Jefferies Jiang
3 min readJan 12, 2022

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How To Handle Chaos

1.) Paraphrase your thoughts. Behaviors and emotions are the result of one’s thoughts, so if a second negative thought comes to mind, suppress it and replace it with a positive one. One way to let go of negative thoughts is to name it. Mary Lore, Founder and CEO of Managing Sort, sees labels as being able to “see or see” by assigning labels (that is, “it’s a negative idea”). I will advise you on what you can do. A new light by paraphrasing your thoughts. Deal with the positives. Eliminate contractions from your vocabulary. Instead of saying “I don’t want to go to [Supper]”, try saying “I want to have dinner at home”. This exercise helps the brain keep looking for something positive in all respects. After all, no one wants to be a “negative Nancy”.
3. Accept the 30-day challenge. Write three things you are grateful for every day for 30 days. that’s it. Sounds very easy, doesn’t it? The only pitfall is that it cannot be repeated. So if you’re grateful to a cat that isn’t coughing pills here and there, next time you’ll find something to thank about that little kitten. Studies show that it takes about three weeks of consistent repetition for a habit to be effective. The purpose of this exercise is similar to the second example above. Believe it or not, the 30-day challenge here is not easy, so train your brain to look for the slightest positive light in everything. Every day, it becomes more and more difficult to generate new ideas. Fourth exercise. Serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine all help circulate thoughts and emotions in the brain, but stress can actually eat up these connections and even narrow certain…

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