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10.1 Stories Used by Groups

MindShifting: Mastering Your Resourceful Brain / MindShifting 2: Breaking Free from Our Scripts / 10. Stories Also Affect Groups and Society

When the narrative is either/or, curiosity fades. Just as individuals rely on stories to make sense of their experiences, so do groups. From families to nations, shared narratives…

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11.1 What We’ve Learned in the Second Module

MindShifting: Mastering Your Resourceful Brain / MindShifting 2: Breaking Free from Our Scripts / 11. Review & Practice

In this module, you’ve explored the structure and influence of internal stories—both personal and societal. You’ve learned: The difference between scripts and stories—and how they operate in your…

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2.1 Difference Between a Script and a Story

MindShifting: Mastering Your Resourceful Brain / MindShifting 3: Silencing Our Inner Critic / 2. Understanding Scripts and Stories

When emotions run high, your brain may default to an old script—like shutting down when someone raises their voice.  Have you ever reacted to something before realizing what…

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2.1 Limbic System and Survival Mode ​

MindShifting: Mastering Your Resourceful Brain / MindShifting 4: Mastering Your Mind for Happiness and Success / 2. Understanding the Brain’s Default Modes ​

In Module 1, you learned about the brain’s three-part system: the heuristic, the emotional (limbic), and the analytical (prefrontal cortex). In this topic, we return to the limbic…

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2.1 Quick Reactions: Our Brain’s Go-To

MindShifting: Mastering Your Resourceful Brain / MindShifting 5: Unleashing Your Inner Brilliance —The Sage Mindset / 2. Understanding Your Brain’s Default mode

This topic is a review refresher on limbic reactions, in case there are aspects that you want to refresh before diving deeper. Imagine someone tosses a soft ball…

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2.1 Stories and Scripts

MindShifting: Mastering Your Resourceful Brain / MindShifting 2: Breaking Free from Our Scripts / 2. Examples of Scripts and Stories in Our Lives

### Topic 1.1: Recognizing Automatic Scripts In this topic, we will review explanations and examples of common everyday scripts. You will reflect on how often you engage with…

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2.1 The MindShifting Flow: Intercept, Quiet, Approach, Stay in Flow

MindShifting: Mastering Your Resourceful Brain / MindShifting 6: The Realist’s Guide to Happiness / 2. Review of the Five Sage Powers and the MindShifting Framework

The diagram shows how the MindShifting process helps you move from Saboteur reactivity to Sage clarity, so you can face obstacles with calm, curiosity, and purposeful action. What…

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3.1 Accept or Convert: Your Two Choices for Negative Outcomes

MindShifting: Mastering Your Resourceful Brain / MindShifting 6: The Realist’s Guide to Happiness / 3. The Sage Perspective: Transforming Obstacles into Opportunities

We all encounter setbacks, some seem minor, some seem overwhelming. What determines whether these events control our reactions or whether we take agency in how we respond is…