After hearing someone say that most people think many of the same thoughts day after day, the filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan said, “I’ve been trying to change some of the thoughts that I think moment to moment. And I’ve realized that the group of thoughts that have become who I think I am—most of those had been passively chosen. You know, ‘this is... See more

It’s widely believed that 90-95% of the thoughts people experience are repeated thoughts from the previous day. And many of those repeated thoughts are unhealthy ones. I believe this repetition occurs when we become unaware of our attention’s whereabouts. When left unchecked, our attention gravitates towards the dark place in our mind where bad... See more

learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience. Because if you cannot exercise this kind of choice in adult life, you will be totally hosed. Think of the old... See more