meta-thinking

The challenge for us is that no amount of studying or open-mindedness can genuinely recreate the power of fear and uncertainty.

mere-exposure effect (we tend to prefer things that we have become familiar with)

When you notice anxiety, pause and ask yourself: are you anxious about what is true, what is meaningful, or what is useful?

you can learn to change the way you think about things, and you can also change your basic values and beliefs. And when you do, you will often experience profound and lasting changes in your mood, outlook, and productivity

What kinds of distortion occur most often when you are angry? One of the greatest offenders is labeling. When you describe the person you’re mad at as “a jerk” or “a bum” or “a piece of shit,” you see him in a totally negative way. You could call this extreme form of overgeneralization “globalizing” or “monsterizing.” Someone may in fact have betra... See more