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> [“Due to neuroplasticity, whatever you devote a lot of time to thinking about in great detail is more likely to be strengthened, creating a vicious circle.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/due-to-neuroplasticity-whatever-you-devote-a-lot-of-time-to-thinking/)

[Matt Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-lewis/)

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## More by Matt Lewis

> [“Due to neuroplasticity, whatever you devote a lot of time to thinking about in great detail is more likely to be strengthened, creating a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/due-to-neuroplasticity-whatever-you-devote-a-lot-of-time-to-thinking/)

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> [“So our ancestors remembered every bad thing that happened and spent much of their lives anticipating more trouble, and this is the mind we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/so-our-ancestors-remembered-every-bad-thing-that-happened-and-spent/)

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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/if-we-can-see-anxiety-inducing-situations-as-opportunities-to-improve/)

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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/scientists-used-to-think-the-brain-reached-maturity-around-the-age-of/)

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> [“anxiety can be produced from two different areas of the brain; the cortex, which produces anxiety based on what we think about, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/anxiety-can-be-produced-from-two-different-areas-of-the-brain-the/)

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> [“Research indicates that sufficient sleep has a large positive effect on a whole host of physical and mental aspects of our health, including: emotion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/research-indicates-that-sufficient-sleep-has-a-large-positive-effect/)

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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/say-silently-to-yourself-thanks-mind-thanks-for-sharing-is-that-right/)

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> [“You can shove a cat in an oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/you-can-shove-a-cat-in-an-oven-but-that-doesn-t-make-it-a-biscuit/)

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> [“The Confidence Cycle is also a reminder of how important a growth mindset is. We become good at something, and confident at doing it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/the-confidence-cycle-is-also-a-reminder-of-how-important-a-growth/)

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> [“The amygdala responds to imaginary information in the same way it responds to a real situation, so anxiety brought about by thoughts and images…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/the-amygdala-responds-to-imaginary-information-in-the-same-way-it/)

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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/as-an-analogy-imagine-you-re-driving-a-bus-while-all-the-passengers/)

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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/indeed-long-term-elevated-cortisol-levels-can-lower-immune-function/)

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> [“but they saw each failure as a necessary part of the process to getting things right. They embraced the failures because they told them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/but-they-saw-each-failure-as-a-necessary-part-of-the-process-to/)

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> [“In his book, The Happiness Trap, leading ACT practitioner Dr Russ Harris, explains that negative thoughts are only considered problematic if we get caught…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/in-his-book-the-happiness-trap-leading-act-practitioner-dr-russ/)

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> [“When we defuse from our thoughts like this, we start to realise thoughts are nothing more or less than words or pictures and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lewis/when-we-defuse-from-our-thoughts-like-this-we-start-to-realise/)

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