What Is Mel Robbins’s 5 Second Rule & Why Is It Important?

What Is Mel Robbins’s 5 Second Rule & Why Is It Important?

What is Mel Robbins’s 5 Second Rule? How can you use the Rule to take control of your life? In The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins explains how you can assert agency over your life by just counting down from five to one over the course of five seconds and acting when you reach one. This method is helpful for those who overthink and hesitate on tasks. Keep reading to learn more about Mel Robbins’s 5 Second Rule and how it can help you.

How to Develop Self-Discipline: 7 Habits to Make You Stronger

How to Develop Self-Discipline: 7 Habits to Make You Stronger

Do you start the day off right? When you lose motivation, do you push past the moment? When was the last time you left your comfort zone? Self-discipline is hard. But, you can strengthen your ability to self-discipline. In his book, Daniel Walter argues that the best way to improve this ability is to get rid of bad habits and replace them with good ones that support discipline. Continue reading to learn how to develop self-discipline with good habits.

How to Recognize Propaganda: 3 Tell-Tale Features

How to Recognize Propaganda: 3 Tell-Tale Features

How pervasive is propaganda? How can you tell when a message is manipulative? Propaganda is all around us. It might be a song, an image, an advertisement, or a headline. In Mythologies, Roland Barthes explains how myth is basically propaganda. He warns against its influence, so it’s important to know it when you see it. Keep reading to learn how to recognize propaganda and keep from being deceived and used.

Desired Reality: How to Identify What You Want to Experience

Desired Reality: How to Identify What You Want to Experience

What’s your desired reality? What brings you joy? What inspires you? Vadim Zeland argues that, since your version of reality simply reflects your emotional energy, you can control which version of reality gets reflected back to you by matching your emotional energy with that reality. One way to redirect your energy is to identify your desired reality. Continue reading for Zeland’s advice on how to do this, along with some input from a few psychologists and self-improvement authors.

See Your Future Self: How to Practice Living in Your Ideal Reality

See Your Future Self: How to Practice Living in Your Ideal Reality

If you were living your ideal life, how would you behave? How would you feel? What would your mindset be? According to Vadim Zeland, infinite versions of reality exist. Furthermore, you can train yourself to control which version of reality you live in. One way to do this is to redirect your energy. This involves identifying what you want and then practicing living in your ideal version of reality. To learn how to see your future self, consider this brief discussion of Zeland’s technique along with a related idea from the book Psycho-Cybernetics.

Manifesting Positive Energy: The Key Is How You Interpret Reality

Manifesting Positive Energy: The Key Is How You Interpret Reality

Which version of reality are you feeding with your energy? What if you just chose to be positive? Multiple realities exist, and you materialize the one you feed with your energy—positive or negative. That’s the view of Vadim Zeland, who argues that you can choose to consistently interpret experiences in a positive way and, thus, move toward your ideal reality. Keep reading for Zeland’s advice on manifesting positive energy, along with six tips from The Happiness Equation.

How to Redirect Your Energy: 3 Methods From Vadim Zeland

How to Redirect Your Energy: 3 Methods From Vadim Zeland

What’s your ideal reality? Does it match your current emotional energy? Vadim Zeland contends that you’re continually transmitting emotional energy at a frequency that sustains your version of reality. If you want to control which version of reality you live in, you must learn how to redirect your energy. Continue reading to learn three methods for doing exactly that.

How to Reframe Negative Thoughts & Reclaim Control Over Your Mind 

How to Avoid Negative Thoughts and Embrace Positivity

Is your mind overwhelmed by negativity? Do you often find yourself slipping into a vicious cycle of negative thinking?  The human brain is wired for negativity because it aids survival. However, you have the power to consciously reframe negative thoughts and train yourself to think in more positive terms.  In this article, you’ll learn how negative thinking harms you and some strategies to reframe your negative thoughts. 

How to Become the Person You Want to Be

How to Become the Person You Want to Be

Are you the best version of yourself? If not, what’s stopping you? How do you shed your self-imposed limitations and become the person you want to be? To become who you want to be, you have to make positive changes in the way you feel and think on a moment-to-moment basis, and then make those new thoughts and feelings a habit. Through the power of neuroplasticity and epigenetics, these changes will become permanent and physically ingrained in you. With this in mind, here’s how to become the person you want to be.

How to Support Body Positivity for Teens as a Parent

How to Support Body Positivity for Teens as a Parent

How can parents support body positivity for teens? What should you do if your child becomes hyper-focused on their appearance? Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novel Smile sends an uplifting message: confidence comes by focusing less on appearance and more on personal interests. Her novel not only promotes body positivity for teens but also shows parents how to support their teens through adolescent struggles. Read on to learn how to support teen body positivity, based on the first-hand advice in Smile.