When we let our focus shift away from the people and things around us, we are better able to engage in what's called meta-cognition, or the process of thinking critically and reflectively about our own thoughts.

Leon Neyfakh

Similar quotes

Developing inner values is much like physical exercise. The more we train our abilities, the stronger they become. The difference is that, unlike the body, when it comes to training the mind, there is no limit to how far we can go.

Don't wish for other people's misfortune. Wish for your and their well being. What's on your mind either contaminates or heals your mind.

I believe the last thing I read at night will likely manifest when I'm sleeping. You become what you think about the most.

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

If you want to move to a higher level of life, you have to be willing to let go of some of your old ways of thinking and being and adopt new ones.

When we are open to new possibilities, we find them. Be open and skeptical of everything.

;