- Mindfulness has become quite popular and the conventional wisdom today is to always be in the moment. Humans have a gift to look in the past and the future and this can also be leveraged to our advantage. - In many situations it might be valuable to distance ourself temporally and think about how we might view the situation in the future. It can put things in perspective and really help us cope with the stressful moment. - This is also a great strategy to [[Leveraging Rather than Silencing Inner Voice]] and overcome the chatter of the mind. ------ #curiousminds 186 - Ethan Kross on Changing Our Self Talk