Positive thinking: 6 ways to improve a bad day
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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There is no such thing as a "black bar". The reason that people came up with this term and actively use it, is in the features of the brain: it creates patterns that then apply to the new situation.
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Give up self-fulfilling prophecies
If you believe that the rest of the day will be the same as the one that has already happened, we guarantee: You will end the day with actions (or words) that confirm the correctness of your forecast.
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Master the sense of time
Think about this picture: if nothing vital happens (really important!), Then in two weeks you will not understand anything about what is making you tense today.
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Set the "threshold of sensitivity" between the concepts "good" and "bad"
Determine for yourself that a good day is a day when you are alive and moving. A bad thing is when you were stolen by a car and, having rolled up, threw it into the ocean. Such definitions help to be happy, and make a very difficult to get a bad mood.
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Improve body chemistry
Your body and brain are in a closed circle: a bad mood increases fatigue, which worsens the mood and so on. Break the template by going up and taking a walk. You can also eat something nutritious and useful.
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Focus on the positive
The main reason for a bad mood is to focus on what goes wrong. However, apart from the failed cases, if there are dozens of others with whom everything is fine. Make a list of such cases (projects) and hang it in a conspicuous place.
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Prepare for a miracle
Just as a bad mood complicates the situation, waiting for some small, but a miracle, will open for you the whole world with its miracles surrounding you now, here and everywhere around you.