Hello and welcome to The Upgrade, the podcast from the team at LifeHacker, where we help you improve your life one week at a time.

I'm Melissa Kirsch, editor-in-chief of LifeHacker.

And I'm Alice Bradley,

Lifehacker's deputy editor. And today we're talking about how to change your perspective. You know how

you're looking at things in a certain way? You're positive that say everything is terrible,

doom is imminent, and then you have a conversation or you read a book or hear a song or have

some experience

that shifts the way you're looking at things. You feel hopeful. Your perspective has shifted.

That's what we'll be talking about today. First, we'll talk with psychiatrist David Burns.

Dr. Burns is a pioneer in the field of cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT and the author of

bestselling books on the topic, including Feeling Good, the CBT, and the author of best-selling books on the topic,

including Feeling Good, the New Mood Therapy, and the Feeling Good Handbook.

As awful as what she went through was, it's her thoughts that are creating her pain.

We hear from photographer Tyson Wheatley on five steps to taking better pictures.

I mean, even if it's like a complete failure, I think it's a success.

And Alice and I talk about two books that changed how we see the world.

We should mention that we're seeing the world differently right now.

Isn't that right, Alice?

That is correct, Melissa.

Where do we find ourselves?

We are on the roof of our office building.

What do you see?

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