{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Alcohol Minimalist: Mindful Drinking & Behavior Change","title":"Think Thursday: Reframing the Past with a Gain Mindset","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1285,"description":"Today for Think Thursday we're talking about mindset. We're focusing specifically on reframing our past with a gain mindset. \nMolly Watts discusses the importance of mindset in driving behavior and outcomes, emphasizing the shift from a \"gap\" to a \"gain\" perspective. She references Dr. Benjamin Hardy's book \"Personality Isn't Permanent\" and Dr. Dan Sullivan's concept of \"The Gap and The Gain.\" The gap focuses on what's missing, leading to dissatisfaction, while the gain celebrates progress, fostering momentum and resilience. Watts also introduces Dr. Dan McAdams' narrative identity, which suggests our past, present, and future are interconnected and evolving. She shares her personal story of reframing her mother's alcohol dependence to empower her own journey, encouraging listeners to reframe their past experiences to foster growth and positive change.\n\nAction Items\n[ ] Choose one story or experience from your past that you would like to view differently.\n[ ] Ask yourself what you gained from that experience and how your future self would view it.\n[ ] Start a \"gain journal\" to track your progress and small wins.\n[ ] Periodically revisit and rewrite the story you've reframed to reinforce your growth.\nMindset and Its Impact on Life\nMolly Watts introduces the concept of Think Thursday, focusing on neuroscience, brain health, and mindset.\nShe emphasizes the importance of mindset in determining how we feel, act, and the results we achieve in life.\nMolly mentions the positive feedback she has received from listeners and expresses her excitement about the topic.\nThe episode will cover powerful mindset shifts, primarily from the book \"Personality Isn't Permanent\" by Dr. Benjamin Hardy.\nIntroduction to \"The Gap and The Gain\"\nMolly introduces Dr. Dan Sullivan's concept of \"The Gap and The Gain\" to describe different ways of measuring progress.\nThe \"Gap\" focuses on what is missing and how far one is from an ideal, leading to dissatisfaction.\nThe \"Gain\" perspective involves...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zu3PtA3XzNKb2qSH95OKvfAaoixqds182Hao41kpkws/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZjY5/NjVmY2Y2MGQ0NmMx/NGNiMzdiZGY0OTMz/OWQzMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}