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A philosopher shares 3 strategies from the Greek Stoics about reframing your thoughts.
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That can be helpful when dealing with the little day-to-day infuriating goings-on.
Its very, very difficult to get angry when youre laughing.
And my own experience is, you get good at finding the comic element of what happens.
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Its very, very difficult to get angry when youre laughing.
Storytelling framing
Envision yourself older and wiser, telling the true story of right now to somebody else.
Do I want to keep making impulse trips to the grocery store because Im bored?
Should I dismiss this as an overreaction and be on the wrong side of history?
Consider what choices you ultimately want to be part of your story.
Challenge framing
With challenge framing, imagine these Stoics controlling everything.
And its like a game between you and them.
Again, youre allowed to simply feel your feelings, dont get me wrong.
She wasnt Greek, but homegirl earned her laurels.
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If youre already working out from home, why notstrength train your emotional resilienceas well?
And if youre feeling down in the dumps about COVID-19, hereshow to deal with those emotions.
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