Who controls your mind? Decision and habit

Wise words from actress Alyson Hannigan:

“I was in a real negative headspace for a long time. I remember the moment I became an optimist. I was walking across campus, and somebody passed me by. In my head, I insulted that person. I stopped myself and thought, ‘Why would I think something negative about a person I don’t even know?’ So, immediately, I made myself think three nice things about them. From then on, anytime I thought something negative, I’d make myself think three positive things. After a while, it became second nature.”

(Source, Health, July/August 2020, p. 114)

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