3322: Thoughts And Thinking - Understanding The Difference Can Change Your Life by Richard Paterson on Mental Wellbeing

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🗓️ 15 September 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3322: Richard Paterson offers a profound insight that can help you achieve greater peace by distinguishing between thoughts and thinking. He explains that while thoughts arise spontaneously and without our control, thinking is a choice we can engage with or resist. By recognizing this difference, you can free yourself from unnecessary mental suffering and cultivate a more harmonious relationship with your mind. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.thinklessandgrowrich.com/thoughts-and-thinking/ Quotes to ponder: "Thoughts are self-arising unlike thinking, which is something we can choose to indulge in or not." "Trying to fix the undercurrent is like trying to iron the ocean." "Understanding the difference between thoughts and thinking is a game-changer if you wish to live in harmony with your mind." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is optimal living daily. Thoughts and thinking. Understanding the difference can change your life by Richard Patterson of Think Less and Grow Rich.com.
0:11.0	And I'm your narrator Justin Molick, the guy that reads blogs or articles to you every single day of the year, including weekends and holidays.
0:18.0	And with that, let's get right to our next post as we optimize your life.
0:28.0	Thoughts in thinking. Understanding the difference can change your life
0:31.0	by Richard Patterson of Think Less and Grow Rich.com.
0:35.0	I want to share a simple insight about thoughts and thinking that when I first got it,
0:41.0	was literally life-changing.
0:43.0	Understanding this one little thing can eliminate a large chunk of your mind created
0:47.1	suffering in an instant, without needing to fix or change the mind in many way.
0:53.0	And like most profound things in life, it is ridiculously simple.
0:57.0	So what is it?
0:59.0	It's seeing that the thoughts that pop into your head are automatic and self arising, unlike thinking, which is something
1:05.8	we can choose to indulge in or not.
1:08.9	Let me explain.
1:09.9	You're not responsible for your thoughts.
1:13.0	Do you have a tendency to beat yourself up about the negative thoughts that appear in your head,
1:17.0	the judgment thoughts, the intolerant thoughts, the jealous thoughts, for example?
1:21.0	Of course you do, it's human nature and we all do it.
1:24.4	Let's say you're jealous because your colleague got the promotion at work. You do everything that's
1:29.5	expected of you. You smile, you shake his hand, you congratulate him, but instead you're hurting.
1:35.8	Secretly you can't stand the fact that he got the job and you didn't.
1:39.9	You then start beating yourself up for having these thoughts.
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