Very often we unknowingly feed our brains with negative information, pessimistic messages and doomsday thoughts. Not realizing that this takes us down the road of constant brooding and negativity. Our brain recognizes negative signals much more acutely than positive signals. It is thus important for us to reduce negative feedback to our brain and increase positive one.

The tendency to have greater sensitivity to negative rather than positive events is called Negative Bias. This means that negative events affect our mood more than positive ones. Have you ever received feedback on a piece of work which was mostly positive except for one criticism – and that was the comment that stuck with you? That’s the negative bias in action.

We often neglect the fact that our mind and soul deserve nourishment too, just like our body. They need moments of joy and fulfilment to grow. We often neglect them and trade-off those moments of joy for other mundane activities of daily life. While those are important as well, it is important for us to think of and create ways in which we can find time for our mind and soul. This is what I talk about in this episode of daily dose.

Mid-life crises is not a mental disorder or strictly a mental health issue, but it is nearly universal in both men and women and starts around the age of 40. Researchers have clearly demonstrated that happiness reaches a low point at around 40 years of age, before we start recovering and rebounding. Research has also shown that some conscious changes in our habits and life can help in reducing the severity of the problem or preventing it completely.

While we are all on different, unique journeys of our own, we are all human… we have our strengths and our weaknesses… Patience is a human virtue that has helped many and I have closely observed people develop it over time. All it needs is a strong desire and a little nudge in the right direction. I want to share some simple techniques to increase the level of patience in your daily life.

Life is always a mix of good and bad times, happy and sad moments, bright and dull days. So are relationships, so is love. It is a myriad of emotions, thoughts and behaviours. Embrace all of them together, as a package and temper your arguments with objectivity and positivity. 

We all are facing difficulties, these are tough time for everyone. Someone has a job has to retain, someone owns a business and needs to keep it afloat.  Each of us is born different, with a different life, different achievements, different circumstances. An important facet of life is gratitude… that is being grateful for what we have, without looking at what others have. We have many reasons to be thankful to our family and friends, to God and to the world for all the good that has happened to us. It also keeps us happy and healthy.

Evidence suggests that procrastination doesn’t just hurt our professional work and personal productivity, it may also seriously damage our health… chronic procrastination may make people more vulnerable to serious health conditions, like cardiovascular disease and hypertension. Avoid it at all costs.

You have the ability and power to change…. don't react but respond to the situation, by building your mental resilience and strength, as I share few tips and tricks to build your mental muscle.