Declutter Your Life & End Anxiety! - Become The Person You've Always Wanted To Be | Mel Robbins

Rangan Chatterjee

Mar 1, 2024

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DO THIS First Thing In The Morning To Stop Procrastination & NEVER BE LAZY Again! | Mel Robbins
https://youtu.be/gqJlItPct4g

Psychologist REVEALS The Key Tricks To Instantly Reduce STRESS & ANXIETY | Julie Smith
https://youtu.be/gryh7KhjtMA

BRAIN SURGEON Reveals How To STOP NEGATIVE THOUGHTS & Reduce Stress | Rahul Jandial
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REPROGRAM Your Subconscious Mind To STOP NEGATIVE THOUGHTS Today! | Peter Crone
https://youtu.be/P6I1WHa90iE

Overstimulation Detox: How To Take Back Control Of Your Life For Longevity | Anders Hansen
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Breathing Expert Reveals How To Stay Calm in Any Situation No Matter How Stressful | Brian MacKenzie
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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Recognize carrying costs of your identity for true acceptance

Every identity we adopt, even a seemingly positive one like being a perfectionist, has 'carrying costs' because it's driven by an underlying need to be accepted.

#awareness

#mind

High-five to silence your inner critic

It is neurologically impossible to high-five yourself in the mirror and think a negative thought because the positive neuro-association is so deeply entrenched in the brain.

#mind

#mood

High-five yourself to boost dopamine levels

Your brain doesn't distinguish between you high-fiving yourself or someone else doing it, so it releases dopamine as a reward.

#dopamine

Control hyperventilation to reduce anxiety and irritability

Hyperventilating when you're not physically active lowers carbon dioxide in your blood, which physiologically leads to twitchiness, frenetic thoughts, and irritability.

#anxiety

#breathing

Utilize foggy glasses as biofeedback for stress management

A neurosurgeon uses his glasses fogging up during an operation as a real-time biofeedback signal that he's breathing too fast and needs to calm down.

#biohacking

#stress

View difficulties as seasonal challenges, not permanent setbacks

Viewing difficulties as a 'winter' season to be managed, rather than a permanent setback, is a powerful coping strategy learned from cancer patients.

#resilience

Achieve true freedom by not minding life’s circumstances

True freedom is not minding what happens in your life, which allows you to stop being a victim of circumstance.

#freedom

#mindfulness

Recognize anxiety as a survival mechanism for real threats

Anxiety is a functional survival mechanism like a smoke detector; it's designed to be overly sensitive and give false alarms to ensure it works when there's a real threat.

#anxiety

#stress

Exhale longer than inhale to calm your nervous system

You can directly calm your nervous system by making your exhale longer than your inhale, such as breathing in for four seconds and out for six.

#breathing

#nervous-system

Reclaim downtime to reduce modern stress

The biggest stressor in modern society is the erosion of downtime, as we constantly consume information on our phones instead of allowing our minds to wander and self-reflect.