Category: Psychology

  • Perhaps Changing Our Primary Languages Is the Most Powerful Way to Change Our Thinking

    Perhaps Changing Our Primary Languages Is the Most Powerful Way to Change Our Thinking

    Today, I’ll talk about how to change our way of thinking. Perhaps changing our primary languages is the most powerful way to change our thinking. Why think so negatively One day someone tweeted on SNS, “Why do I think so negatively like this?” He seemed to take many things negatively. So he had not been…

  • If We Command Ourselves, We Lose Ourselves

    If We Command Ourselves, We Lose Ourselves

    Let’s talk about our mental work. I think that if we command ourselves, we lose ourselves gradually. One day, someone tweeted on SNS, “Put down your smartphone. Do your work.” What I found interesting was that he tweeted it to himself. He was telling himself to stop looking at SNS. So he was commanding himself…

  • How to Feel Gratitude

    How to Feel Gratitude

    These days, I often feel gratitude. So today, let’s talk about the emotion of gratitude. Perhaps we feel gratitude when we have gained more value without competition. I think gratitude is one of the great emotions for feeling fulfilled. Many emotions bring us comforts, such as enjoyment, excitement, and relaxation. But in my opinion, gratitude…

  • Affirmation and Negation Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

    Affirmation and Negation Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

    Today, I’ll talk about our minds. I think that affirmation and negation are two sides of the same coin. So we don’t need to stick to forgiving others. What to do when we cannot forgive it Several months ago, I saw someone tweet, “I cannot forgive my parents. But I have to forgive them. But…

  • Riding on the Negative Wave Is a Transition; It’s Not an Obstacle

    Riding on the Negative Wave Is a Transition; It’s Not an Obstacle

    At last, my summer came! I had been in ill health until several days ago. But now, I feel recovered, although I still need to train my weakened muscles. As I mentioned in the previous article (this article), fasting for 24 hours was the turning point of my illness. And through this ill health, I…

  • If You Want to Stop Worrying, Try This Method: Naming Characteristics Method

    If You Want to Stop Worrying, Try This Method: Naming Characteristics Method

    Today, I’ll talk about how to stop worrying. I introduce a method to stop worrying, the Naming Characteristics Method. How to stop worrying We often see someone who has problems and wants to stop worrying. And sometimes, we also have such worries. And we want to stop them, too. I think worry is, in other…