“The Confidence Cycle is also a reminder of how important a growth mindset is. We become good at something, and confident at doing it, by practising it, and not because we were born with a special gift or disposition. Our… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“Due to neuroplasticity, whatever you devote a lot of time to thinking about in great detail is more likely to be strengthened, creating a… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“So our ancestors remembered every bad thing that happened and spent much of their lives anticipating more trouble, and this is the mind we… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“If we can see anxiety-inducing situations as opportunities to improve, grow, and become better at challenges, we are less likely to avoid or distract… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“Scientists used to think the brain reached maturity around the age of 25 years and then deteriorated. Now we know it’s much more like… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“anxiety can be produced from two different areas of the brain; the cortex, which produces anxiety based on what we think about, and the… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“Research indicates that sufficient sleep has a large positive effect on a whole host of physical and mental aspects of our health, including: emotion… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“Say (silently to yourself), ‘Thanks mind!’, ‘Thanks for sharing!’, ‘Is that right?’, ‘That’s amazing!’, ‘That’s so informative!’ Don’t do this sarcastically or aggressively, but… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“The Confidence Cycle is also a reminder of how important a growth mindset is. We become good at something, and confident at doing it,… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“The amygdala responds to imaginary information in the same way it responds to a real situation, so anxiety brought about by thoughts and images… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“As an analogy, imagine you’re driving a bus, while all the passengers (thoughts) are noisily chattering, being critical, or shouting out directions. You can… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“Indeed, long-term elevated cortisol levels can lower immune function and bone density; elevate blood pressure, cholesterol and body weight; increase the risk of heart… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“but they saw each failure as a necessary part of the process to getting things right. They embraced the failures because they told them… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“In his book, The Happiness Trap, leading ACT practitioner Dr Russ Harris, explains that negative thoughts are only considered problematic if we get caught… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
“When we defuse from our thoughts like this, we start to realise thoughts are nothing more or less than words or pictures and we… — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
