Habits of a Happy Brain by Loretta Graziano Breuning

Author:Loretta Graziano Breuning
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: F+W Media

How to Build a Virtuous Circle

The first step to happier habits is to do nothing when your cortisol starts giving you a threatened feeling. Doing nothing goes against your body’s deepest impulse, but it empowers you to make changes in your life. Once you do nothing, you have time to generate an alternative. At first, no alternative looks as good as the habit does, but positive expectations build if you give a new pathway a chance to grow. Each time you divert your electricity in a new direction, you strengthen your new circuit. It all starts when you accept a bad feeling for a moment instead of rushing to make it go away.

It would be nice to have an alternative that feels good instantly. But instant good feelings are only triggered by behaviors that appeal to a mammal, like eating a hot fudge sundae, getting kissed by your teen idol, and accepting a standing ovation. Instant highs are not possible at every moment, so it’s good to know that you can build a pathway to your happy chemicals with repetition even when something doesn’t feel good instantly. When you know how your brain works, you can build more happy habits with fewer side effects. You can start a virtuous circle without being virtuous. The following chapters show how.

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