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The 5 Best CBT Exercises to Try at Home

What are some great CBT exercises you can try? How can you apply therapy techniques to your own life? CBT exercises are a great way to apply popular therapy techniques to your own life. Doing so can help you better understand your own mind and change negative thinking patterns. Even if you’re not a licensed therapist, understanding the principles of CBT can dramatically improve your mental health. Keep reading for the best five CBT exercises to try at home.

Reason and Emotion: How Do They Influence Morality?

How is morality determined by reason and emotion? Which force is stronger when it comes to ethics? Some argue that morality is governed by reason. Others insist that morality is governed by emotion. In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses the argument, showing how philosophers and psychologists point to reason and emotion as driving forces behind our moral choices. He believes that one argument is stronger, and he offers insight into how we can leverage this to persuade others. Read more to learn how reason and emotion come into play when it comes to our sense of right

Tony Robbins: NAC (the Complete Guide)

How can Tony Robbins’ NAC technique help you replace negative habits with positive ones? What steps can you take to use Neuro-Associative Conditioning in your own life? You can use Tony Robbins’ NAC (Neuro-Associative Conditioning) technique to gradually replace negative habits with positive ones. Follow the steps below to disrupt negative emotional patterns in the mind, find motivation, and establish new, empowering behaviors. Find out more about Tony Robbins’ NAC technique below.

Competence, Relatedness, and Autonomy in Children

Why are children today so easily driven to distractions such as social media? How can you teach competence, relatedness, and autonomy to children? In his book Indistractable, Nir Eyal discusses how to raise indistractable children. He says that it’s not the technology’s fault for distracting children—distractions are caused by internal discomfort. That’s why it’s important to raise children with autonomy, competence, and relatedness so they’ll be ready to take on their adult years. Keep reading to learn how to raise children to become indistractable.

How to Control Your Internal Distractions

Do you get easily distracted by your phone, your coworkers, and other things around you? Do you blame external sources for your distracted behavior? As it turns out, the root of distraction is inside you, also known as internal distractions. We often turn to distractions when we want to escape the discomforts of our lives but there are ways to fight back. Here are three exercises that will help you push back against your internal distractions and stay focused on your tasks and goals.

How to Use the Power of Imagination to Gain Success

How to Use the Power of Imagination to Get Success

How can you use the power of imagination to achieve success? How do you boost your imagination? Your creative imagination can spark ideas that will lead to immense riches. All great fortunes start with excellent ideas generated by imagination. You can boost your power of imagination by constantly dreaming big. Read on to understand why you should harness the power of imagination.

Cognitive Conceptualization: Understand Your Patient

What is cognitive conceptualization? How can you construct a cognitive conceptualization of a patient? Cognitive conceptualization provides the framework for better understanding your patient. You’ll ask certain questions to get a feel for what problems the patient might be struggling with. Understanding what cognitive conceptualization is and how it works will help your patient to progress with therapy. Keep reading for more about cognitive conceptualization.

Maladaptive Coping Mechanisms: Why They’re Harmful

How to Avoid Negative Thoughts and Embrace Positivity

What are maladaptive coping mechanisms? Why is this type of coping mechanism harmful? Maladaptive coping mechanisms are unhelpful responses to problems that can ultimately make the situation worse. If you understand maladaptive coping mechanisms, you can avoid negative thought patterns and respond to problems in a healthier way. Keep reading for more about maladaptive coping mechanisms.

How to Change Your Beliefs and Stop Limiting Yourself

Do you want to know how to change your beliefs? What practical steps can you take to reduce limiting ones? Your beliefs dictate how you interpret your experiences, and these interpretations determine your decisions, which collectively shape your life. For this reason, it’s important that you don’t hold onto beliefs that are limiting or negative. Knowing how to change your beliefs and reduce limiting beliefs will improve your self-esteem and your reactions to difficult situations. Keep reading to find out how to change your beliefs.

Building a Cohesive Workplace: Learn From the Bees

Are you part of a cohesive workplace? Is everyone truly working together? A key to creating a cohesive workplace is to think of it as a hive. Bees operate in the interest of the group rather than the self. You can tap into employees’ hiving tendencies to create a cohesive team. Read more to learn three ways to build a cohesive workplace.