Challenge of the Day: Get a More Positive Outlook with This Tip
Your brain adapts to whatever you ask of it. So if you constantly respond to life's little hiccups with frustration and despair, and you'll create more pathways that reinforce your tendency to react negatively. Choose to concentrate on something positive, and you'll make a mental habit of seeing the bright side, and of seeing the glass as half full, says David Rakel, M.D., director of the University of Wisconsin Integrative Medicine program.
To put this in to practice, challenge yourself to see a positive spin on the next thing that doesn't go your way. Lose out on an exciting project? Something better must be coming. Kid having a fight with a friend? She's learning important life skills. You'll be teaching yourself mental and emotional resilience.
For help with today's challenge, try nine other ways to banish bad vibes and boost brain power.
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