Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind

[Mindfulness is] the awareness that arises through paying attention in the present moment, on purpose, nonjudgmentally.

People who are depressed perseverate about the past. People who are anxious perseverate about the future.

While thinking is helpful for decision-making and planning, we often give the thinking part of our brain too much credit. Remember, it’s the weakest part of your brain, so you can’t trust it to do the heavy lifting. Let it do the fun, creative thinking.

Trigger: See a new book about anxiety (or habit change) Behavior: Devour the book in one sitting Result: Understand the concepts, but fail to change the habit