Scientifically Changing Your Brain with Positive Thinking

The Mindset Mentor

Rob Dial

Mindset, Education, Health & Fitness, Business

4.9 • 14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we're diving deep into the science of positive thinking and how it can literally rewire your brain. Yes, you heard that right! Just like hitting the gym works out your muscles, focusing on positive thoughts exercises your brain, making it stronger and more resilient. 🧠💪 I'll be walking you through some fascinating scientific studies that show how our thoughts, whether they're sunny or gloomy, can shape the very structure of our brains. This is all about the power of neuroplasticity – our brain's incredible ability to adapt and change, no matter our age. 🌟 Think of it as training your mind. Every time you choose positivity, you're strengthening neural pathways, making it easier to stay upbeat and see the glass as half full. And don’t worry, I’m not just throwing feel-good statements at you – we’ve got solid science backing all of this up! 📚 I'm also going to share some easy, practical tips on how you can start incorporating more positivity into your daily life. From gratitude exercises to mindfulness meditation, we've got lots of tools to help you on your journey to a happier, healthier mindset.

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0:00.0	Welcome to today's episode of The Mindset Mentor Podcast, the Number One Mindset podcast in the entire world. I am your
0:13.7	host Rob Dial. If you have not yet done so, hit that subscribe button so that you never
0:18.2	miss another podcast. Today I'm going to dive in and I'm going to talk to you about how positive thinking can actually change the structure and function of your brain.
0:30.0	This is not going to be anything that's weird and out there.
0:33.6	I'm going to slam you with scientific proof today
0:38.3	to the point where you're going to be like,
0:39.5	is he still telling me more studies? And the is yes because I really want to hammer in
0:45.8	home that actually thinking positive can change the structure and function of your
0:52.3	brain and I'm going to tell you exactly how to do it.
0:56.0	I'm going to just going to sit here and be like a motivational speaker that can't root anything
1:00.7	back in science. No, no, no, we're proving it today.
1:03.3	Because research has shown over and over and over again
1:06.5	that positive thoughts have a massive impact
1:09.4	on the structure of your brain.
1:11.9	And when the structure of your brain changes the function of your brain long term will change as well.
1:17.0	In fact, it's very similar to how physical exercise gradually changes
1:22.8	the body if you do it over and over and over again.
1:25.8	Positive brain workouts help form new neural pathways
1:29.7	that can disrupt your negative thinking patterns, to long lasting changes in your cognitive
1:35.6	function which help you think better and actually help your brain work better.
1:40.5	And so to understand how this works, let's first take a look at just the brain itself.
1:45.1	Your brain is basically this little mushy thing that's made up of billions and billions of
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