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Useful Thinking | Mindset, Identity & Brain Training · Wednesday · 29 min

Ep 31: ENCORE Stop Fighting Your Own Thoughts

This week is an encore, the first one in the life of the show. In the intro Laura explains why, and the reason turns out to be the episode itself. This episode lays out the difference between your brain and your mind, why most of us treat them as the same thing, and what opens up once you can tell which one a thought came from. If you’ve spent years trying to overpower the thoughts you never chose, this episode gives you a way out that doesn’t require a fight. This episode covers: The working distinction between your brain and your mind Which thoughts arrive fully built, and why you need most of them The specific kind of thought worth paying attention to, and how to spot it Four questions to ask yourself the moment you catch one Why trying to replace a thought usually creates resistance instead of change The one question that moves you into your mind in real time How a thought you build on purpose becomes automatic over time Your practice for the week Coming next week: the episode on expectation Laura has been building for the last two weeks. Connect with Laura: Instagram: @think.laura Join Laura's Free Thinking Practice on Substack: ThinkLaura

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This week is an encore, the first one in the life of the show. In the intro Laura explains why, and the reason turns out to be the episode itself. This episode lays out the difference between your brain and your mind, why most of us treat them as the same thing, and what opens up once you can tell which one a thought came from. If you’ve spent years trying to overpower the thoughts you never chose, this episode gives you a way out that doesn’t require a fight.

This episode covers:

  • The working distinction between your brain and your mind
  • Which thoughts arrive fully built, and why you need most of them
  • The specific kind of thought worth paying attention to, and how to spot it
  • Four questions to ask yourself the moment you catch one
  • Why trying to replace a thought usually creates resistance instead of change
  • The one question that moves you into your mind in real time
  • How a thought you build on purpose becomes automatic over time
  • Your practice for the week

Coming next week: the episode on expectation Laura has been building for the last two weeks.


Connect with Laura:
Instagram: @think.laura
Join Laura's Free Thinking Practice on Substack: ThinkLaura

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