{"id":1684,"date":"2014-09-16T14:36:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T21:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.graywolfproductions.com\/graywolfproductions\/?p=1684"},"modified":"2014-09-16T15:19:07","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T22:19:07","slug":"happiness-can-trained-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.graywolfproductions.com\/graywolfproductions\/happiness-can-trained-brain","title":{"rendered":"Happiness: It Can Be Trained Into Your Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","tve_updated_post":"
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\u200bThink back to your early school years. Or an early time that you can remember.

What is your memory?

My guess is that it is somewhat of a negative memory as we seemed more wired to recall negatives than positives.

Students who always do well in school recall the one bad grade or one negative comment from one teacher.<\/p>

Teachers who get great reviews all the time, focus on the 1 or 2 bad ones. <\/p>

According to Rick Hanson, a neuropsychologist, cited by Fast Company<\/a>:
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We've got a brain that's like Velcro for the bad and Teflon for the good.
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The good news is that we can train or teach our brain to be more accepting of the positives in our lives.
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Hanson suggests we follow a 10 second rule. That is, when we hear or feel that positive - stay with it for at least 10 seconds! This helps the brain \"wire in\" that feeling into our long term memory..... and they become stronger.
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It's not easy to do this. We are so programmed for that one negative, but take the time to bask in the next positive you hear and bask for 10 seconds!

Just keep doing this because as Hanson states:
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As we understand better and better how this brain works, it gives us more power to change our mind for the better.<\/blockquote>

Start right now with this:

You are smart! I know that and you know that.
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Sit with this feeling of positivity for 10 seconds and bask in the glow!<\/span><\/p>

Thoughts?<\/span>
Comments?<\/span>

Thank you!<\/span>
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Would you like more information?<\/p>

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