In psychology, self-efficacy is the belief of an individual in their capacity to act in the ways that are necessary to achieve their goals. Self-efficacy may influence how and why individuals choose to participate in or stick with an activity, and it is believed to be a more accurate predictor of behavior than a person’s actual ability.

Oxytocin is called the “love hormone” because it is associated with romantic attachment, bonding behavior, the sense of intimacy, recognition, connection, trust, and sexual arousal.

about 99.9995 percent of the stimuli reaching our brain are processed below the level of consciousness. Among the overwhelming barrage of internal and external stimuli we are encountering at any given moment, the SN identifies what is

The mind must be emancipated from old habits, prejudices, restrictive thought processes and even ordinary thought itself. —Bruce Lee

The subconscious responds deeply to strong emotions associated with a particular behavior, which explains why so many manifesting practices revolve around rituals, typically acts that are performed repeatedly in a precise manner. Ritual is one of the most potent ways of aligning our conscious and subconscious minds into focus, allowing us to enter

most relevant, or subjectively salient, and guides behavior accordingly. The

The more we are able to direct our attention to our desired intention, through a strong positive emotional association, the more deeply we convey the salience of our intention to our subconscious, which is our most potent ally in realizing our goal. The more closely your inner compass aligns with the longing of your heart, the easier it will be to

When, on the other hand, our actions result in frustration, confusion, or even harm to ourselves or others, we can pause to take stock of whether our intention actually serves us, and whether we want to continue to pursue it with passion or resilience, or alter it to better serve the lives we are building and the context in which we want to make a

When we calm down enough to see them clearly, we make a startling discovery: there are gaps between the stimulus and our response. As we practice for longer, the gaps widen and we gain more and more agency in how we choose to act on our thoughts.