Reframe Your Brain

The Book in One Sentence

Hypnotist and persuasion expert, Scott Adams, provides 160 "reframes" for turning crappy thoughts about your life into empowering ones - claiming that if only 10 percent of the reframes work for you, your life will never be the same.

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Top 3 Reframes from the Book

REFRAME #1​
Usual Frame: Another problem! Why me???
Reframe: Ooh, a new puzzle to solve.

"Amazingly, this absurd little reframe almost instantly makes me feel less bothered by my problems. In effect, I gamify my burdens and challenge myself to find smart solutions. Tell yourself your burdens are puzzles to solve—see if that changes how you feel. Remember, not all reframes work for all people. I wouldn’t have imagined this one working for me if I hadn’t tried it so many times with success."

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REFRAME #2​
Usual Frame: Success requires setting goals.
Reframe: Systems are better than goals.

"A big downside of long-term goals without systems is that every day you do not meet the goal, you are in a mental state of something like failure. But when you have a system, you can feel success every day. For example, if your system involves exercising daily, you are successful if all you did was take a walk. But if your goal is to lose twenty pounds, you will feel like less than a winner every day until you reach the goal."‍

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REFRAME #3​
Usual Frame: The effort is so big and daunting I can’t even start.
Reframe: What’s the smallest thing I can do that moves me in the right direction?

"The next time you have a big project or challenge, ask yourself what is the smallest thing you can do today to move it forward. Then do it and see if you find more fuel. If not, it probably isn’t your calling, or at least not yet. But I would still try a few more tiny steps to see if something brings you fuel. If not, move on."