Metacognitive therapy is a new form of therapy that focuses not on how to identify and change thoughts (like traditional cognitive therapies), but instead explores the nature of thought itself.
A common belief I come across in many truly smart and talented individuals is the idea that “I’m too smart to be happy.” Here’s why that belief is often wrong and self-fulfilling.
If you’re feeling trapped in your life or you’re just looking to make a major change, sometimes your best option is to do a “hard reset” to your current life and start again from scratch. But only as a last resort.
Rational approaches to self improvement can only get us so far, sometimes we need to learn how to embrace “irrational change” to truly transform ourselves at a deeper level.
Enemies can be our best teachers when it comes to self improvement. The enemy’s gift is a concept influenced by Buddhism. The core idea is that our enemies often give us rare opportunities to challenge ourselves and better ourselves.