Dr. Rick Hanson

And one reason we grow strengths through turning to the good and taking in the good, is to deal with the bad. So there's nothing in this for me that's about positive thinking. I tend to avoid the word positive just because it's so easy to misunderstand as some la-di-da, discretionary, privileged luxury for upper-class yuppies.

And one reason we grow strengths through turning to the good and taking in the good, is to deal with the bad. So there's nothing in this for me that's about positive thinking. I tend to avoid the word positive just because it's so easy to misunderstand as some la-di-da, discretionary, privileged luxury for upper-class yuppies.

No, the worse your life is, the more important it is to take in the good that's real, including the good that's already present inside you. your own good heart, your own good intentions, your own good qualities, registering them and growing them. Okay. So we got to deal with the bad, that's for sure. That said, first, be careful about ruminating on the negative. Doing labs around

No, the worse your life is, the more important it is to take in the good that's real, including the good that's already present inside you. your own good heart, your own good intentions, your own good qualities, registering them and growing them. Okay. So we got to deal with the bad, that's for sure. That said, first, be careful about ruminating on the negative. Doing labs around

No, the worse your life is, the more important it is to take in the good that's real, including the good that's already present inside you. your own good heart, your own good intentions, your own good qualities, registering them and growing them. Okay. So we got to deal with the bad, that's for sure. That said, first, be careful about ruminating on the negative. Doing labs around

the negativity track in your brain, the resentment track, the grievance track, the self-criticism track, the anxiety track. That's looping. If there's no more, think about it. There's a saying from Sokny Rinpoche as a Tibetan teacher. He says, yeah, think the same. I have him coming on the show in April.

the negativity track in your brain, the resentment track, the grievance track, the self-criticism track, the anxiety track. That's looping. If there's no more, think about it. There's a saying from Sokny Rinpoche as a Tibetan teacher. He says, yeah, think the same. I have him coming on the show in April.

the negativity track in your brain, the resentment track, the grievance track, the self-criticism track, the anxiety track. That's looping. If there's no more, think about it. There's a saying from Sokny Rinpoche as a Tibetan teacher. He says, yeah, think the same. I have him coming on the show in April.

Oh, what a history. Oh, there's so many levels there. Anyway, one of the things he has said is, yeah, I think the same thing over and over 10 times. 10 is enough. Right? Anyway, pull out a rumination. And one of the best ways to pull out a rumination is to go to the big picture.

Oh, what a history. Oh, there's so many levels there. Anyway, one of the things he has said is, yeah, I think the same thing over and over 10 times. 10 is enough. Right? Anyway, pull out a rumination. And one of the best ways to pull out a rumination is to go to the big picture.

Oh, what a history. Oh, there's so many levels there. Anyway, one of the things he has said is, yeah, I think the same thing over and over 10 times. 10 is enough. Right? Anyway, pull out a rumination. And one of the best ways to pull out a rumination is to go to the big picture.

And also another way, at the same time, you can do either or both, is to tune into the internal sensations in your body, interoception, breathing, the sense of your chest expanding or contracting, because both of those neurologically, big picture, and also interoception, act like a circuit breaker that reduces activity in the default mode network of the brain, which is the primary location of the ruminator.

And also another way, at the same time, you can do either or both, is to tune into the internal sensations in your body, interoception, breathing, the sense of your chest expanding or contracting, because both of those neurologically, big picture, and also interoception, act like a circuit breaker that reduces activity in the default mode network of the brain, which is the primary location of the ruminator.

And also another way, at the same time, you can do either or both, is to tune into the internal sensations in your body, interoception, breathing, the sense of your chest expanding or contracting, because both of those neurologically, big picture, and also interoception, act like a circuit breaker that reduces activity in the default mode network of the brain, which is the primary location of the ruminator.

when we go, when we're ruminating about things, which reinforces them. So pull out a rumination as fast as you can. Think about it to the extent you need to deal with the bad, right? But past the point that's useful, pull out. And that takes autonomy. And that takes what you said from the very beginning, how our internal choices affect our outer actions, including our relationships.

when we go, when we're ruminating about things, which reinforces them. So pull out a rumination as fast as you can. Think about it to the extent you need to deal with the bad, right? But past the point that's useful, pull out. And that takes autonomy. And that takes what you said from the very beginning, how our internal choices affect our outer actions, including our relationships.

when we go, when we're ruminating about things, which reinforces them. So pull out a rumination as fast as you can. Think about it to the extent you need to deal with the bad, right? But past the point that's useful, pull out. And that takes autonomy. And that takes what you said from the very beginning, how our internal choices affect our outer actions, including our relationships.

So that's a big headline for me. When I learned about this brain stuff, I became much more alert to just marinating in crud. My case, my righteous case about other people, my criticisms of myself and so forth. That's huge. Second, when you're experiencing something useful, don't waste it on your brain.

So that's a big headline for me. When I learned about this brain stuff, I became much more alert to just marinating in crud. My case, my righteous case about other people, my criticisms of myself and so forth. That's huge. Second, when you're experiencing something useful, don't waste it on your brain.

So that's a big headline for me. When I learned about this brain stuff, I became much more alert to just marinating in crud. My case, my righteous case about other people, my criticisms of myself and so forth. That's huge. Second, when you're experiencing something useful, don't waste it on your brain.