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154 - Why do we filter out all the good stuff?

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If you have ever had one bad thing happen, and suddenly cannot remember everything good that happened before, then this podcast is for you. In this episode, Graham asks Paul about he common thinking error, Mental Filtering.

Our brains are designed to sort through all of the information presented to us quickly and then focus on the areas that present danger or risk. It is doing its primary job of keeping us alive long enough to pass on our genes! Yet, in a modern world, we are not really at risk, so occasionally this amazing trick backfires and makes us hyper-focused on the challenge as if it is life and death, without adding the context of everything else that is going on.

Paul and Graham discuss why this happens, and most importantly, how you can bring balance and perspective back into your thoughts, to allow you to see problems and challenges for what they are, and remember all of the experience you are bringing to them.

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Content provided by Paul Hutchinson and Thinking Focus. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Paul Hutchinson and Thinking Focus or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

If you have ever had one bad thing happen, and suddenly cannot remember everything good that happened before, then this podcast is for you. In this episode, Graham asks Paul about he common thinking error, Mental Filtering.

Our brains are designed to sort through all of the information presented to us quickly and then focus on the areas that present danger or risk. It is doing its primary job of keeping us alive long enough to pass on our genes! Yet, in a modern world, we are not really at risk, so occasionally this amazing trick backfires and makes us hyper-focused on the challenge as if it is life and death, without adding the context of everything else that is going on.

Paul and Graham discuss why this happens, and most importantly, how you can bring balance and perspective back into your thoughts, to allow you to see problems and challenges for what they are, and remember all of the experience you are bringing to them.

  continue reading

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