Dr. Daniel Amen

So I start every day with today is going to be a great day because once you get the physical functioning of your brain healthy you then have to program and so i knew i was going to talk to you first thing that came up in my mind so i start every day and if you have children It's really good to do this at breakfast, which is if you have breakfast. So why is today going to be a great day for you?

So I start every day with today is going to be a great day because once you get the physical functioning of your brain healthy you then have to program and so i knew i was going to talk to you first thing that came up in my mind so i start every day and if you have children It's really good to do this at breakfast, which is if you have breakfast. So why is today going to be a great day for you?

Directing your mind, which for many people, because of evolution, they wake up in a negative state. It puts your brain in a positive state. And then my favorite of all the habits I do is when I go to bed at night, I say a prayer and then I go, what went well today? And I go on a treasure hunt. And I actually start from the very moment I woke up looking for what was right. about the day.

Directing your mind, which for many people, because of evolution, they wake up in a negative state. It puts your brain in a positive state. And then my favorite of all the habits I do is when I go to bed at night, I say a prayer and then I go, what went well today? And I go on a treasure hunt. And I actually start from the very moment I woke up looking for what was right. about the day.

Directing your mind, which for many people, because of evolution, they wake up in a negative state. It puts your brain in a positive state. And then my favorite of all the habits I do is when I go to bed at night, I say a prayer and then I go, what went well today? And I go on a treasure hunt. And I actually start from the very moment I woke up looking for what was right. about the day.

And I've done this now seven or eight years. And even the night my dad died about two and a half years ago, it was an awful, awful day. I did it because it was my habit, right? The brain is lazy. It does what you nudge it to do. And so It really helped me even in a really hard time.

And I've done this now seven or eight years. And even the night my dad died about two and a half years ago, it was an awful, awful day. I did it because it was my habit, right? The brain is lazy. It does what you nudge it to do. And so It really helped me even in a really hard time.

And I've done this now seven or eight years. And even the night my dad died about two and a half years ago, it was an awful, awful day. I did it because it was my habit, right? The brain is lazy. It does what you nudge it to do. And so It really helped me even in a really hard time.

But it's almost my favorite time of the day because like you, I'm busy and great things will happen and I'll just not really focus on it. But it's that treasure hunt that is just so good.

But it's almost my favorite time of the day because like you, I'm busy and great things will happen and I'll just not really focus on it. But it's that treasure hunt that is just so good.

But it's almost my favorite time of the day because like you, I'm busy and great things will happen and I'll just not really focus on it. But it's that treasure hunt that is just so good.

I start at the beginning of the day and I purposefully look for the smallest things that went well, that I like, that make me happy. Now, along that you'll find the big things, but you know, we're both busy and great things happen, but you often don't stop and reflect on those great things that happened. We live in a society of undisciplined minds, and there's a science to disciplining it.

I start at the beginning of the day and I purposefully look for the smallest things that went well, that I like, that make me happy. Now, along that you'll find the big things, but you know, we're both busy and great things happen, but you often don't stop and reflect on those great things that happened. We live in a society of undisciplined minds, and there's a science to disciplining it.

Well, when people come to my clinic, we often do some neuropsych testing. And one of the tests is negativity bias versus positivity bias. What's the difference between those two? Well, negativity bias is you're focused on what's wrong. Your brain quickly, almost immediately goes to what you're afraid of, what's negative. The news will tell you all sorts of things to be afraid of.

Well, when people come to my clinic, we often do some neuropsych testing. And one of the tests is negativity bias versus positivity bias. What's the difference between those two? Well, negativity bias is you're focused on what's wrong. Your brain quickly, almost immediately goes to what you're afraid of, what's negative. The news will tell you all sorts of things to be afraid of.

Positivity bias is you go to what's right. And so those two techniques are part of what I talk about in the new book, positivity bias training. How do you train your brain to look for what's right, not for just what's wrong. Now, it's not over the top because I've been thinking about this Bible verse a lot lately. the beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord.

Positivity bias is you go to what's right. And so those two techniques are part of what I talk about in the new book, positivity bias training. How do you train your brain to look for what's right, not for just what's wrong. Now, it's not over the top because I've been thinking about this Bible verse a lot lately. the beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord.

And it used to always sort of bother me. I'm like, why do I have to be afraid? And then I realized people who have low levels of anxiety die early from accidents or preventable illnesses. They're not worried about anything. They die earlier is what you're saying.

And it used to always sort of bother me. I'm like, why do I have to be afraid? And then I realized people who have low levels of anxiety die early from accidents or preventable illnesses. They're not worried about anything. They die earlier is what you're saying.

right and often the people that go to jail they have low levels of anxiety they actually have slower heart rates they have lower sweat gland activity right like if i think i'm going to go rob a store well i don't because i don't want to be caught right and i don't like institutional food and i don't really look good in an orange jumpsuit right and so i'm always thinking ahead and one of the lies of happiness