Dr. Laurie Santos

So feeling a little bit more grateful, taking a little bit more time for presence, stopping the strategy of beating yourself up all the time, right?

So feeling a little bit more grateful, taking a little bit more time for presence, stopping the strategy of beating yourself up all the time, right?

Those are thought pattern changes that we can use to feel a little bit better.

Those are thought pattern changes that we can use to feel a little bit better.

And then finally, there are rewirements that have to do with our emotions.

And then finally, there are rewirements that have to do with our emotions.

Can you seek out more positive emotions?

Can you seek out more positive emotions?

And can you take time to

And can you take time to

Accept and regulate the negative situations and negative emotions in your life.

Accept and regulate the negative situations and negative emotions in your life.

The flavor of these and what the science shows is that if you take time to engage in these kinds of rewirements, you'll wind up feeling significantly happier.

The flavor of these and what the science shows is that if you take time to engage in these kinds of rewirements, you'll wind up feeling significantly happier.

And so we put them in the syllabus for my students.

And so we put them in the syllabus for my students.

They're given these homework rewirement activities that they're supposed to do throughout the semester.

They're given these homework rewirement activities that they're supposed to do throughout the semester.

For sure, for my Type A Yale students, and I'm guessing for the listeners of this podcast, it's a lot about rewiring your thought patterns.

For sure, for my Type A Yale students, and I'm guessing for the listeners of this podcast, it's a lot about rewiring your thought patterns.