From the course: Nano Tips for Career Success and Daily Wins with Shadé Zahrai
Managing your emotions with mental time travel
From the course: Nano Tips for Career Success and Daily Wins with Shadé Zahrai
Managing your emotions with mental time travel
- We've all been there, stuck in the middle of an emotionally charged situation, feeling overwhelmed with no idea how to move forward. The good news is there is a simple research-backed tool that can help. It's called mental time travel. Here's how it works. First, travel to the past. "When have I faced something like this before, and how can I use what I learned then now?" Next, travel to the future. "How will I feel about this in a week, a month, or years down the line?" This technique explained by Professor Ethan Kross in his book, "Shift: Managing Your Emotions--So They Don't Manage You," is a powerful way to step out of the intensity of the emotion and think more clearly.
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