Anyways, the one tip that really spoke to me was to "Be a Thought Detective" and I was like, wow, this isn't just for anxious children. This is a mental exercise that everyone should practice. I saw it as a fundamental tool that we all can learn and use to build our critical thinking skills.
So what does it take to be a thought detective? Three simple steps:
1. Catch your thoughts.
2. Collect evidence. (collect evidence to support or negate this thought. Teach yourself not to make judgments about what to worry about based only on feelings. Feelings are not facts.)
3 Challenge your thoughts.
This is the sort of self-reflection we should all try to practice. Just thought I'd take a few minutes to share it with y'all. To help you become "adept at thinking about thinking!" ;)
I ran into an example of how can use this in everyday life here in this video about procrastination:
