none of them. I can handle all of them. Right?

Mm-hmm. So I'll be okay. And then I meditate on the opposite of the thought that's bothering me. And so I take these thoughts captive. I like that. And people who are depressed are infested with negativity. But you can train that. Your brain is healthy. It's easier to do. You can train that.

Mm-hmm. So I'll be okay. And then I meditate on the opposite of the thought that's bothering me. And so I take these thoughts captive. I like that. And people who are depressed are infested with negativity. But you can train that. Your brain is healthy. It's easier to do. You can train that.

But you imagine there's no second-grade class in the world where teachers teach children not to believe every stupid thing they think. In fact, I was watching one of the confirmation hearings today, and the senators were filled with ants.

But you imagine there's no second-grade class in the world where teachers teach children not to believe every stupid thing they think. In fact, I was watching one of the confirmation hearings today, and the senators were filled with ants.

They were distorting things. They were angry. They were making things more negative than they needed to be. We are modeled bad thinking. And the news does it purposefully because they know if they piss you off, if they scare you, you're going to tune in so they can sell you more copper underwear. So we're in a society that breeds these ant attacks. So you have to be careful.

They were distorting things. They were angry. They were making things more negative than they needed to be. We are modeled bad thinking. And the news does it purposefully because they know if they piss you off, if they scare you, you're going to tune in so they can sell you more copper underwear. So we're in a society that breeds these ant attacks. So you have to be careful.

People who watch the news in the morning are 27% less happy in the afternoon. And so you have to guard what goes in. So every day you're programming happiness or sadness. And I believe. Dennis Prager has this great five-minute video called Why Be Happy? And I love it so much. I wrote a book called You Happier. And I start with his idea that happiness is a moral obligation.

People who watch the news in the morning are 27% less happy in the afternoon. And so you have to guard what goes in. So every day you're programming happiness or sadness. And I believe. Dennis Prager has this great five-minute video called Why Be Happy? And I love it so much. I wrote a book called You Happier. And I start with his idea that happiness is a moral obligation.

And I'm like, so I grew up not too far from here. I went to Catholic school. My mom was very serious about being Catholic. And growing up, the idea happiness is a moral obligation was nowhere in my childhood. And I had a good childhood. Why is it a moral obligation? Because of how you impact other people.

And I'm like, so I grew up not too far from here. I went to Catholic school. My mom was very serious about being Catholic. And growing up, the idea happiness is a moral obligation was nowhere in my childhood. And I had a good childhood. Why is it a moral obligation? Because of how you impact other people.

If you were raised by an unhappy parent or married to an unhappy spouse or raising an unhappy child and you ask those people, is happiness an ethical issue? They would all say yes. So is it wrong to program your mind to look for what's right? It's hard for some people. It's just a pattern, right? It's like getting biceps are hard. But it's not, right? It's just repeatedly.

If you were raised by an unhappy parent or married to an unhappy spouse or raising an unhappy child and you ask those people, is happiness an ethical issue? They would all say yes. So is it wrong to program your mind to look for what's right? It's hard for some people. It's just a pattern, right? It's like getting biceps are hard. But it's not, right? It's just repeatedly.

doing the same thing that gives you the desire you want.

doing the same thing that gives you the desire you want.

But you got to do the process. You got to do the work. When you love yourself, you do the work. Like I come from a family of fat people, but I'm not. Why? Because I know it's a risk for me. And so every day of my life, I'm on an obesity prevention plan. And I wish I didn't have to be, right? I wish I could just eat anything I want and it would be okay. But it's not the reality of my life.

But you got to do the process. You got to do the work. When you love yourself, you do the work. Like I come from a family of fat people, but I'm not. Why? Because I know it's a risk for me. And so every day of my life, I'm on an obesity prevention plan. And I wish I didn't have to be, right? I wish I could just eat anything I want and it would be okay. But it's not the reality of my life.

So Elizabeth is someone who made really international news. Many years ago, she was kidnapped when she was a teenager and virtually raped every day for nine months. And then she was found. That she was actually very smart and she manipulated her kidnappers to bring her back to Utah, Salt Lake City, where they kidnapped her from. And she was found by the police.