Overcoming All or Nothing Thinking

In this episode of ‘The Mindset Maniac’, host Leslie Crevar talks about ‘All or Nothing Thinking’

Episode Highlights: 

• As per Leslie if we divide our world into two distinct categories this can be both problematic and unhelpful.
• Leslie examines as to where this ‘All or Nothing Mindset’ stems from.
• According to her we all love options, but too many options are overwhelming.
• As per Leslie, our society is getting so stuck right now as we're losing our ability to see the grey.
• Leslies discusses ways to overcome the ‘All or Nothing Mindset’.
• “Newly formed neural pathways are super delicate and it really takes repetition over-and-over again, to reinforce them”, says Leslie.
• Leslie advises to scan your thoughts and to notice what's coming-up in your brain how you think about things.
• Finally, Leslie wants us to think about how many options we've given ourselves.

3 Key Points:

1. Leslie states that this way of thinking can be very harmful, because not being able to see the grey means that we're unable to see things in an unbiased or neutral way.
2. Most studies show that more often than not, this way of thinking stems from fear or a desire to want to have control which can look different for each individual.
3. Neural pathways in the brain begin to solidify around the age of 25 but new neural pathways can be created at any time and it just takes a bit of effort. You can do this by challenging yourself by creating new habits and patterns.

Tweetable Quotes: 

• “Having too many options can bring us to a state of fear--it just feels unsafe and it takes a lot more energy.” - Leslie Crevar 
• “A big part of overcoming this way of thinking is just to challenge it.” - Leslie Crevar 
• “It's okay to agree and also disagree; it's okay to live in the grey.” - Leslie Crevar 

 

Resources Mentioned: 

• Leslie Crevar: Facebook Instagram

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