By learning to train your attention in a practical way, you might gradually become a happier person.
In his book,The Mayo Clinic Handbook for Happiness,Dr.
The key is to start by learning to train your attention and focus.
But youre not just focusing on the positive head-in-the-cloud thoughts.
Your learning to put your attention on the right things at the right times.Dr.
Essentially, you compartmentalize the unhappy things so they dont bleed into every aspect of your life.
Research shows that thought suppression leads to more thoughts about the same issue.
Your extraordinary imagination, which can think of and catastrophize about all kinds of possibilities, doesnt help.
Your brain experiences everything you imagine as if it has already happened.
Check out the link below to learn more about the book.
The Mayo Clinic Handbook for Happiness| Mayo Clinic viaCBS New York
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