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Don’t dismiss meditation as a *“woowoo spiritual practice.”* Meditation has been proven to sharpen attention, enhance focus, manage stress, and reign in impulsiveness. **This simple practice creates real, physical changes in the parts of your brain that control willpower.**
I Have 10 Pieces of Willpower Wisdom to Share With You
Charlotte Grysolle
Usually, the outside world provides the brain with plenty of stimulation, but sometimes it does not and the brain has to stimulate itself. Worry is one way that the brain can generate its own activity. Yes, worry relieves boredom. And I believe this is why most worrying occurs.
The Art of Taking It Easy
Brian King
One thing that is important about the exercise is that it is focused on the current day. If you just list three things you are grateful for in general, then every day you will have the same list. For example, one person who took me up on the challenge posted “My health, my husband, my kids” every day. By making it specific to today, you force your brain to reflect on all the positives that you have recently experienced, putting activity into the left side of your prefrontal cortex. And this is the whole point.
The Art of Taking It Easy
Brian King
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